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Music fills in for words a lot of the time when people don’t know what to say, and I think music can be more eloquent than words.

Bono

There was a moment when Prince did rock & roll with a sponge-y seductive sound. I think that’s what was in our head for ‘Get On Your Boots.’ But actually, the song is much more punk rock.
BONO

Rocks Song Thinking
To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.
BONO

Beautiful Being Respect Yourself
Even though I’m a believer, I still find it really hard to be around other believers. They make me nervous, they make me twitch. I sorta watch my back.
BONO

Believer Nervous Watches
Let’s not bequeath the pop charts to just children.
BONO

Bequeath Children Pops
The extraction of oil, coal and minerals brought, and still brings, a cost to the environment.
BONO

Coal Cost Oil
I will admit that we are attracted to issues that unify people rather than divide them.
BONO

Divides Issues People
The right to be irresponsible and stupid is something I hold very dear. And luckily it is something I do well.
BONO

Dear Stupid Wells
When those people get up at the Grammys and say, “I thank God”, I always imagine God going, “Oh, don’t, please don’t thank me for that one. Please, oh, that’s an awful one! Don’t thank me for that – that’s a piece of crap !”
BONO

God People Pieces Thank
Where you live in the world should not determine whether you live in the world.
BONO

Inspirational Life Positive
The idea that there is one kind of African is of course ridiculous. Sometimes African entrepreneurs want to kill you because you are saying public health is the priority, not roads.
BONO

Believe Children Ideas
I get to hear the really good or the really bad things in the press, but I don’t read it. I can afford to say that because public opinion does not drive U2’s audience.
BONO

Audience Hear Public Opinion
Rock stars are good at making noise.
BONO

Noise Rocks Stars
Essentially, I’m a very real person; good and bad. And the public image is one of being very good,
BONO

Kings Real Thinking
If you pour your life into songs, you want them to be heard. It’s a desire to communicate. A deep desire to communicate inspires songwriting.
BONO

Inspire Music Songs
Marriage is this grand madness, and I think if people knew that, they would perhaps take it more seriously.
BONO

Madness People Thinking
When a nation is over-reliant on one or two commodities like oil or precious minerals, corrupt government ministers and their dodgy associates hoard profits and taxes instead of properly allocating them to schools and hospitals.
BONO

Commodities Oil School Two

Music fills in for words a lot of the time when people don’t know what to say, and I think music can be more eloquent than words.

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