U2 is an original species… there are colours and feelings and emotional terrain that we occupy that is ours and ours alone.
BONOMusic 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.
More Bono Quotes
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Religion can be the enemy of God. It’s often what happens when God, like Elvis, has left the building.
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I do see the good in people, but I also see the bad — I see it in myself. I know what I’m capable of. Good and bad. It’s very imnportant that we make that clear. Just because I often find a way around the darkness doesn’t mean tjat I don’t know it’s there. (Bono)
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It’s quite widespread in rock culture, that mythology of the shooting star. I’d rather be the North star. As bob (Dylan) says, you can navigate by it.
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Essentially, I’m a very real person; good and bad. And the public image is one of being very good,
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Celebrity is ridiculous and silly and it’s mad that people like me are listened to – you know, rap stars and movie stars.
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Facts, like people, want to be free – and when they’re free, liberty is usually around the corner.
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I felt rich when I was 20 years old and my wife was paying my bills. Just being in a band, I’ve always felt blessed.
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God is in the cries heard under the rubble of war. God is in the debris of wasted opportunity and lives, and God is with us if we are with them.
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It’s annoying, but justice and equality are mates. Aren’t they? Justice always wants to hang out with equality. And equality is a real pain.
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Marriage is this grand madness, and I think if people knew that, they would perhaps take it more seriously.
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To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.
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It’s much easier to be successful than it is to be relevant. The tricks won’t keep you relevant. Tricks might keep you popular for a while, but in all honesty,
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I think carrying moral baggage is very dangerous for an artist. If you have a duty, it’s to be true and not cover up the cracks.
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Stop asking God to bless what you’re doing. Find out what God’s doing. It’s already blessed.
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The extraction of oil, coal and minerals brought, and still brings, a cost to the environment.
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