But with Christ, we have access in a one-to-one relationship, for, as in the Old Testament, it was more one of worship and awe, a vertical relationship.
BONOFor all that “I was lost, I am found,” it is probably more accurate to say, “I was really lost, I’m a little less so at the moment.
More Bono Quotes
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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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Laughter is eternity if joy is real.
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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.
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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.
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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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You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. It’s very real. It’s very strong.
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Africa is a continent in flames. And deep down, if we really accepted that Africans were equal to us, we would all do more to put the fire out. We’re standing around with watering cans, when what we really need is the fire brigade.
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If I don’t understand it, it must be art.
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Where you live in the world should not determine whether you live in the world.
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We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.
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I will admit that we are attracted to issues that unify people rather than divide them.
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What I like about pop music, and why I’m still attracted to it, is that in the end it becomes our folk music.
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I have been working for Africans since I was 18, when I got involved with the Nelson Mandela concerts. I got involved with debt cancellation because Desmond Tutu demanded that the world respond to that situation.
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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.
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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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