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.
BONOIn my dream, I was drowning my sorrows But my sorrows they learned to swim
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I put Catholic guilt to work pretty good for a rich rock star.
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As a musician and a songwriter it is an act of the ego to believe that other people might be interested in your point of view. But it is usually an empathetic nature that gets you going in the first place. Music keeps the heart porous in many ways.
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I’m as skeptical as anyone would be about celebrities and causes – and I will dare to say to you that I don’t think of myself as a celebrity per se.
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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.
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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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The extraction of oil, coal and minerals brought, and still brings, a cost to the environment.
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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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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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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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Where you live in the world should not determine whether you live in the world.
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There’s no retirement for an artist,its your way of living so theres no end to it.
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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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In my dream, I was drowning my sorrows But my sorrows they learned to swim
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God is so big. It’s a gigantic concept in God.
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