Because you know when you first become famous, you start walking a little different because people are staring at you.
BONOThe French are so into themselves that they don’t even notice you.
More Bono Quotes
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If I don’t understand it, it must be art.
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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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The great gifts of models are not that they’re more beautiful than the next person, it’s that they’re able to be photographed and not be self-conscious.
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But more than anything else, for the British folks Irish people were all terrorists. So when we went to Britain, it was always a lot of resistance to U2. And that’s why we came to America.
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The right to be irresponsible and stupid is something I hold very dear. And luckily it is something I do well.
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If September 11th has taught us anything, it’s certainly that the world has never been so interdependent. It is impossible now to be an island of prosperity in a sea of despair.
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Sometimes religion gets in the way of God.
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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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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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In my dream, I was drowning my sorrows But my sorrows they learned to swim
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Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.
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I truly believe that when the history books are written, our age will be remembered for three things: the war on terror, the digital revolution, and what we did – or did not do – to put the fire out in Africa. History, like God, is watching what we do.
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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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The less you know, the more you believe.
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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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