Jesus, Jesus help me. I’m alone in this world.
BONOThe French are so into themselves that they don’t even notice you.
More Bono Quotes
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I don’t know how U2 will stay relevant. I know we’ve got a future. I know we can fill stadiums. And yet with every record, I think, ‘Is this it? Are we still relevant?’
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In general people put too much faith in the rich, the famous, the politicians, and not enough faith in themselves.
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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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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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Marriage is this grand madness, and I think if people knew that, they would perhaps take it more seriously.
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Sometimes religion gets in the way of God.
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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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Every artist is a cannibal/every poet is a thief/all kill for inspiration/and then sing about the grief.
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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.
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If I don’t understand it, it must be art.
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Because you know when you first become famous, you start walking a little different because people are staring at you.
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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 wouldn’t run for President. I wouldn’t want to move to a smaller house.
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Poverty breeds despair. We know this. Despair breeds violence. We know this. In turbulent times, isn’t it cheaper, and smarter, to make friends out of potential enemies than to defend yourself against them later?
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I’ve learned to speak in a lot of tongues, and I can live with the bellicose language of some fervent, fire-breathing Christians, sure.
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