I will admit that we are attracted to issues that unify people rather than divide them.
BONOI will admit that we are attracted to issues that unify people rather than divide them.
BONOBooks! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.
BONOLet’s not bequeath the pop charts to just children.
BONOStop asking God to bless what you’re doing. Find out what God’s doing. It’s already blessed.
BONOIn general people put too much faith in the rich, the famous, the politicians, and not enough faith in themselves.
BONOIt’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.
BONOThe great music for so many artists – the Beatles, the Rolling Stones – was always at the moment when they were closest to pop. It would be easy for U2 to go off and have a concept album, but I want us to stay in the pop fray.
BONOIf I don’t understand it, it must be art.
BONOThe only person who ever called me Paul was my father, so I always associate it with doing something wrong, you know. So, you know, occasionally, people will come up to me on the street and try to, you know, ingratiate themselves and call me Paul. I don’t like it, actually.
BONOU2 was involved in Live Aid, and I ended up going to Ethiopia and working there for some time with my wife, Ali.
BONOYou’ve got to watch the politics of AIDS. The politics of AIDS can work both for and against the victims of AIDS.
BONOAfrica 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.
BONOCelebrity is ridiculous and silly and it’s mad that people like me are listened to – you know, rap stars and movie stars.
BONOThe fact is that ours is the first generation that can look disease and extreme poverty in the eye, look across the ocean to Africa, and say this, and mean it. We do not have to stand for this. A whole continent written off – we do not have to stand for this.
BONOReligion can be the enemy of God. It’s often what happens when God, like Elvis, has left the building.
BONOThe right to be irresponsible and stupid is something I hold very dear. And luckily it is something I do well.
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