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.
BONOI’ve learned to speak in a lot of tongues, and I can live with the bellicose language of some fervent, fire-breathing Christians, sure.
More Bono Quotes
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The idea that God might love us and be interested in us is kind of huge and gigantic, but we turn it, because we’re small-minded, into this tiny, petty, often greedy version of God, that is religion.
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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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The French are so into themselves that they don’t even notice you.
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Rock stars are good at making noise.
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It’s stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition.
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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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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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My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ.
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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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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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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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Stop asking God to bless what you’re doing. Find out what God’s doing. It’s already blessed.
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Music can change the world because it can change people.
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For 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.
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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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