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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.

Bono

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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Islands Sea Taught
Convictions, in the end, they can be dangerous, but a world without them is just kind of an awful kind of gray, amorphous mass.
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Awful Kind World
It’s stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition.
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Ambition Chivalry Growth
I will admit that we are attracted to issues that unify people rather than divide them.
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Divides Issues People
Music can change the world because it can change people.
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Change Inspirational Music
God is in the cries heard under the rubble of war. God is in the debris of wasted opportunity and lives, and God is with us if we are with them.
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God Opportunity Wasted
Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.
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Book Giving Persons
In general people put too much faith in the rich, the famous, the politicians, and not enough faith in themselves.
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General Much People Rich
Laughter is eternity if joy is real.
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Joy Laughter Real
U2 is sort of song writing by accident really. We don’t really know what we’re doing and when we do, it doesn’t seem to help.
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Helping Song Writing
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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Justice Pain Real
Because you know when you first become famous, you start walking a little different because people are staring at you.
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Different Littles People
Let’s not bequeath the pop charts to just children.
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Bequeath Children Pops
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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Country Fire Flames Needs
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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Movie Ridiculous Silly Stars
Facts, like people, want to be free – and when they’re free, liberty is usually around the corner.
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Inspiration Motivation People

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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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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