Bono Quotes

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Bono

Profession : Singer

Birth : May 10, 1960

Rock stars are good at making noise.

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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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At the heart of the Irish economy has always been the philosophy of tax competitiveness. On the cranky left, that is very annoying; I can see that.

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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. Of course they are right to press for that issue, but so are we right, I believe, to argue, for example, that millions of children could and should be vaccinated.

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Facts, like people, want to be free - and when they're free, liberty is usually around the corner.

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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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It's very important for Christians to be honest with God, which often, you know, God is much more interested in who you are than who you want to be.

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I believe that Jesus was, you know, the Son of God. And I understand that... we need to be really, really respectful to people who find that ridiculous and... preposterous.

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I always think if you are asking somebody for something it is a good idea to give them something first.

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As a musician and a songwriter, it is an act of the ego to believe that other people might be interested in your point of view. But it is usually an empathetic nature that gets you going in the first place.

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But there is a difference between cozying up to power and being close to power.

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I'm actually starting to like more and more people who have convictions that are unpopular.

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Until it's on the radio or online, it's not real. With U2, our album isn't finished until it's in the stores.

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With all singers, insecurity is your best security. That's why we're such loud people and why we walk all funny. You think, 'Are people interested?' But I think our band has something and they know we don't just put albums out. We do think about it.

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I think 'Invisible' is a great song, but I don't know how accessible it is.

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Politeness is, you know, is a wonderful thing. Manners are in fact, really important thing. But remember, Jesus didn't have many manners as we now know.

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I don't let my religious world get too complicated.

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You've gotta be very careful that grace and politeness do not merge into a banality of behavior, where we're just nice, sort of 'death by cupcake.'

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