Bono
Irish singer, songwriter, philanthropist, activist and businessman
Lived from: 1960 -
Category: Music | Business and entrepreneurs | Politics
Born: 10 may 1960
Quotes 61 till 80 of 85.
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The thing about The Dubliners is - line'em up, the hardest rock'n'roll bands in the world, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Oasis, Nirvana, U2 - we're all a bunch of girls next to The Dubliners
quoted on Ronnie Drew (2008)― Bono -
The world is more malleable than you think and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape.
PENN Address (2004)― Bono -
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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There's the country of America, which you have to defend, but there's also the idea of America. America is more than just a country, it's an idea. An idea that's supposed to be contagious.
Oprah Winfrey Show, 2002― Bono -
This moment in time will be remembered for three things: the war against terror, sure; the Internet, probably; and how we let an entire continent, Africa, burst into flames and stood around with water in cans.
CNN Larry King Weekend (2002)― Bono -
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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U2 is an original species... there are colours and feelings and emotional terrain that we occupy that is ours and ours alone.
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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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U2 was involved in Live Aid, and I ended up going to Ethiopia and working there for some time with my wife, Ali.
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U2's best work has always been when we didn't know what we're doing.
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We actually aren't able to play other people's songs. The one Stones song we tried to play was Jumpin' Jack Flash. It was really bad. So we started writing our own — it was easier.
Rolling Stone interview (2005)― Bono -
We can be the generation that no longer accepts that an accident of latitude determines whether a child lives or dies. But will we be that generation?
Foreword to The End of Poverty (2005)― Bono -
We used to say, 'They have everything, but it.' We had nothing, but it.
CNN Larry King Weekend (2002)― Bono -
What a city, what a night, what a crowd, what a bomb, what a mistake, what a wanker you have for a President.
Acceptance speech at the MTV Europe Music Awards, referring to French nuclear testing in Pacific (1995)― Bono -
What are the ideas right now worth betraying? What are the lies we tell ourselves now?
PENN Address (2004)― Bono -
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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What turns me on about the digital age, what excited me personally, is that you have closed the gap between dreaming and doing. You see, it used to be that if you wanted to make a record of a song, you needed a studio and a producer. Now, you need a laptop.
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When a nation is over-reliant on one or two commodities like oil or precious minerals, corrupt government ministers and their dodgy associates hoard profits and taxes instead of properly allocating them to schools and hospitals.
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When John Lennon sings, Oh, my love/For the first time in my life/My eyes are wide open — these songs have an intimacy for me that's not just between people, I realize now, not just sexual intimacy. A spiritual intimacy.
Rolling Stone interview (2005)― Bono -
When you align yourself with God's purpose as described in the Scriptures, something special happens to your life.
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