Bono Quotes

The less you know, The more you believe.

The Bible Belt and its unchristian undertow leaving welts on the bare bottoms of unbelievers.

They think that the record company came up with the name U2! Or they think that our manager was the person who planned our pathway to success. It couldn't be further from the truth. Paul McGuinness mentored us in principles that proved to be the best there were, and the record company helped us in our journey. But we are very much in charge of our own destiny, and have been always. I think that's really important.

Perspective is the cure for depression.

El fracaso es cuando les das la razón a tus enemigos al confirmarles que hacían bien en tenerte en la lista negra.

Someone has likened prayer to being on a rough sea in a small boat with no oars. All you have is a rope that, somewhere in the distance, is attached to the port. With that rope you can pull yourself closer to God. Songs are my prayers.

Great relationships, like great songs, deserve better than sentimentality.

We spent a lot of every day unpacking each other. We’ve spent our life at the same task. All of us humans weighed down with so much stuff.

Honesty, vulnerability and a good amount of courageous faith allows you to cry out in your bewilderment and not lose your belief in the process. These things allow you to wrestle your faith rather than lose it.

In general people put too much faith in the rich, the famous, the politicians, and not enough faith in themselves.

The answer, he told me, was to be found in reading. Can it be that simple? It was books, he said, that made him a better man.

It's still very difficult for me to rely. Your weakness, the blessing of your weakness is it forces you into friendships. The things that you lack, you look for in others.

People rid the room of argument until they have no one left — except people who agree with them. It is understandable. But I like a good argument.

The right to be ridiculous is something I hold dear.

Your president leads the world in the cause of freedom right now. ... The people in Ukraine are not just fighting for your own freedom, you are fighting for all of us who love freedom. … We pray that you will enjoy some of that peace soon.