Bono Quotes

My fear is that I/we have fallen asleep in the comfort of our freedom.

Bono era una abreviatura de Bono Vox of O’Connell Street, pero de chaval Guggi no era ningún erudito del latín. La asociación con «Buena Voz» fue una grata coincidencia.

This is the straight truth, the righteous truth. It's not a theory, it's a fact. The fact is that this generation — yours, my generation — that can look at the poverty, we're the first generation that can look at poverty and disease, look across the ocean to Africa and say with a straight face, we can be the first to end this sort of stupid extreme poverty, where in the world of plenty, a child can die for lack of food in it's belly. We can be the first generation. It might take a while, but we can be that generation that says no to stupid poverty. It's a fact, the economists confirm it. It's an expensive fact but, cheaper than say the Marshall Plan that saved Europe from communism and fascism. And cheaper I would argue than fighting wave after wave of terrorism's new recruits.

Andrew Rowen would end up in three U2 songs, “Running to Stand Still,” as well as “Bad” and “Raised by Wolves.

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.

Live your love is the right answer. I hold to that line attributed to Francis of Assisi, who told his followers, “Go into the world to preach the gospel and, if necessary, use words.” We need less to be told how to live our lives and more to see people living inspirational lives.

What are the ideas right now worth betraying? What are the lies we tell ourselves now?

The past is not a place I like to visit. This project is forcing me to go there, to tidy up my thoughts. I'm not normally a navel-gazer. I've always thought you find yourself in other people. I'm visiting here. I don't want to set up house.

Where you live should not determine whether you live, or whether you die.

The Lives of Others.

Sing the melody line you hear in your own head. Remember, you don't owe anybody any explanations, you don't owe your parents any explanations, you don't owe your professors any explanations.

the only true way to be victorious is to surrender. To each other. To love. To the higher power.

your dreams don’t scare you, they are not big enough.

Ali says, “Don’t look up to me or down on me; look across for me. I’m here.

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.