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Bono
Bono
Irish Musician
Born: May 10, 1960
God Music People Think World You
Related authors: Colm Wilkinson Enya Glen Hansard Hozier Phil Lynott Roisin Murphy
To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater. Bono
Great Respect Be Different Great Thing Greater Maybe Different Even United Right Thing
As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both. Bono
Change Have Fun World Change The World Both Instincts Rock Rock Star Want Fun Star Chance Two
But with Christ, we have access in a one-to-one relationship, for, as in the Old Testament, it was more one of worship and awe, a vertical relationship. The New Testament, on the other hand, we look across at a Jesus who looks familiar, horizontal. The combination is what makes the Cross. Bono
Relationship Old Christ Other Worship Easter Horizontal Cross More Combination New Look Looks Makes Access Testament Hand Vertical Familiar New Testament Across Old Testament Who Awe Jesus
The fact is that ours is the first generation that can look disease and extreme poverty in the eye, look across the ocean to Africa, and say this, and mean it. We do not have to stand for this. A whole continent written off - we do not have to stand for this. Bono
Generation Poverty First Ocean Extreme Extreme Poverty Say Ours Eye Fact Written First Generation Look Continent Off Disease Africa Mean Across Stand Whole
The job of art is to chase ugliness away. Bono
Art Job Chase Ugliness Away
America is not just a country, it's an idea, and real Americans are getting busy. Bono
Country Busy Idea Real America American Getting Just
So you cannot, as a Christian, walk away from Africa. Bono
You Walk Christian Africa Cannot Away
When you truly accept that those children in some far off place in the global village have the same value as you in God's eyes or even in just your eyes, then your life is forever changed; you see something that you can't un-see. Bono
Life God You Eyes Value Changed Those See Some Something Global Global Village Accept Truly Off Forever Same Just Children Place Far Then Your Even Village
Where you live in the world should not determine whether you live in the world. Bono
You World Live Determine Where Whether Should
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. Bono
World Prosperity Impossible September Despair Never Island Been Taught Anything Interdependent Us Sea Certainly September 11th Now
The extraction of oil, coal and minerals brought, and still brings, a cost to the environment. Bono
Extraction Minerals Brought Cost Environment Still Oil Coal Brings
My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ. Christ teaches that God is love. Bono
Love God Simple Christ Made Understanding Has-Been Been Person Scriptures Teaches
Facebook are an amazing team, a brilliant team. It's a technology that brings people together. Bono
Technology Together Facebook People Amazing Brilliant Team Brings
Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another. Bono
You Gift Greatest Gift Books Give Another Greatest Person Ever
The only person who ever called me Paul was my father, so I always associate it with doing something wrong, you know. So, you know, occasionally, people will come up to me on the street and try to, you know, ingratiate themselves and call me Paul. I don't like it, actually. Bono
Me You People Try Father Will Something Only Wrong Come Like Know Call Occasionally Always Doing Up Person Paul Themselves Who Ever Street Actually Associate
I'm home a lot. Because I live in Ireland, we can live under the celebrity radar. I might go missing for a whole year. Bono
Home Year Live Missing Because Go Lot Ireland Celebrity Might Radar Whole
I put Catholic guilt to work pretty good for a rich rock star. Bono
Work Good Guilt Rich Pretty Pretty Good Put Catholic Catholic Guilt Rock Rock Star Star
I'm the man that brought you the mullet. Bono
You Man Brought
U2 was involved in Live Aid, and I ended up going to Ethiopia and working there for some time with my wife, Ali. Bono
Time Wife Live Aid Ali Some Involved Up Ended Going Ethiopia Working
I'm as skeptical as anyone would be about celebrities and causes - and I will dare to say to you that I don't think of myself as a celebrity per se. Bono
Myself You Will Think Say Dare Would Would-Be Per About Causes Celebrities Celebrity Anyone Skeptical
I'm a singer, not a politician, and I think you don't want the two to get confused. It's not OK to be on CNN talking about people starving and then tell the interviewer that your new album is coming out in six months. Bono
You People Confused Politician Think Starving Interviewer Months OK Out Tell About New Singer Talking Coming Get Six Want Then Your Album Two
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. Bono
Heart Philosophy See Economy Annoying Always Been Left Very Irish Tax Cranky Competitiveness
Facts, like people, want to be free - and when they're free, liberty is usually around the corner. Bono
People Liberty Free Corner Facts Like Around Want
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. Bono
God You Son People Believe Respectful Find Know Understand Really Who Ridiculous Jesus Need
But there is a difference between cozying up to power and being close to power. Bono
Power Between Up Close Difference Being
Because I was suspicious of the traditional Christian church, I tended to tar them all with the same brush. That was a mistake, because there are righteous people working in a whole rainbow of belief systems - from Hasidic Jews to right-wing Bible Belters to charismatic Catholics. Bono
Bible Mistake People Church Christian Jews Right-Wing Righteous Systems Charismatic Brush Because Catholics Traditional Tar Same Suspicious Them Working Whole Belief Christian Church Rainbow
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