Bono

I’m tired of dreaming. I’m into doing at the moment. It’s like, let’s only have goals that we
can go after.
– Bono

Music can change the world because it can change people.
– Bono

There’s no retirement for an artist, it’s your way of living so theres no end to it.
– Bono

At a certain point, I just felt, you know, God is not looking for alms, God is looking for action.
– Bono

I wouldn’t run for President. I wouldn’t want to move to a smaller house.
– Bono

Freedom has a scent like the top of a new born babies head.
– Bono

We’re not here today for a victory lap. We’re here to pick up the pace. Because AIDS is
outrunning us.
– Bono

It’s an amazing thing to think that ours is the first generation in history that really can end
extreme poverty, the kind that means a child dies for lack of food in its belly. That should be
seen as the most incredible, historic opportunity but instead it’s become a millstone around
our necks. We let our own pathetic excuses about how it’s “difficult” justify our own inaction.
Be honest. We have the science, the technology, and the wealth. What we don’t have is the
will, and that’s not a reason that history will accept.
– Bono

Don’t get me too excited because I use four letter words when I get excited.
– Bono

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

The less you know, the more you believe.
– Bono

Making records is like making hot dogs. You’ll probably enjoy them more if you don’t see how
it’s done.
– Bono

Religion can be the enemy of God. It’s often what happens when God, like Elvis, has left the
building.
– Bono

Every age has its massive moral blind spots. We might not see them, but our children will.
– Bono

Yes, I sometimes fail, but at least I’m willing to experiment.
– Bono

I presume the reason for this gathering is that all of us here – Muslims, Jews, Christians – all
are searching our souls for how to better serve our family, our community, our nation, our
God. I know I am. Searching, I mean. And that, I suppose, is what led me here, too.
– Bono

Elvis Presley was the Big Bang for rock and roll.
– Bono

The world is more malleable than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape.
– Bono

We can’t fix every problem – corruption, natural calamities are part of the picture here – but
the ones we can we must.
– Bono

Tonight save a life – tomorrow change the world.
– Bono

I wish to begin again on a daily basis. To be born again every day is something that I try to
do. And I’m deadly serious about that.
– Bono

Feelings are much stronger than thoughts. We are all led by instinct, and our intellect
catches up later.
– Bono

It’s not enough to rage against the lie – you’ve got to replace it with the truth.
– Bono

I used to think that one day I’d be able to resolve the different drives I have in different
directions, the tensions between the different people I am. Now I realize that is who I am. I
do feel I’m getting closer to the song in my head. I wasn’t looking for grace. But luckily grace
was looking for me.
– Bono

America is an idea, but it’s an idea that brings with it some baggage, like power brings
responsibility.
– Bono

If I don’t understand it, it must be art.
– Bono

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

When the potatoes ran out, millions of Irish men, women and children packed their bags got
on a boat and showed up right here. And we’re still doing it. We’re not even starving
anymore, loads of potatoes. In fact if there’s any Irish out there, I’ve breaking news from
Dublin, the potato famine is over you can come home now. But why are we still showing up?
Because we love the idea of America.
– Bono

Christians are hard to tolerate; I don’t know how Jesus does it.
– Bono

I love America and I hate it. I’m torn between the two. I have two conflicting visions of
America. One is a kind of dream landscape and the other is a kind of black comedy.
– Bono

Perspective is the cure for depression.
– Bono

I’m never nervous when I go to meet heads of state. I feel they should be nervous, because
they are the ones who’ll be held accountable for the lives their decisions will impact the most.
– Bono

To touch is to heal, to hurt is to steal. If you want to kiss the sky, better learn how to kneel.
– Bono

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

Pop music often tells you everything is ok, while rock music tells you that it’s not ok, but you
can change it.
– Bono

Dream up the kind of world you want to live in. Dream out loud!
– 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?
– Bono

The human heart is greedy; it will use religion, color, or any other excuse to justify its greed.
Blame the human heart.
– Bono

When the story of these times gets written, we want it to say that we did all we could, and
it was more than anyone could have imagined.
– Bono

The right to be irresponsible and stupid is something I hold very dear. And luckily it is
something I do well.
– Bono

Great music is written by people who are either running toward or away from God.
– Bono

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.
– Bono

Stop asking God to bless what you’re doing. Find out what God’s doing. It’s already blessed.
– Bono

We’re starting our own religion at last. The Order of Frisbeetarians. We believe that when you
die, your soul ascends to a rooftop and you can never get it back.
– Bono

I really remember John Lennon’s Imagine. I guess I’m twelve; that’s one of my first albums.
That really set fire to me. It was like he was whispering in your ear; his ideas of what’s
possible. Different ways of seeing the world.
– Bono

I’m confident that President Bush has a real feeling for the AIDS pandemic. Essentially, what
we’re asking for is a kind of Marshall Plan for Africa.
– Bono