Quotes by Bono

About Bono:

Paul David Hewson is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best recognized as the frontman of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Alison Stewart, and the future members of U2. Bono writes almost all U2 lyrics, frequently using religious, social, and political themes. During U2's early years, Bono's lyrics contributed to their rebellious and spiritual tone. As the band matured, his lyrics became inspired more by personal experiences shared with the other members.
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Stop asking God to bless what you're doing. Find out what God's doing. It's already blessed.

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You see, at the center of all religions is the idea of Karma. You know, what you put out comes back to you: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, or in physics; in physical laws every action is met by an equal or an opposite one. It's clear to me t...

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The God I believe in isn't short on cash, mister.

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On the phone, it's about as intimate as it can get. The person's right in your ear. You got to be careful on the phone. You can leave yourself wide open

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One Life, with each other, Sisters, Brothers...

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

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

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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.

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God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the silence of a mother who has infected her child with a virus that will end both their lives. God is in the cries heard under the rubble of war. God is in the debris o...

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Sometimes religion gets in the way of God.

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It's not a coincidence that in the Scriptures, poverty is mentioned more than 2,100 times. It's not an accident. That's a lot of air time, 2,100 mentions.

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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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Selling out is doing something you don't really want to do for money. That's what selling out is.

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Contrary to reports, this boy is not a billionaire or going to be richer than any Beatle... and not just in the sense of money, by the way; the Beatles are untouchable - those billionaire reports are a joke.

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As a musician and a songwriter, it is an act of the ego to believe that other people might be interested in your point of view. But it is usually an empathetic nature that gets you going in the first place.

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Technology is huge; I wanted to learn about it. People might say that's odd, but I think it's odd if artists aren't interested in the world around them. I'm always chasing that.

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I think ABBA have a pure joy to their music and that's what makes them extraordinary.

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Music fills in for words a lot of the time when people don't know what to say, and I think music can be more eloquent than words.

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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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As hard as it is, as ghetto as it is, hip-hop is pop music. It's the sound of music getting out of the ghetto, while rock is looking for a ghetto.

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Music keeps the heart porous in many ways.

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Author Bio

  • NameBono
  • DescriptionIrish rock musician, singer of U2
  • AliasesPaul Hewson; Paul David Hewson
  • BornMay 10, 1960
  • CountryIreland
  • ProfessionSinger-songwriter; Singer; Musician; Entrepreneur
  • AwardsKnight Of The Legion Of Honour; Commandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres?; Knight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; MusiCares Person Of The Year; Philadelphia Liberty Medal