U2 Bono Quotes & Sayings

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

One of these days, I won't have a painful deadline! That's a lie, I probably always will. — Amy Daws

Bono told me how to dance in high heels and he also told me about U2's Glastonbury performance and how everything that could have possibly gone wrong went wrong, including him ripping his trousers on stage. I think he was lunging and his trousers ripped! He was telling me how he had to find a new way of performing that didn't involve moving. — Florence Welch

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

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

It's much easier to be successful than it is to be relevant. The tricks won't keep you relevant. Tricks might keep you popular for a while, but in all honesty, I don't know how U2 will stay relevant. I know we've got a future. I know we can fill stadiums. And yet with every record, I think, 'Is this it? Are we still relevant?' — Bono

The great music for so many artists - the Beatles, the Rolling Stones - was always at the moment when they were closest to pop. It would be easy for U2 to go off and have a concept album, but I want us to stay in the pop fray. — Bono

U2 is sort of song writing by accident really. We don't really know what we're doing and when we do, it doesn't seem to help. — Bono

U2 is an original species ... there are colours and feelings and emotional terrain that we occupy that is ours and ours alone. — Bono

I should like one day, as some anonymous pedestrian revisiting the scenes of these memories, to follow on the heels of an attentive reader - here are some - and to relish his delight when, with this book in his pocket, he finds himself in the presence of one of the characters described, mentioned or referred to earlier on, who do exist, large as life, and wittingly or not perpetuate their legend. I'd like people to investigate, to verify. You need to be an extremely well-informed reader to identify all the 'keys' scattered throughout these pages. Many readers may find among them the key to their own front door.

In any case, what you need to know is this: in certain areas of Paris, the supernatural is part of everyday life. Local people accept this and have some involvement with it. — Jacques Yonnet

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

If I'm in the stands at a U2 concert watching Bono, how can I capture this moment without interrupting it and making it fake? — Casey Neistat

I get younger people who watch Conan or The Daily Show, but before that it was mostly people who knew me from public radio. Those people are kind of old. — Sarah Vowell

We were in such good moods, we even decided to hit Todd's house for candy. Sam rang the doorbell, and when it opened, this hideous, rubber monster face roared at us. Sam screamed. Todd started laughing and took off the mask. I yelled, "Put it back on! Put it back on! Your hideousness is terrifying!"
Todd did a fake yuk-yuk-yuk at my joke. "What are you guys supposed to be? Is it Prom Night Massacre or something?"
Sam sighed at Todd's obvious stupidity. "We're zombie princesses, Todd. Can't you tell?" She stuck her arms straight out in front of her and said, "BRAINS! BRAINS!"
I patted Sam on the head and said, "Sorry, Sam. You're wasting your time with this one. — Kristin Walker

Golf is fluid. It's always changing. It's always evolving. First of all, you never master it. — Tiger Woods

Hanging out with politicians and corporations is very unhip work. But I think that the U2 audience have turned out to be incredibly subtle in their understanding. — Bono

Our Father in Heaven does not wish us to cower. He does not want us to wallow in our misery. He expects us to square our shoulders, roll up our sleeves, and overcome our challenges. — Joseph B. Wirthlin

U2 was involved in Live Aid, and I ended up going to Ethiopia and working there for some time with my wife, Ali. — Bono

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

Bono has commented often that U2 did everything the wrong way around. Other bands started singing about girls and then found the issues in the cosmos and started singing about God; U2 started singing about God and eventually ended up doing a love album. — Steve Stockman

But more than anything else, for the British folks Irish people were all terrorists. So when we went to Britain, it was always a lot of resistance to U2. And that's why we came to America. — Bono

U2's best work has always been when we didn't know what we're doing. — Bono

The most profound voice of any musician I have ever heard. Joe (Strummer) took his message to the world, and the world listened. He managed to influence more than one generation with his innovative and determined manner, and I am not alone in repeatedly turning to his thoughts and lyrics when searching for inspiration. The Clash was the greatest rock band. They wrote the rule book for U2. — Bono

I took thought, and invented what I conceived to be the appropriate title of 'agnostic'. — Thomas Huxley

Rock 'n' roll is ridiculous. It's absurd. In the past, U2 was trying to duck that. Now we're wrapping our arms around it and giving it a great big kiss. — Bono

I get to hear the really good or the really bad things in the press, but I don't read it. I can afford to say that because public opinion does not drive U2's audience. — Bono

Until it's on the radio or online, it's not real. With U2, our album isn't finished until it's in the stores. — Bono

There are few people who define the word, 'rock star' better than U2's Bono. He's revered the world over not just for leading one of the biggest bands ever, but for his very public work on behalf of the underprivileged in Africa. — Daryn Kagan

Every so often, let your spirit of adventure triumph over your good sense. — H. Jackson Brown Jr.

There is a lot of difference between failure and defeat. Failure is when you are defeated and neither learn nor contribute anything. — Hubert H. Humphrey

Sweet and low, sweet and low, Wind of the western sea, Low, low, breathe and blow, Wind of the western sea! Over the rolling waters go, Come from the dying moon, and blow, Blow him again to me; While my little one, while my pretty one, sleeps. Sleep and rest, sleep and rest, Father will come to thee soon; Rest, rest, on mother's breast, Father will come to thee soon; Father will come to his babe in the nest, Silver sails all out of the west Under the silver moon: Sleep, my little one, sleep, my pretty one, sleep. — Alfred Lord Tennyson

I don't like the name, U2, actually. — Bono

Child of our time, our times have robbed your cradle. Sleep in a world your final sleep has woken. — Eavan Boland

If you want to look you have to show. You know nothing, Jon Snow. — Anonymous

People who know our music, they know who you are. They've been in the dark room, they know you better than your best friend, because you don't sing like that to your best friend, you don't sing in their ear. — Bono

Learn the literal meaning of the [Arabic] words; don't follow his explanations and interpretations. Only learn what God says. His words are divine messages, which you are free to interpret. — Malala Yousafzai

We all have views on what our Irishness means to us. Two members of the band were born in England and were raised in the Protestant faith. Bono's mother was Protestant and his father was Catholic. I was brought up Catholic. U2 are a living example of the kind of unity of faith and tradition that is possible in Northern Ireland. — Larry Mullen Jr.

comedic playwright. — Niccolo Machiavelli