Bob Geldof Quotes
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One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time.
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It's impossible for China to keep 10 to 15% growth annually. The economy needed to slow down, and we have to learn to slow down.
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I'm quite ignorant about fashion and I'm colourblind, so it's all a tad tricky. My only knowledge of that world comes through Christopher Bailey, whom I first met in 2008 when I did a campaign for Burberry that featured musicians, artists, actors and sportsmen.
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I grew up in the '80s. I was a kid, but all my favorite movies came out of that period.
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Let me go to hell, that's all I ask, and go on cursing them there, and them look down and hear me, that might take some of the shine off their bliss.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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No matter who you meet in life, you take something from them, positive or negative.
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The real drawback to the simple life is that it is not simple. If you are living it, you positively can do nothing else. There is not time.
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Purgatory fire will be more intolerable than all the torments that can be felt or conceived in this life.
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I was quite good at football once, although other than that my speciality would be maths. I'm great at sudokus and find all the spin-off games pretty easy too.
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No one is above the law, not even the president. I believe perjury does meet at least the definition of high misdemeanor.
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The great love of my life is music.
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When I was young, 'Scarface' was my favorite film. Al Pacino is my hero. I want to work with him.
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I think the tone of the show has certainly changed over the years, because it's really, really hard to do something different when you have a show going on as long as this has.
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People can be inspired the way I've been inspired by music.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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I think a lot of people have a problem with the fact that I've adopted an African child, a child who has a different color skin than I do.
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Love is a credulous thing.
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Road trips to me are just such an escape. You listen to your music, and you roll the windows down. You're usually going to somewhere fun.
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I'm hoping to do more with my music. I did the stage musical 'Spring Awakening' recently and it reignited the love I have for singing.
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When I was running 'round in America, about 30 years old, I didn't want no woman. I knowed I could make enough money to take care of myself, but I didn't want nobody to take care of.
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I don't believe in selling art by transparencies. Art is a firsthand experience.
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Barring some competition from whales, wolves are probably America's most popular wild animal. Wolves are also contenders for America's most unpopular wild animal, with perhaps some competition from coyotes.
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Music is still above all else the thing that does it for me.
