Bono (Paul David Hewson) Quotes
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I guess hip-hop has been closer to the pulse of the streets than any music we've had in a long time. It's sociology as well as music, which is in keeping with the tradition of black music in America.
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The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.
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Hacking involves a different way of looking at problems that no one's thought of.
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I like buying clothes, especially as I get a tax-deductible allowance.
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During the late '20s my father left us. My mother was in a complete hole with no money, and we were evicted.
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The last suit that you wear, you don't need any pockets.
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I think that a lot of people would perceive my style as being intimidating. And although I don't want to intimidate kids, I am very demanding.
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Opportunity knocks for every man, but you have to give a woman a ring.
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In time we grow older, we grow wiser, we grow smarter, and we're better. And I feel like I'm becoming more seasoned, although I don't have my salt-and-pepper hair.
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I know I said I wanted to live forever and I would never be bored, but the reality is, it's probably kind of sad to live forever if you're the only one sticking around.
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I always look at the work of fashion designers as if they were art.
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What a publication can do is to help people get a clearer picture without jumping to any rash conclusion. I'm very happy that the 'Post' can take the responsibility to report on China in a broader and deeper way. I believe the 'Post' must be fair to our readers. We should let our readers see China from more angles and perspectives.
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I've never had to compromise myself for a job, ever.
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When I entered into office mid-recession, my No. 1 focus was Utah's economy. We set bold goals, and we've built one of the best-performing economies in the nation.
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I think about food literally all day every day. It's a thing.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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Europe can be saved.
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People ask me about fighting in real life and, honestly, it wouldn't look as graceful as it does in film and TV.
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One of the autobiographies I really liked was Bob Dylan's. It was interesting because he didn't do it in a linear fashion.
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I want to be surrounded by women, I want to be snuggled and cuddled and pampered.
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I know this sounds terribly shallow, but I've been mapping out my outfits for the next day every day since I was little, even before high school.
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I, as a cricketer, would like to see 100 counties playing top-flight cricket, just like tennis and football. If I am alive to see that, I will be very happy.
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Can there not be a limit to the fact that really you need to cut your cloth in accordance with what capabilities and finances you have?
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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.
