Bono (Paul David Hewson) Quotes
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I don't like to rate myself; others can do that.
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To be honest, I am very worried about the possibility of the U.K. leaving the E.U. But of course, like in the case of Catalonia, we have to respect the right to decide of the British people on a relationship that part of the Brits consider is not satisfying enough.
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I'm a good Catholic boy.
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The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them.
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You can take the boy out of Bombay; you can't take Bombay out of the boy, you know.
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I love all sorts of music. I'm really into Damian Rice and Amos Lee.
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I think the fame aspect, there was definitely a period when I had to get used to it. My family had to get used to it, too. It's exciting.
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All personal achievement starts in the mind of the individual. Your personal achievement starts in your mind. The first step is to know exactly what your problem, goal or desire is.
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I'm thought to be a tough writer, but I'm really a softie.
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What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.
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The laws of morals and the laws of music are the same.
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Horseback riding is my passion. Other than work. People can't imagine me getting dirty, but that's what I love about it.
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People work hard.
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I grew up watching Salman Khan and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who have always juggled fitness with acting. In real life, I'm a fitness freak. Besides, it is nice to look at an actor who is fit, and if you become a role model, that's a perk.
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As a writer and a mom, I wish I could split into two or three different people so I could be with my kids all day, write all day, and go out and do the interviews all day. Multiplicity woman!
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It's true that I have a wide range of interests. I like to write and paint and make music and go walking on my own and garden. In fact, gardening is probably what I enjoy doing more than anything else.
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There's something about having a great bottle of wine and a great cigar. Nothing compares to it.
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I have changed the style of functioning of the government and administration and managed to change the perception.
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Life is so crowded with every day. It takes great effort to step aside and just watch and think.
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I don't like anything that scares me, and I prefer to face it head on and get over it. Anyone who says they're not scared is a fool, a liar or both. I just don't want that fear in my stomach to be part of my life, so I work to eliminate it.
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Sensation is amphibious: at the same time it joins us to and divides us from things. It is the door through which we enter into things but also through which we come out of them and realize that we are not things.
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The architecture for 'Paladin' - given that it's at least three books, with the possibility of more - turned out to be bigger than anything I've ever created, with multiple levels of reality, interlocking mysteries and a terabyte of time frame.
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At first, one believes in love. Then one crosses a border, a border of time. Then that belief, too, is lost.
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Remember what John Adams said about Ben Franklin, 'He does not hesitate at our boldest Measures but rather seems to think us too irresolute.' Well, this is the time for bold measures.
