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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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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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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The presidency made John Adams an old man long before there was television. As early as the nation's first contested presidential election, with Adams and Jefferson running to succeed Washington, you had a brutal, ugly, vicious campaign that was divisive and as partisan as anything we're experiencing today.
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My only fantasy about writing was that in my old days, after directing many masterpieces, I would write my memoirs.
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So far as I am acquainted with the principles and doctrines of Freemasonry, I conceive it to be founded in benevolence and to be exercised only for the good of mankind.
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I don't like a class system. I don't like the idea of being in a different class than other people.
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We face paired dangers. The first is that our networks are successfully attacked. The second is that our fear of attack will cause us to destroy what makes the Internet special.
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I have no idea what advantages I truly get, but I know people talk to me and give me time of day because they like how I look.
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Time is money, as they say, and it was never more apropos than on a television show, where a minute is worth about $200!
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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.
