Africa is a continent in flames. And deep down, if we really accepted that Africans were equal to us, we would all do more to put the fire out. We're….

You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a….

There's no retirement for an artist,its your way of living so theres no end to it..

Laughter is eternity if joy is real..

Jesus, Jesus help me. I'm alone in this world..

You know, God has some really weird kids, and I find it hard to be in their company most of the time..

It's so sweet, I feel like my teeth are rotting when I listen to the radio..

Music can change the world because it can change people..

I think carrying moral baggage is very dangerous for an artist. If you have a duty, it's to be true and not cover up the cracks..

I remember how my mother would bring us to chapel on Sundays... and my father used to wait outside. One of the things that I picked up from my father….

You see, Africa makes a fool of our idea of justice. It makes a farce of our idea of equality. It mocks our pieties. It doubts our concern. It questi….

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

It's stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition..

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

We're starting our own religion at last. The Order of Frisbeetarians. We believe that when you die, your soul ascends to a rooftop and you can never ….

The most powerful idea that's entered the world in the last few thousand years - the idea of grace - is the reason I would like to be a Christian..

I have been working for Africans since I was 18, when I got involved with the Nelson Mandela concerts. I got involved with debt cancellation because ….

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

Marriage is this grand madness, and I think if people knew that, they would perhaps take it more seriously..

I used to love Kurt Cobain, when he was telling people we're a pop band. People would laugh, they thought of it as good old ironic Kurt. But he wasn'….

I wouldn't run for President. I wouldn't want to move to a smaller house..