It's still very difficult for me to rely on. Your weakness, the blessing of your weakness is it forces you into friendships. The things that you lack, you look for in others.

— Bono

Jesus isn't lettin' you off the hook. The Scriptures don't let you off the hook so easily... When people say, you know, 'Good teacher', 'Prophet', 'Really nice guy' ... this is not how Jesus thought of Himself.

— Bono

Mandela's heroism is the heroism of a man who suffered so badly for what he thought of as freedom. And yet when he had the upper hand he has this incredible self-control and these incredible leadership qualities.

— Bono

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

— Bono

Music can change the world because it can change people.

— Bono

One Life, with each other, Sisters, Brothers...

— Bono

On the phone, it's about as intimate as it can get. The person's right in your ear. You got to be careful on the phone. You can leave yourself wide open

— Bono

Overcoming my dad telling me that I could never amount to anything is what has made me the megalomaniac that you see today.

— Bono

Peace is the opposite of dreaming. It’s built slowly and surely through brutal compromises and tiny victories that you don’t even see. It’s a messy business, bringing peace into the world.

— Bono

Pop music often tells you everything is OK, while rock music tells you that it's not OK, but you can change it.

— Bono