Bono

I accept the Old Testament as more of an action movie: blood, car chases, evacuations, a lot of special effects, seas dividing, mass murder, adultery. The children of God are running amok, wayward. Maybe that's why they're so relatable. ”

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 bit, is very exciting. It's very real. It's very strong. ”

With all singers, insecurity is your best security. That's why we're such loud people and why we walk all funny. You think, 'Are people interested?' But I think our band has something and they know we don't just put albums out. We do think about it. ”

As hard as it is, as ghetto as it is, hip-hop is pop music. It's the sound of music getting out of the ghetto, while rock is looking for a ghetto. ”

I think ABBA have a pure joy to their music and that's what makes them extraordinary. ”

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. ”

Convictions, in the end, they can be dangerous, but a world without them is just kind of an awful kind of gray, amorphous mass. ”

I don't let my religious world get too complicated. ”

I'm actually starting to like more and more people who have convictions that are unpopular. ”

God's Spirit moves through us and the world at a pace that can never be constricted by any one religious paradigm. ”