"Early morning, April 4, shot rings out in the Memphis sky. So we started writing our own - it was easier." Bono The one Stones song we tried to play was Jumpin' Jack Flash. "We actually aren't able to play other people's songs. I try, I try to speak up but only in you I'm complete." U2, Gloria "I try to sing this song, I try to stand up but I can't find my feet. Nothing changes on New Year's Day." U2, New Year's Day I want to be with you, be with you night and day. "All is quiet on New Year's Day a world in white gets underway. It's very odd, 'cause I don't have a dog." Bono But last night I started really missing my dog. "You know, on a long tour you do hear people saying they miss their pets. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater." Bono "To be one, to be united is a great thing. "I can't change the world but I can change the world in me if I rejoice." U2, Rejoice While you could stand there, You could move on this moment Follow this feeling." U2, Mysterious Ways "One day you'll look back, and you'll see Where you were held now by this love. I mean, how can you be a spokesman of a generation if you've nothing to say, other than 'Help!'" Bono "I'm not in a position to be seen as a spokesman for a generation. Will it be too late? You can't fight it." U2, Out Of Control "One day I'll die, the choice will not be mine. "There's a point where you find yourself tiptoeing as an artist, and then you know that you're in the wrong place." Bono "Great music is written by people who are either running toward or away from God." Bono Though I want to be with you, be with you night and day, nothing changes on New Year's Day." U2, New Year's Day And gold is the reason for the wars we wage. "And so we're told this is the golden age. "We know that we fear to win and so we end before we begin." U2, Every Breaking Wave I want to reach out and touch the flame where the streets have no name." U2, Where The Streets Have No Name I want to tear down the walls that hold me inside.
"There's no retirement for an artist, its your way of living so theres no end to it." Bono I want to take shelter from the poison rain where the streets have no name." U2, Where The Streets Have No Name I see the dust cloud disappear without a trace. You say I'm not for you, but if I'm a fool for you, oh, that's something." U2, Two Hearts Beat As One I don't know my right from left or my right from wrong. "If there is a dark within and without and there is a light, don't let it go out." U2, Song For Someone "At a certain point, I just felt, you know, God is not looking for alms, God is looking for action." Bono "As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. See you break, break away into the light and to the day." U2, Bad
"If I could throw myself, set your spirit free, I'd lead your heart away. If the thunder cloud passes rain, so let it rain. "Sleep, sleep tonight and may your dreams be realized. "It's not a hill, it's a mountain As you start out the climb Do you believe me, or are you doubting We're gonna make it all the way to the light." U2, I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight You run, you run, you run and not grow weary." U2, Drowning Man I'll cross the sky for your love for I have promised, oh, to be with you tonight and for the time that will come." U2, Drowning Man But you can't escape if you're running from yourself." U2, Red Light "It's not enough to rage against the lie.you've got to replace it with the truth." Bono "The less you know, the more you believe." U2, Last Night On Earth And luckily it is something I do well." Bono "The right to be irresponsible and stupid is something I hold very dear. I am coming homeā¦" U2, A Sort Of Homecoming "Oh, don't sorrow, no don't weep for tonight, at last, I am coming home. "There's no risky thing for a man who's determined to fall." U2, You're The Best Thing About Me If I were sleeping, what's at stake a day without me?" U2, A Day Without Me Watch you tear your self apart." U2, Wire "Call me such a cold heart, such a cold man. "When the lights go out Don't you ever doubt The light that we can really be." U2, The Blackout You'll probably enjoy them more if you don't see how it's done." Bono (U2) We love Ireland, we love Dublin, and how can you imagine modern Dublin without U2's influence? We decided to put up together some of the most interesting and smart quotes form U2 and their lead singer Bono.