[quotes and articles]

Sometimes, out of nowhere, I'll be reading a book or something and the words will hit me in a cool way and I write it down. Well, after doing this for a certain amount of months I've amassed quite a collection of little quotes,and some of the ones I have are from U2, and those are the ones on this page. If you find any other ones worth posting please e-mail me. To go to Interference.com (the Mecca of all U2 article sites) click here.

Excerpts from a Letter from Bono to his Father in 1980

"So as you can see, what was once a dream is now very real. But understand that underneath the gloss there is a lot of hard work ahead, and I hope a lot of fun. I miss home, you, Alison Stewart (future wife), sausages, and even the occasional disagreement. You should be aware that at the moment three of the group are committed Christians. That means offering each day up to God, meeting in the morning for prayers, readings, and letting God work in our lives. This gives us our strength and a joy that does not depend on drink or drugs. This strength will, I believe, be the quality that will take us to the top of the music business. I hope our lives will be a testament to the people who follow us, and to the music business where never before have so many lost and sorrowful people gathered in one place pretending they're having a good time. It is our ambition to make more than good music..."

"It costs a fortune to look this trashy." - Bono at K-Mart

"I think when it loses its humor, rock 'n roll can become very boring." - The Edge

"It's the job of rock 'n roll stars to set fire to themselves, and to, you know, sell flagellation, get up on a cross if they can, but definitely to die at 33." - Bono

"Coke does not add life. It might be a nice fizzy drink but it does not add life." - Bono

"I think some of the most exciting pieces of TV are the commercials." - The Edge

“I was still very nervous about the Christian label. I have no problem with Christ, but I have trouble with a lot of Christians.” -The Edge

“The inability to put ourselves in another’s shoes is the core of intolerance. In his novel The Book of Evidence, Irish author John Banville’s narrator and murderer confesses to the unforgivable crime of having failed to imagine what it was like to be his victim. ‘I could kill her,’ he said, ‘because to me she was not alive.’ If we want to challenge hatred emphatic imagination is central.” -Bono

"Talking about Peavey amps is not my thing." - Adam

"I believe that if we follow logic all the way to the smallest point we will find God." -Bono

"I think the question is, why not a lemon?" -Bono on David Letterman, answering the question "Why a lemon?"

"Well, it could have been an artichoke, but we wanted a more practical fruit." -Larry on David Letterman, answering the question "Why a lemon?"

"We still have the same ideals; we've just learned to look like we don't." - Bono at K-Mart

"I like to dance." - The Edge

"Thank you for building this...whatever this is." -Bono on Popmart

"Well, I can't tell the difference between ABC News, Hill Street Blues, and the preacher of the Old Time Gospel Hour, stealing money from the sick and the old. Well, the God I believe in isn't short of cash, mister." -Bono during 'Bullet The Blue Sky'

"Coming to a rock 'n roll gig and watching television... what more could you ask for?" -Larry, on ZooTV

“And I don’t know why a man searches for himself in his lover’s eye. And I don’t know why a man sees the truth but needs the lie.” -Slow Dancing

“It’s your future. Your only limits are the limits of your imagination. Dream up the kind of world you want to live in. Dream out loud...at high volume!” -Bono