Bono
Bono
Paul David Hewson, known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best known as the lead vocalist of rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Alison Stewart, and the future members of U2. Bono writes almost all U2 lyrics, frequently using religious, social, and political themes. During U2's early years, his lyrics contributed to...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth10 May 1960
CityGlasnevin, Ireland
CountryIreland
I must say, I don't feel very qualified to be a pop star. I feel very awkward at times in the role.
I'm in love with this country called "America." I'm a huge fan of America. I'm one of those annoying fans - you know, the ones that read the cd notes and follow you into bathrooms and ask you all kinds of annoying questions about why you didn't live up to that. I'm that kind of fan. I've read the Declaration of Independence, and I've read the Constitution of the United States, and they are some liner notes, dude.
The Church has its problems, but the older I get, the more comfort I find there.
America is not just a country, it's an idea.
It is historical continuity that maintains most assumptions, not repeated assessment of their validity.
When the story of these times gets written, we want it to say that we did all we could, and it was more than anyone could have imagined.
Once a new idea springs into existence, it cannot be unthought. There is a sense of immortality in a new idea.
Effectiveness without values is a tool without a purpose.
We still seek to solve conflicts with 'judgement' instead of designing the way forwards.
Complacency with our traditional judgement based thinking methods is not enough. Our existing thinking habits are excellent just as the rear wheel of a motor car is excellent but not enough. We need to put far more emphasis on creative and design thinking. Judgement and analysis are not enough.
Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea.
Lateral thinking is concerned not with playing with the existing pieces but with seeking to change those very pieces. It is concerned with the perception part of thinking. This is where we organise the external world into the pieces we can then 'process'.
I think school is a place where thinking should be taught.
A good listener is very nearly as attractive as a good talker. You cannot have a beautiful mind if you do not know how to listen.