Bono Quotes

Ireland is a series of stories that have been told to us, starting with the Irish Celtic national revival. I never believed in 'Old Ireland.' It has been made all of kitsch by the diaspora, looking back and deciding what Ireland is. Yes, it is green. Yes, it is friendly. I can't think of anything else for definite.

[On the Irish:] Strange race ... Don't know what they want, but want it like the devil.

The land of Ireland for the people of Ireland.

I can't think of anything you might say about Irish people that is absolutely true.

As an Irish person, there's a historical fascination with America: America is the default green and promised land for Irish people and Italians; that's what we grow up with.

The Irishman in English literature may be said to have been born with an apology in his mouth.

The Irish are the damnedest race. They put so much emphasis on so many wrong things.

What compelled me about the story of Chernobyl more than anything else was something very universal. Yes, Chernobyl happened because in many ways, the Soviet system was deeply corrupt and evil, but the Soviet system did not arrive to us from some other planet. It was devised by humans.

Patrick Pearse - who set the events of 1916 in motion when he read the Proclamation of the Irish Republic from the steps of the General Post Office in Dublin - is not exactly an unfamiliar name to the Miramichi Irish.

I'm a typical Irishman in that I only get home for weddings and funerals.

Inherently in us as Irish people, wherever you are in the world, when you hear an Irish accent, it's like a moth to a flame. There's a real personable pride and camaraderie about being Irish.

I firmly believe in individual liberty more than anything else. And that you have to live the life you want for yourself.

As for regret, more than anything else, my regret lies in that the WWE Universe never really got the real Austin Aries. Outside of commentary, they missed out on the chance to hear and see me be me, and do what I do best.

I'm very attached to my roots, but I feel Italian more than anything else.

Personal success means nothing if it isn't aligned with the success of the team. I consider myself to be a team player more than anything else.

Irish people never think we're Irish. Americans think we're European or French.

Hockey fascinates me more than anything else in life.

Every man needs a good pair of jeans. It's the ultimate wardrobe staple because most of us wear them more than anything else.

Israeli independence - what we Arabs call al-Naqba, 'The Catastrophe' - it created Palestinian identity more than anything else.

Irish people are pragmatic. They understand that nobody is going to fix our problems but ourselves.

I'm a very restless person, and new experiences excite me more than anything else.

Why are Americans so fascinated by Ireland?" Keith asked... "you all think you're Irish. What's the appeal? Do you like the accent more? Is it all the magical rocks? Oh, look, a lep­rechaun.

Give Ireland back to the Irish, don't make them have to take it away.

Many people die of thirst but the Irish are born with one.