I get to hear the really good or the really bad things in the press, but I don't read it. I can afford to say that because public opinion does not drive U2's audience.

My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ.

We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.

Overcoming my dad telling me that I could never amount to anything is what has made me the megalomaniac that you see today.

I used to love Kurt Cobain, when he was telling people we're a pop band. People would laugh, they thought of it as good old ironic Kurt. But he wasn't being ironic.

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.

I wouldn't run for President. I wouldn't want to move to a smaller house.