When people say, you know, 'Good teacher,' 'Prophet,' 'Really nice guy'... this is not how Jesus thought of Himself. So you're left with a challenge in that, which is either Jesus was who he said he was or a complete and utter nut case. You have to make a choice on that.

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.

Every artist is a cannibal/every poet is a thief/all kill for inspiration/and then sing about the grief.

Perspective is the cure for depression.

I will admit that we are attracted to issues that unify people rather than divide them.

Stop asking God to bless what you're doing. Find out what God's doing. It's already blessed.

Smack in the centre of contradiction is the place to be.