Bono Quotes

Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.

We live in a world where action is what counts.

The important thing is that when you come to understand something you act on it, no matter how small that act is. Eventually it will take you where you need to go.

I was naive enough to think that I could make the difference.

When there's an opportunity to do more, we must.

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

I think people who go out and tell you how much they're gonna change things are the people who end up being just another whatever. I'm never trying to change anything. That's not for me.

Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice.

I’m not a seat warmer. I want to get in there and make a difference.

The Republic is a dream. Nothing happens unless first a dream.

Anyone who fights for the future, lives in it today.

If you change nothing, nothing will change.

When you're a kid, you have these big ideas and these big dreams to make a change, or maybe you feel like you can't make a difference.

The future starts today, not tomorrow.

You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.

You can't be a change-maker by reading a book.

If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.

In the end, what counts is what you do.

Awareness without action is worthless.

Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

Being an activist is about getting things done. It's not about standing around shaking your fist in anger.

The world is full of people who say, 'But I had that idea first,' but did they do anything about it? Nope, they sat on their bum dreaming.

Often times we feel like either we can't make a world of difference, or we feel that it's not going to change anything anyway. The truth is you can change someone's day, you can change someone's life, but you have to show up and do what you got to do to actually see any fruit coming from it.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.