You can't trust politicians. It doesn't matter who makes a political speech. It's all lies - and it applies to any rock star who wants to make a political speech as well.

Quote by Bob Geldof

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When I hit 11 so did the careers of Dylan and the Stones. A year...

When I hit 11 so did the careers of Dylan and the Stones. A year...

90% of the divorces are initiated by women. That is really odd. Why? What's going...

90% of the divorces are initiated by women. That is really odd. Why? What's going...

Certainly, I think being depressed is absolutely part of the human condition, it has to...

Certainly, I think being depressed is absolutely part of the human condition, it has to...

I'd always thought the Rats were good fun, but one of the very nice things...

I'd always thought the Rats were good fun, but one of the very nice things...

Playing live if the thing I love doing best.

Playing live if the thing I love doing best.

And whereas women had to fight to find their way into the workforce, men are...

And whereas women had to fight to find their way into the workforce, men are...

Music can't change the world.

Music can't change the world.

I'm sure I'm very difficult to live with because of my make-up and personality.

I'm sure I'm very difficult to live with because of my make-up and personality.

So when I got to 50 I just thought, Hold on: I'm thin. I've got...

So when I got to 50 I just thought, Hold on: I'm thin. I've got...

Divorce is a by-product of the fact that maybe the nuclear unit is gone.

Divorce is a by-product of the fact that maybe the nuclear unit is gone.

It's really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your...

It's really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your...

Well, a sort of epiphany: I was in a great band. And it's very cool...

Well, a sort of epiphany: I was in a great band. And it's very cool...

And part of that is, what is the point of having children if you don't...

And part of that is, what is the point of having children if you don't...

Music is what I must do, business is what I need to do and politics...

Music is what I must do, business is what I need to do and politics...

Mankind at its most desperate is often at its best.

Mankind at its most desperate is often at its best.

I was really lucky that I came to puberty at a time when music and...

I was really lucky that I came to puberty at a time when music and...

Men who are not given any voice in this because of the secret nature of...

Men who are not given any voice in this because of the secret nature of...

Those songs are about getting out; they're not about getting out of family. It wasn't...

Those songs are about getting out; they're not about getting out of family. It wasn't...

Actually, today I had to defend the Bush Administration in France again. They refuse to...

Actually, today I had to defend the Bush Administration in France again. They refuse to...

Irish Americans are no more Irish than Black Americans are Africans.

Irish Americans are no more Irish than Black Americans are Africans.