Bob Geldof Quotes (66 Quotes)

Not to be immodest, but the first one was perfect in almost every sense, ... Artistically, people seemed to up the ante, and the performances were pretty great across the board. Huge amounts of money were raised, not a penny lost, and politically it elevated the issue onto the global table. The whole thing just worked, unbelievably.

Paul, join the club, dude. It's not that hard.

You're a rallying point and therefore a whipping boy at the same time, and that's part and parcel of the gig...But unless you engage with the political process, you aren't going to get political and economic justice.

Playing live if the thing I love doing best.

Music can't change the world.

I think he's really throwing down the gauntlet. It's a very bold move, ... comes from despair and lack of hope.

The girls are a complete joy and I love their passion. They argue with me like mad and I love that too.

It's like you asked me about the depression thing: you grope towards an understanding of whatever it is your going through, and it's not personal, there are forces in play around you, and you seek to understand them and that way you can go on.

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

It's really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your politics and tell me what you need and how you're going to get it to these people.

Some people may, perhaps correctly, view Live 8 as the blink of an eye. Five days later, the horrific, devastating London bombs dissipated the goodwill of the Olympic bid and Live 8.

The truth is I do have 14 sheep, down in Kent in my house there, and I'll actually ship them over now to Stephen's Green and you can all bugger off. That's where they are going to live,

The Long Walk to Justice.

I will be extremely active in trying to get these people thrown out of office.

It went beyond idealism and that ridiculous term activism, which basically means talking about something but doing nothing. . . . We made giving exciting.

Mankind at its most desperate is often at its best.