Surrender as Strength
When you stop controlling, you find freedom. Surrender is not defeat, it's liberation.
Bono
Frontman of Irish rock band U2, activist and philanthropist fighting for global justice.
All moments: Bono
- The Privilege of Serving — Bono
If you have a voice and a platform, you're obliged to use it for good. It's not a choice, it's a duty.
- Faith as Homecoming — Bono
Spirituality is a search for home. It's searching for that place where you can finally be yourself.
- The Starry Path — Bono
Art is not a luxury. It's a tool that helps us understand ourselves and the world around us.
- Together or Not at All — Bono
Music unites people. It's impossible to remain enemies when you sing together.
- Faith as Fuel — Bono
Faith for me is not religion, it's belief in humanity and its ability to change.
- Debt to the Future — Bono
You are heirs to a tradition of service. Your generation must restore faith in the possibility of change.
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- All Music Is Folk Music — Louis Armstrong
All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.
- The Power of Compassion — Michael Jackson
The most important thing is love and compassion. They override everything.
- Alien Artist — David Bowie
I never tried to fit in. I prefer to be myself, even if it's alien.
- Music Is Life — Jon Batiste
Music is a spiritual practice, a therapy, a way to connect us to ourselves and each other
- Compromise and Conscience — Bob Dylan
I'll never sell my soul for money or fame. It's my only true asset.
- Humble Beginnings — Paul McCartney
Nobody believed in us at first. We just believed in ourselves and the music.