143 Quotes by Bob Geldof

They thought they were Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall. In fact, they were more like Tom and Jerry.

Music can’t change the world.

Mankind at its most desperate is often at its best.

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.

I’d always thought the Rats were good fun, but one of the very nice things about being of Saga age is that I can actually look back and think, When I was younger I was in a great band. It was always a collective thing.

Rock and Roll is instant coffee.

Find inner peace? I looked; it wasn’t there.

Physically I’m tired at the end of the day and quite glad to be reading in bed by midnight.

I don’t think anyone sets out to malign poor people but certainly that’s what we do through organizations such as the World Trade Organization, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.