Bob Geldof

“Give us the money!”

“I don't like Mondays.”

“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.”

“Feed the world.”

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

“And the lesson is that you can still make a difference.”

“Rock 'n' roll is the lingua franca of the world.”

“You can't trust politicians. It's not that they lie, it's that they don't worry about the truth.”

“When you have the biggest record in the world, you're in the eye of the hurricane. You are the calm in the storm.”

“Every generation has the obligation to free themselves from the shackles of the last generation.”

“The nearest thing to a spiritual experience I've ever had is getting a song right.”

“There's no point in being a pop star if you can't use it for something.”

“Individualism is cherished because it is the foundation of deep social thriving.”

“It's a moral imperative, it's an ethical imperative, it's a religious imperative... to make sure that everyone on this planet has a decent standard of living.”