It's much easier to be successful than it is to be relevant. The tricks won't keep you relevant. Tricks might keep you popular for a while, but in all honesty, I don't know how U2 will stay relevant. I know we've got a future. I know we can fill stadiums. And yet with every record, I think, 'Is this it? Are we still relevant?'
Copy Quote View & ShareIt's a question of whether we're going to go forward into the future, or past to the back.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe future will take care of itself. My plans have fallen flat. Nothing that I planned has worked for me so far. So I don't plan anymore. I keep short-term plans.
Copy Quote View & ShareIt's important to refresh the way of thinking and doing things musically. You can get so stuck in what you've done in the past that you can't move on into the future.
Copy Quote View & ShareI have a magpie mind, by which I mean I see and hear little things - photos, fragments of conversation - and store them away for future use.
Copy Quote View & ShareIt takes a lot of experience of life to see why some relationships last and others do not. But we do not have to wait for a crisis to get an idea of the future of a particular relationship. Our behavior in little every incidents tells us a great deal.
Copy Quote View & ShareWe are the only beings on the planet who lead such rich internal lives that it's not the events that matter most to us, but rather, it's how we interpret those events that will determine how we think about ourselves and how we will act in the future.
Copy Quote View & ShareI had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it - not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization.
Copy Quote View & ShareDiscontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.
Copy Quote View & ShareOnce constituted, capital reproduces itself faster than output increases. The past devours the future.
Copy Quote View & ShareI think there are hardships with anything you do. And for us, we have our fans, who give us so much love and support. So, that helps us push forth with whatever we are doing, and it will continue to do that in the future.
Copy Quote View & ShareSolar energy is bound to be in our future. There's a kind of inevitability about it.
Copy Quote View & ShareI'm most passionate about personalization. I firmly believe that personalized experiences with brands will most drive loyalty and relevance for customers in the future.
Copy Quote View & ShareWe cannot always assure the future of our friends; we have a better chance of assuring our future if we remember who our friends are.
Copy Quote View & ShareHere is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a misfortune' but 'To bear this worthily is good fortune.'
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