Jeffrey Sachs, Head Economist for the UN Millenium Development Goals. (1999)
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I think that politicians are attracted at first by the celebrity but once they meet him, they find that he is outstandingly capable.
— Jeffrey Sachs
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About Bono
Paul David Hewson, KBE, OL (born 10 May 1960) is an Irish musician and social activist, who after being nicknamed Bono Vox, became famous as the lead singer of the Irish rock band, U2 using the stage name Bono.
About Bono
Paul David Hewson, KBE, OL (born 10 May 1960) is an Irish musician and social activist, who after being nicknamed Bono Vox, became famous as the lead singer of the Irish rock band, U2 using the stage name Bono.
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