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"BONO FRONTS the mega-popular Irish rock band U2. But these days the singer is just as famous for his spiritual declarations and extracurricular activism. He's the unshaven diplomat in the designer sunglasses who has been chewing the ears off presidents, prime ministers, and other world leaders about humanitarian causes.

"Most recently, his faith-based humanitarian efforts earned him, along with Bill and Melinda Gates, Time's Person of the Year Award for 2005.

" 'I try to live it rather than talk about it because there are enough secondhand-car salesmen for God,' Bono told Time. 'But I cannot escape my conviction that God is interested in the progress of mankind, individually and collectively'.

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