John Lennon

Musician, Activist

John Lennon was a British musician and peace activist, best known as a member of The Beatles and for his influential solo work promoting love and harmony.

Born
October 9, 1940
Died
December 8, 1980
Quotes
624
Rank
#96

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"If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that's his problem. Love and peace are eternal."

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"The postman wants an autograph. The cab driver wants a picture. The waitress wants a handshake. Everyone wants a piece of you."

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"Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns it calls me on and on across the universe."

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"Tame birds sing of freedom. Wild birds fly."

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"My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all."

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"Laurel and Hardy. That's John and Yoko, and we stand a better chance under that guise, because all the serious people, like Martin Luther King, and Kennedy, and Gandhi, got shot."

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"It doesn't matter how long my hair is or what colour my skin is or whether I'm a woman or a man."

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"Love is the answer, and you know that for sure; Love is a flower, you've got to let it grow."

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"The establishment will irritate you - pull your beard, flick your face - to make you fight. Because once they've got you violent, then they know how to handle you. The only thing they don't know how to handle is non-violence and humor."

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"Try to see it my way, only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong. While you see it your way, there's a chance that we might fall apart before too long. We can work it out. W e can work it out."

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"It was like being in the eye of a hurricane. You'd wake up in a concert and think, Wow, how did I get here?"

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"We reckoned we could make it because there were four of us. None at us would've made it alone, because Paul wasn't quite strong enough, I didn't have enough girl-appeal, George was too quiet, and Ringo was the drummer. But we thought that everyone would be able to dig at least one of us, and that's how it turned out."

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"These critics with the illusions they've created about artists - it's like idol worship. They only like people when they're on their way up... I cannot be on the way up again."

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"Always remember this: 'A kiss will never miss, and after many kisses a miss becomes a misses.'"

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