"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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John Lennon quotes (page 3 of 32)
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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."
"Nobody loves you when you're down and out."
"The more I see the less I know for sure."
"Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns it calls me on and on across the universe."
"Tame birds sing of freedom. Wild birds fly."
"Reality leaves a lot to the imagination."
"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."
"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."
"It doesn't matter how long my hair is or what colour my skin is or whether I'm a woman or a man."
"The Kingdom of Heaven is within you."
"Love is the answer, and you know that for sure; Love is a flower, you've got to let it grow."
"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."
"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."
"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?"
"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."
"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."
"Always remember this: 'A kiss will never miss, and after many kisses a miss becomes a misses.'"
"Living is Easy with Eyes Closed."
"Love, Love, Love. All you need is love. Love is all you need."