John Lennon quotes

John Lennon was an English musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as a co-founder of The Beatles. A profound cultural icon, his music and activism influenced generations and shaped popular culture. He remains an enduring symbol of peace and artistic innovation. Here are 297 of his quotes:

If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace. (John Lennon)
All we are saying is give peace a chance. View quote
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Life is what happens while you are making other plans. View quote
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All you need is love. View quote
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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. View quote
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Reality leaves a lot to the imagination. View quote
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I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I've always been a freak. So I've been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I'm one of those people. View quote
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Everybody loves you when you're six foot in the ground. View quote
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God is a concept by which we measure our pain. View quote
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Everything is clearer when you're in love. View quote
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Part of me suspects that I'm a loser, and the other part of me thinks I'm God Almighty. (John Lennon)
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end. View quote
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I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now? View quote
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We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it. View quote
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Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it. View quote
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If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'. View quote
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When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life. View quote
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As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot. View quote
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We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight. View quote
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Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see. View quote
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The thing the sixties did was to show us the possibilities and the responsibility that we all had. It wasn't the answer. It just gave us a glimpse of the possibility. (John Lennon)
Yes is the answer and you know that for sure. Yes is surrender, you got to let it, you got to let it go... View quote
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I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can... But I still believe in peace, love and understanding. View quote
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The more I see the less I know for sure. View quote
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Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it. View quote
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John Lennon

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Occupation: English Musician
Born: October 9, 1940
Died: December 8, 1980
Quotes count: 297
Wikipedia: John Lennon

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