John Lennon quotes - page 3

We thought being offered the M. B. E. [Member of the Order of the British Empire] was as funny as everybody else thought it was. Why? What for? We didn't believe it. It was a part we didn't want. We all met and agreed it was daft. (John Lennon)
Where do people get off saying the Beatles should give $200,000,000 to South America? You know, America has poured billions into places like that. It doesn't mean a damn thing. After they've eaten that meal, then what? It lasts for only a day. After the $200,000,000 is gone, then what? It goes round and round in circles. You can pour money in forever. After Peru, then Harlem, then Britain. There is no one concert. We would have to dedicate the rest of our lives to one world concert tour, and I'm not ready for it. Not in this lifetime, anyway. View quote
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They hate you if you're clever, and they despise a fool. View quote
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I don't believe in Elvis I don't believe in Zimmerman I don't believe in Beatles. I just believe in me Yoko and me And that's reality. View quote
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Imagine there's no countries, It isn't hard to do, Nothing to kill or die for, And no religion, too, Imagine all the people Living life in peace... View quote
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If you want to change the system, change the system. It's no good shooting people. View quote
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For our last number, I'd like to ask your help. Would the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands... and the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry? View quote
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Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry. View quote
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Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear. View quote
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Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it'll always get you the right ones. View quote
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I get by with a little help from my friends. (John Lennon)
When I cannot sing my heart, I can only speak my mind. View quote
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Before Elvis there was nothing. View quote
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When I hold you in my arms and I feel my finger on your trigger I know no one can do me no harm because happiness is a warm gun. View quote
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I really thought that love would save us all. View quote
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All kids draw and write poetry and everything, and some of us last until we're about eighteen, but most drop off at about twelve when some guy comes up and says, "You're no good." That's all we get told all our lives. "You haven't got the ability. You're a cobbler." It happened to all of us, but if somebody had told me all my life, "Yeah, you're a great artist," I would have been a more secure person. View quote
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Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can; No need for greed or hunger – A brotherhood of man; Imagine all the people Sharing all the world... View quote
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Half of what I say is meaningless But I say it just to reach you Julia. View quote
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Well, I just want him to grow up happy. That's the main thing. View quote
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Everything is as important as everything else. View quote
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It's just natural, it's not a great disaster. People keep talking about it like it's The End of The Earth. It's only a rock group that split up, it's nothing important. You know, you have all the old records there if you want to reminisce. (John Lennon)
I've always considered my work one piece and I consider that my work won't be finished until I am dead and buried and I hope that's a long, long time. View quote
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Well, that's rubbish, you know. Nobody controls me. I'm uncontrollable. The only one who controls me is me, and that's just barely possible. View quote
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I go to restaurants and the groups always play "Yesterday." I even signed a guy's violin in Spain after he played us "Yesterday." He couldn't understand that I didn't write the song. But I guess he couldn't have gone from table to table playing "I Am The Walrus." View quote
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Happiness is just how you feel when you don't feel miserable. View quote
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