John Lennon Quotes

“So long ago, was it in a dream, was it just a dream?”

“Sitting in an EnglishGarden waiting for the sunIf the sun don't comeYou get a tan from standing in the English rain.”

“I always was a rebel...but on the other hand, I wanted to be loved and accepted...and not just be a loudmouth, lunatic, poet, musician. But I cannot be what I am not.”

“I've got used to the fact -​ just about -​ that whatever I do is going to be compared to the other Beatles. If I took up ballet dancing, my ballet dancing would be compared with Paul (McCartney)'s bowling.”

“Violence begets violence, you know. And you can't kill off all the violent people or all the murderers. We'd have to kill off the government.”

“There are places I'll remember All my life though some have changed Some forever not for better Some have gone and some remain All these places have their moments With lovers and friends I still can recall Some are dead and some are living In my life I've loved them all”

“Without Jimmy Dean, the Beatles never would have existed.”

“Life doesn't imitate art...it is art!”

“If art were to redeem man, it could do so only by saving him from the seriousness of life and restoring him to an unexpected boyishness.”

“I used to say to my auntie, 'You throw my fu*kin' poetry out, and you'll regret it when I'm famous,' and she threw the bast*rd stuff out. I never forgave her for not treating me like a fu*kin' genius or whatever I was when I was a child.”

“Imagine no possessions; I wonder if you can.”

“We're trying to sell peace, like a product, you know, and sell it like people sell soap or soft drinks. And it's the only way to get people aware that peace is possible, and it isn't just inevitable to have violence. Not just war - all forms of violence.”

“Only by trying on other people's clothes do we find what size we are.”

“I want it to sound like an orange.”

“If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.”

“Please don’t spoil my day; I’m miles away and, after all, I’m only sleeping.”

“People are just up tight because the kids are having fun and they didn't have the same freedom.”

“Sarcasim is the lowest form of humor.”

“For a long time I wasn't listening to music, to the rock and roll stuff on the radio, because it would cause me to get sweaty. It would bring back memories I didn't want to know about, or I would get that feeling that I'm not alive 'cause I'm not making it. And if it was good, I hated it 'cause I wasn't doing it. And if it was bad, I was furious 'cause I could've done it better.”

“I stopped listening to Dylan with both ears after Highway 64 (sic) and Blonde on Blonde, and even then it was because George (Harrison) would sit me down and make me listen.”

“You can only breathe out if you breathe in.”

“Life is what's going on while your making other plans.”

“I really had a chip on my shoulder, ... and it still comes out every now and then.”

“You better get yourself together, darling, and join the human race.”

“As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.”