John Lennon Quotes

“I once was the walrus, now I'm John.”

“All music is rehash. There are only a few notes. Just variations on a theme. Try to tell the kids in the Seventies who were screaming to the Bee Gees that their music was just The Beatles redone. There is nothing wrong with the Bee Gees.”

“Millions of mind guerrillas, raising the spirit of peace and love, not war.”

“I never listen to the radio. If it's bad, I make fun of it, and if it's good, I get jealous that I didn't think of it.”

“Don't underestimate the importance of happiness. As long as you're happy, who cares what you do?”

“The trouble with government as it is, is that it doesn't represent the people. It controls them.”

“There's nothing you can do that can't be done, Nothing you can sing that can't be sung, Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game, It's easy...All you need is love.”

“I didn't leave the Beatles. The Beatles have left the Beatles, but no one wants to be the one to say the party's over.”

“One day at a time is all we do. One day at a time is good for you”

“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.”

“Nobody Told Me There'd Be Days Like These.”

“The worst drugs are as bad as anybody's told you. It's just a dumb trip, which I can't condemn people if they get into it, because one gets into it for one's own personal, social, emotional reasons. It's something to be avoided if one can help it.”

“Well, I just want him to grow up happy. That's the main thing.”

“People asking questions, lost in confusion, well I tell them there's no problem, only solutions.”

“There is an alternative to war. It's staying in bed and growing your hair.”

“I'm cynical about society, politics, newspapers, government. But I'm not cynical about life, love, goodness, death. That's why I really don't want to be labeled a cynic.”

“Life is what happens when you make other plans.”

“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.”

“Ringo is Ringo, that's all there is to it. And he's every bloody bit as warm, unassuming, funny and kind as he seems. He was quite simply the heart of the Beatles”

“You may say i'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one”

“I feel now at 53 I have grown into a deeper understanding of what a human life is.”

“Love is the Answer. What was the Question?”

“I began to realise that we are all oppressed which is why I would like to do something about it, though I'm not sure where my place is.”

“All we are saying is give peace a chance.”

“The artist's role isn't to tell people how to feel, but reflect.”