"There are two basic motivating forces: fear..." - Quote by John Lennon

“Either I'm a genius or I'm mad, which is it? "No," I said, "I can't be mad because nobody's put me away; therefore I'm a genius." Genius is a form of madness and we're all that way. But I used to be coy about it, like me guitar playing. But if there's such a thing as genius - I am one. And if there isn't, I don't care.”

“It doesn't matter how long my hair is or what colour my skin is or whether I'm a woman or a man.”

“I enjoyed it when football crowds in the early days would sing 'All together now' - that was another one. I was also pleased when the movement in America took up 'Give peace a chance' because I had written it with that in mind really.”

“I discovered very early on that if you wanted a thing, you went for it - and you got it. Most people never go anywhere, or want anything - so they never get anything.”

“Keep on keeping on, no matter how hard the going may be.”

“Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.”

“One sees more devils than vast hell can hold”

“I thought if I could face the worst danger voluntarily, and triumph, I would forever have power over it.”

“Since it is difficult to join them together, it is safer to be feared than to be loved when one of the two must be lacking.”