"Only by trying on other people's clothes..." - Quote by John Lennon
Only by trying on other people's clothes do we find what size we are.
More by John Lennon
“One has to completely humiliate oneself to be what the Beatles were . . . . It happened bit by bit, until . . . you're doing exactly what you don't want to do with people you can't stand -- the people you hated when you were ten.”
“I don't bother so much about the others' songs. For instance, I don't give a damn about how 'Something' is doing in the charts - I watch 'Come Together' (the flip side) because that's my song.”
“My defenses were so great. The cocky rock and roll hero who knows all the answers was actually a terrified guy who didn't know how to cry. Simple.”
More on Empathy
“Sympathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well.”
“Caring comes from being able to put yourself in the position of the other person.”
“Sitting on a bedroom floor crying is something that makes you feel really alone. If someone's singing about that feeling, you feel bonded to that person. That's the only way I can find an explanation for why 55,000 people would want to come see me sing.”
More on Understanding
“Why may we not be in the universe, as our dogs and cats are in our drawingrooms and libraries?”
“When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war.”
“Today, as you know, I am famous and very rich. But when I am alone with myself, I haven't the 'courage' to consider myself an artist, in the great and ancient sense of that word... I am only a public entertainer, who understands his age.”