“Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it.”
Music
“Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.”
LifeAll Quotes by John Lennon
“Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one.”
Hope“You're just left with yourself all the time, whatever you do anyway. You've got to get down to your own God in your own temple. It's all down to you, mate.”
God“Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.”
Imagination“All you need is love.”
Love“I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can... But I still believe in peace, love and understanding.”
Life“All we are saying is give peace a chance.”
Peace“God is a concept by which we measure our pain.”
God“My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.”
Society“And God help Bruce Springsteen when they decide he's no longer God... They'll turn on him, and I hope he survives it.”
God“Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.”
Life“Guilt for being rich, and guilt thinking that perhaps love and peace isn't enough and you have to go and get shot or something.”
Love“Love is the flower you've got to let grow.”
Love“We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it.”
Love“If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.”
Peace“Everything is clearer when you're in love.”
Love“Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it.”
Society“I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us. I believe that what Jesus and Mohammed and Buddha and all the rest said was right. It's just that the translations have gone wrong.”
God“If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that's his problem. Love and peace are eternal.”
Love“Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.”
Time