John Lennon

John Lennon

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John Lennon, an English musician and activist, is widely remembered for insights that continue to resonate with readers everywhere. Their thinking spans from Love to Peace, revealing a mind that refused to stay in one lane. Discover 42 of John Lennon's most memorable quotes, ranging across Love, Peace, God, Life, and Society. Among their most shared lines: "Love is the flower you've got to let grow."

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“God is a concept by which we measure our pain.”

— John Lennon

God

All Quotes by John Lennon

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

— John Lennon

Peace

“Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.”

— John Lennon

Imagination

“Surrealism had a great effect on me because then I realised that the imagery in my mind wasn't insanity. Surrealism to me is reality.”

— John Lennon

Great

“He didn't come out of my belly, but my God, I've made his bones, because I've attended to every meal, and how he sleeps, and the fact that he swims like a fish because I took him to the ocean. I'm so proud of all those things. But he is my biggest pride.”

— John Lennon

God

“God is a concept by which we measure our pain.”

— John Lennon

God

“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.”

— John Lennon

God

“If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that... I believe in what I do, and I'll say it.”

— John Lennon

Art

“Part of me suspects that I'm a loser, and the other part of me thinks I'm God Almighty.”

— John Lennon

God

“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.”

— John Lennon

God

“I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I've always been a freak. So I've been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I'm one of those people.”

— John Lennon

Change

“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.”

— John Lennon

Society

“Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.”

— John Lennon

Life

“I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now?”

— John Lennon

Dreams

“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.”

— John Lennon

Love

“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.”

— John Lennon

Hope

“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.”

— John Lennon

Life

“Love is the answer, and you know that for sure Love is a flower, you've got to let it grow.”

— John Lennon

Love

“The basic thing nobody asks is why do people take drugs of any sort? Why do we have these accessories to normal living to live? I mean, is there something wrong with society that's making us so pressurized, that we cannot live without guarding ourselves against it?”

— John Lennon

Society

“Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it.”

— John Lennon

Music

“You either get tired fighting for peace, or you die.”

— John Lennon

Peace