Quotes By John Lennon

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

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

These critics with the illusions they've created about artists - it's like idol worship. They only like people when they're on their way up... I cannot be on the way up again.

There's nothing you can know that isn't known.

Everybody loves you when you're six foot in the ground.

If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'.

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

Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun.

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.

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.

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

All you need is love.

Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue with that; I'm right and I will be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first - rock and roll or Christianity.

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

If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.

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.

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

As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.

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

I could still be forgotten when I'm dead. I don't really care what happens when I'm dead.