John Lennon Quotes

You won’t get anything unless you have the vision to imagine it.

It was like being in the eye of a hurricane. You’d wake up in a concert and think, Wow, how did I get here?

Instant Karma is going to get you.

The trouble with government as it is, is that it doesn’t represent the people. It controls them.

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.

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

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.

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

I don’t know which will go first – rock ‘n’ roll or Christianity.

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.

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.

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.

The postman wants an autograph. The cab driver wants a picture. The waitress wants a handshake. Everyone wants a piece of you.

All you need is love.