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100 Powerful Quotes By John Lennon To Feed Your Soul

Famous As: The Founder, Co-Songwriter, Co-Lead Vocalist & Rhythm Guitarist of 'The Beatles'
Born On: October 9, 1940
Died On: December 8, 1980
Born In: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Died At Age: 40

If there has ever been a band that changed the music scenario and history of popular music like none other in the centuries gone by, it has to be ‘The Beatles’. And ‘Beatles’ wouldn’t have been so had it not been for the famed singer-songwriter, John Lennon. A sheer musical genius, Lennon co-founded Beatles along with Paul McCartney thus starting a musical legacy that crossed continents and transpired success making the pop music what it is today. An aspirational musician since young, Lennon formed a ‘historical’ songwriting-partnership with McCartney that led the duo to lay roots of ‘Beatles’. In the years to follow, George Harrison and Ringo Starr joined in and gave Beatles its heart and soul. For more than a decade, Beatles dominated the pop culture and rock and roll so much so that the era is best remembered as ‘Beatlemania’. And much of the success of the Beatles came in due to the exceptional lyrics delivered by Lennon and McCartney. More than often, Lennon infused in his songs his political and peace activism. The same is also visible in his solo ventures that were crusades of his social campaigns. And not far behind are his quotes that portray his ideology and philosophy. Browse through this section and brief yourself with some of the best quotes by John Lennon.  

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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 live as one.

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 live as one.

John Lennon
Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.

Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.

John Lennon
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?

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

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

John Lennon
The more I see, the less I know for sure.

The more I see, the less I know for sure.

John Lennon
A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.

A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.

John Lennon
One thing you can't hide - is when you're crippled inside.

One thing you can't hide - is when you're crippled inside.

John Lennon
There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be...

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be...

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

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

John Lennon
Living is Easy with Eyes Closed.

Living is Easy with Eyes Closed.

John Lennon
Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

John Lennon
If someone thinks that peace and love are just a cliche that must have been left behind in the 60s, that's a problem. Peace and love are eternal.

If someone thinks that peace and love are just a cliche that must have been left behind in the 60s, that's a problem. Peace and love are eternal.

John Lennon
When you're drowning you don't think, I would be incredibly pleased if someone would notice I'm drowning and come and rescue me. You just scream.

When you're drowning you don't think, I would be incredibly pleased if someone would notice I'm drowning and come and rescue me. You just scream.

John Lennon
It's weird not to be weird.

It's weird not to be weird.

John Lennon
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.

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
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.

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
For those of you in the cheap seats I'd like ya to clap your hands to this one; the rest of you can just rattle your jewelry!

For those of you in the cheap seats I'd like ya to clap your hands to this one; the rest of you can just rattle your jewelry!

John Lennon
War is over ... If you want it.

War is over ... If you want it.

John Lennon
Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns it calls me on and on across the universe.

Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns it calls me on and on across the universe.

John Lennon
Nothing is real.

Nothing is real.

John Lennon
How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?

How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?

John Lennon
I'm not afraid of death because I don't believe in it.
It's just getting out of one car, and into another.

I'm not afraid of death because I don't believe in it. It's just getting out of one car, and into another.

John Lennon
God is a concept by which we measure our pain.

God is a concept by which we measure our pain.

John Lennon
I get by with a little help from my friends.

I get by with a little help from my friends.

John Lennon
Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear.

Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear.

John Lennon
We all shine on...like the moon and the stars and the sun...we all shine on...come on and on and on...

We all shine on...like the moon and the stars and the sun...we all shine on...come on and on and on...

John Lennon
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.

Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.

John Lennon
Love is a flower you got to let it grow.

Love is a flower you got to let it grow.

John Lennon
Whatever gets you through the night

Whatever gets you through the night

John Lennon
When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet most of the audience still sleeps.

When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet most of the audience still sleeps.

John Lennon
The more real you get the more unreal the world gets.

The more real you get the more unreal the world gets.

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

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

John Lennon
You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!

You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!

John Lennon
Music is everybody's business. It's only the publishers who think people own it

Music is everybody's business. It's only the publishers who think people own it

John Lennon
Everything is clearer when you're in love.

Everything is clearer when you're in love.

John Lennon
Remember to let her into your heart.

Remember to let her into your heart.

John Lennon
We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight.

We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight.

John Lennon
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.

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.

John Lennon
It matters not who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love or how you love, it matters only that you love

It matters not who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love or how you love, it matters only that you love

John Lennon
The thing the sixties did was to show us the possibilities and the responsibility that we all had. It wasn't the answer. It just gave us a glimpse of the possibility.

The thing the sixties did was to show us the possibilities and the responsibility that we all had. It wasn't the answer. It just gave us a glimpse of the possibility.

John Lennon
I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.

I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.

John Lennon
Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it’ll always get you the right ones

Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it’ll always get you the right ones

John Lennon
Time wounds all heels.

Time wounds all heels.

John Lennon
Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives

Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives

John Lennon
I was the walrus, but now I am John...and so my friends, you'll just have to carry on. The dream is over.

I was the walrus, but now I am John...and so my friends, you'll just have to carry on. The dream is over.

John Lennon
Please don’t spoil my day; I’m miles away and, after all, I’m only sleeping.

Please don’t spoil my day; I’m miles away and, after all, I’m only sleeping.

John Lennon
Make love, not war.

Make love, not war.

John Lennon
When you cross the street, take my hand

When you cross the street, take my hand

John Lennon
I was feeling insecure you might not love me anymore

I was feeling insecure you might not love me anymore

John Lennon
The sun is up, the sky is blue
It's beautiful, and so are you

The sun is up, the sky is blue It's beautiful, and so are you

John Lennon
Why in the world are we here? Surely not to live in pain and fear. Why on earth are you there, when you're everywhere-come and get your share.

Why in the world are we here? Surely not to live in pain and fear. Why on earth are you there, when you're everywhere-come and get your share.

John Lennon
Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friends

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friends

John Lennon
When I was about twelve I used to think I must be a genius, but nobody's noticed. If there is such a thing as a genius, I am one, and if there isn't I don't care.

When I was about twelve I used to think I must be a genius, but nobody's noticed. If there is such a thing as a genius, I am one, and if there isn't I don't care.

John Lennon
There are no problems, only solutions.

There are no problems, only solutions.

John Lennon
When I cannot sing my heart, I can only speak my mind.

When I cannot sing my heart, I can only speak my mind.

John Lennon
Love is the greatest refreshment in life.

Love is the greatest refreshment in life.

John Lennon
Please don't wake me, no, don't shake me, leave me where I am, I'm only sleeping...

Please don't wake me, no, don't shake me, leave me where I am, I'm only sleeping...

John Lennon
Nobody loves you when you're down and out.

Nobody loves you when you're down and out.

John Lennon
I am a violent man who has learned not to be violent and regrets his violence.

I am a violent man who has learned not to be violent and regrets his violence.

John Lennon
I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me.

I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me.

John Lennon
Everybody seems to think I'm lazy
I don't mind, I think they're crazy.
Running everywhere at such a speed
Till they find there's no need.

Everybody seems to think I'm lazy I don't mind, I think they're crazy. Running everywhere at such a speed Till they find there's no need.

John Lennon
Give us a kiss

Give us a kiss

John Lennon
Love, Love, Love. All you need is love. Love is all you need.

Love, Love, Love. All you need is love. Love is all you need.

John Lennon
All you need is love.

All you need is love.

John Lennon
There are only a few notes. Just variations on a theme.

There are only a few notes. Just variations on a theme.

John Lennon
Paranoia is just a heightened sense of awareness

Paranoia is just a heightened sense of awareness

John Lennon
Before Elvis there was nothing.

Before Elvis there was nothing.

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

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

John Lennon
No short-haired, yellow-bellied, son of tricky dicky
Is gonna mother hubbard soft soap me
With just a pocketful of soap.

No short-haired, yellow-bellied, son of tricky dicky Is gonna mother hubbard soft soap me With just a pocketful of soap.

John Lennon
Pools of sorrow waves of joy are drifting thorough my open mind possessing and caressing m

Pools of sorrow waves of joy are drifting thorough my open mind possessing and caressing m

John Lennon
I've never really been wanted.

I've never really been wanted.

John Lennon
You can manicure a cat but can you caticure a man?

You can manicure a cat but can you caticure a man?

John Lennon
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.

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.

John Lennon
Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, Something you do , Something you are, And something you give away

Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, Something you do , Something you are, And something you give away

John Lennon
Slipping? We're bigger than Jesus.

Slipping? We're bigger than Jesus.

John Lennon
If you want peace, you won't get it with violence.

If you want peace, you won't get it with violence.

John Lennon
Trying to please everybody is impossible - if you did that, you'd end up in the middle with nobody liking you. You've just got to make the decision about what you think is your best, and do it.

Trying to please everybody is impossible - if you did that, you'd end up in the middle with nobody liking you. You've just got to make the decision about what you think is your best, and do it.

John Lennon
It came in a vision - a man appeared on a flaming pie and said unto them, 'From this day forward you are Beatles with an A.' Thank you Mister Man, they said, thanking him.

It came in a vision - a man appeared on a flaming pie and said unto them, 'From this day forward you are Beatles with an A.' Thank you Mister Man, they said, thanking him.

John Lennon
When I hold you in my arms and I feel my finger on your trigger I know no one can do me no harm because happiness is a warm gun.

When I hold you in my arms and I feel my finger on your trigger I know no one can do me no harm because happiness is a warm gun.

John Lennon
Love is the Answer. What was the Question?

Love is the Answer. What was the Question?

John Lennon
You have to be a bastard to make it, and that's a fact. And the Beatles are the biggest bastards on earth.

You have to be a bastard to make it, and that's a fact. And the Beatles are the biggest bastards on earth.

John Lennon
Creativity is a gift. It doesn't come through if the air is cluttered.

Creativity is a gift. It doesn't come through if the air is cluttered.

John Lennon
Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream.

Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream.

John Lennon
I'm not going to sacrifice love, real love, for any *%@$n' war or any friend, or any business, because in the end you're alone at night.

I'm not going to sacrifice love, real love, for any *%@$n' war or any friend, or any business, because in the end you're alone at night.

John Lennon
Without Jimmy (James) Dean the Beatles would never have existed.

Without Jimmy (James) Dean the Beatles would never have existed.

John Lennon
When his rolls royce was mobbed by fans the chauffeur said:
''do you want me to get them off the car?''
and Lennon replied: ''No - they paid for it, they can wreck it

When his rolls royce was mobbed by fans the chauffeur said: ''do you want me to get them off the car?'' and Lennon replied: ''No - they paid for it, they can wreck it

John Lennon
If there hadn't been an Elvis, there wouldn't have been the Beatles.

If there hadn't been an Elvis, there wouldn't have been the Beatles.

John Lennon
I put things down on sheets of paper and stuff them in my pockets. When I have enough, I have a book.

I put things down on sheets of paper and stuff them in my pockets. When I have enough, I have a book.

John Lennon
Happiness is just how you feel when you don't feel miserable.

Happiness is just how you feel when you don't feel miserable.

John Lennon
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.

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
I still believe that all you need is love.

I still believe that all you need is love.

John Lennon
So long ago, was it in a dream, was it just a dream?

So long ago, was it in a dream, was it just a dream?

John Lennon
Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe.

Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe.

John Lennon
Rain, I don't mind

Rain, I don't mind

John Lennon
One thing I can tell you is you have to be free. Come together, right now, over me.

One thing I can tell you is you have to be free. Come together, right now, over me.

John Lennon
I'm not really a career person; I'm a gardener, basically.

I'm not really a career person; I'm a gardener, basically.

John Lennon
Declare it. Just the same way we declare war. That is how we will have peace... we just need to declare it.

Declare it. Just the same way we declare war. That is how we will have peace... we just need to declare it.

John Lennon
A mistake is only an error, it becomes a mistake when you fail to correct it

A mistake is only an error, it becomes a mistake when you fail to correct it

John Lennon
It was like being in the eye of a hurricane. You'd wake up in a concert and think

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?

John Lennon
I would like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we’ve passed the audition.

I would like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we’ve passed the audition.

John Lennon