John Lennon

Music English 1940 – 1980 277 quotes

Beatles co-founder, peace activist, songwriter

Quotes by John Lennon

We live in a world with many dangers all around us.

Song Lyrics (Come Together) 1969

Possession isn't nine-tenths of the law. Possession is the law!

Book (A Spaniard in the Works) 1968

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

Song Lyrics (I Am the Walrus) 1967

The love you take is equal to the love you make.

Song Lyrics (The End) 1968

If you want peace, work for justice.

Speech 1969

I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed to have it.

Press Conference 1966

Words are like eggs, when they're ready to break.

Book (In His Own Write) 1964

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

Interview 1970

I was a robber for love, not money.

Song Lyrics (Out the Blue) 1973

Everybody seems to think I'm lazy. I don't mind, I think they're crazy.

Song Lyrics (Steel and Glass) 1974

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

Song Lyrics (Broken Down Angel) 1970

The sound you make is music to me.

Song Lyrics (Don't Let Me Down) 1969

I don't know why people are so keen to put me down, it's a mystery to me.

Interview 1964

Gonna carry that weight a long time.

Song Lyrics (Carry That Weight) 1969

Nothing you can know that isn't known.

Song Lyrics (All You Need Is Love) 1967

I am what I am.

Song Lyrics (What You're Doing) 1965

The dream is over. What can I say?

Song Lyrics (God) 1970

Just like starting over.

Song Lyrics (Just Like Starting Over) 1980

War is over if you want it.

Billboard (War Is Over!) 1969

Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try, no hell below us, above us only sky, imagine all the people living for today.

Imagine 1971