John Lennon
Beatles co-founder, peace activist, songwriter
Quotes by John Lennon
And so dear friends, you'll just have to carry on, the dream is over.
Nobody told me there'd be days like these. Strange days indeed.
Woman, I know you understand the little child inside the man.
We all shine on... like the moon and the stars and the sun.
The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you.
War is over! If you want it.
You're just a rich kid's toy, you're just a rich kid's boy.
I'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight, short-sighted, narrow-minded hypocrites.
Just give me some truth.
Power to the people.
The only way to get peace is to get rid of all the guns and bombs and things.
We're all just walking around, and we're all just trying to get by.
I'm not saying we're better than anybody else, but we're as good as anybody else.
Love is the answer, and you know that for sure; Love is a flower, you've got to let it grow.
The thing is, I'm a writer. I write songs. I don't write books, I don't write plays, I don't write anything else. I write songs.
I'm just a guy who writes songs and wants to be happy.
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.
The more I see, the less I know. The more I know, the less I understand.
I believe in God, but not as a man in the sky. I believe in God as a concept of love and peace.
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.