John Lennon Quotes

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John Lennon

Profession : Musician

Birth : October 9, 1940

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

John Lennon

Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans.

John Lennon

Love is the flower you've got to let grow.

John Lennon

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

John Lennon

Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.

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Everything is clearer when you're in love.

John Lennon

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

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

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.

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The basic thing nobody asks is why do people take drugs of any sort? Why do we have these accessories to normal living to live? I mean, is there something wrong with society that's making us so pressurized, that we cannot live without guarding ourselves against it?

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

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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.

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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.

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And God help Bruce Springsteen when they decide he's no longer God... They'll turn on him, and I hope he survives it.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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All you need is love.

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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?

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