When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down happy. — John Lennon Copy Share Image
Life is what happens to you while you're planning on doing something else. — John Lennon Copy Share Image
If people take any notice of what we say, we say we've been through the drug scene, man, and there's nothing like… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
They told me I didn't understand the assignment, I told them they didn't understand life. — John Lennon Copy Share Image
News conference in Chicago, where he apologized for the above statement, which was accepted by the Vatican. (11 August 1966) — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I mean People come up and ask for autographs or say hi but they wont bug you. — John Lennon Copy Share Image
We went to America a few times and [Brian] Epstein always tried to waffle on at us about saying nothing about Vietnam. So there… — John Lennon Copy Share
As someone from the working class I was always interested in Russia and China and everything that related to the working class, even though… — John Lennon Copy Share
I never went to high school reunions. My thing is, out of sight, out of mind. That's my attitude toward life. So I don't… — John Lennon Copy Share
Today's folk song is rock and roll. Although it happened to emanate from America, that's not really important in the end because we wrote… — John Lennon Copy Share
If you want to get peace, you can get it as soon as you like if we all pull together. ... Think peace, live… — John Lennon Copy Share
The reason why kids are crazy is because nobody can face the responsibility of bringing them up. — John Lennon Copy Share
In my case I've never not been political, though religion tended to overshadow it in my acid days. — John Lennon Copy Share
I wasn't saying whatever they're saying I was saying. I'm sorry I said it really. I never meant it to be a lousy anti-religious… — John Lennon Copy Share
Songwriting is about getting the demon out of me. It's like being possessed. You try to go to sleep, but the song won't let… — John Lennon Copy Share
The main hangup in the world today is hypocrisy and insecurity. If people can't face up to the fact of other people being naked… — John Lennon Copy Share
