People think the Beatles know what's going on. We don't. We're just doing it. — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I used to think it was mere homesickness, then I started getting it at home. — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I think a lot of bad things have happened in the name of the church and in the name of Christ. Therefore… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
All this bit about angels and all the different religions, it's based on something. I think anything's possible. I believe in everything… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
That's part of our policy, is not to be taken seriously because I think our opposition, whoever they may be in all… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I started being me about the songs, not writing objectively, but subjectively. I think it was Dylan who helped me realize that… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
There is no denying that we are still living in the capitalist world. I think that in order to survive and to… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
Of course it's difficult to know what the workers are really thinking because the capitalist press always only quotes mouthpieces like Vic… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
At the (record company) meeting Paul just kept mithering on about what we were going to do, so in the end I… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I'm a moldy moldy man I'm moldy thru and thru I'm a moldy moldy man You would not think it true I'm… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I think it's false, shallow, to be giving to others when your own need is great. The idea is not to comfort… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I don't have any romanticism about any part of my past. I think of it only inasmuch as it gave me pleasure… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it. If you were going to give Rock 'n' Roll… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I still don't know how to express the really delicate personal stuff. People think that Plastic Ono is very personal, but there… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I've been reading [Nikita] Khrushchev Remembers. I know he's a bit of a lad himself - but he seemed to think that… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I think the music reflects the state that the society is in. It doesn't suggest the state. I think the poets and… — 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.… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
Don't you think that the Beatles gave every sodden thing they've got to be the Beatles? That took a whole section of… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
It just was a gradual development over the years. I mean last year was 'all you need is love.' This year, it's… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
We've learned over the years that if we wanted we could write anything that just felt good or sounded good and it… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
Nor do I think we came from monkeys, by the wayThat's another piece of garbage. What the hell's it based on? We… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I just like TV. I think to me, it replaced the fireplace when I was a child. They took the fire away… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
Trying to please everybody is impossible - if you did that, you'd end up in the middle with nobody liking you. You've… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
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… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
Guilt for being rich, and guilt thinking that perhaps love and peace isn't enough and you have to go and get shot… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I recently got into Haiku in Japan and I just think it's fantastic. Obviously, when you get rid of a whole section… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I think middle-class people have the biggest trauma if they have nice imagey parents, all smiling and dolled up. — John Lennon Copy Share Image
You feel alone if you're the only one thinking 'wouldn't it be nice if there was peace and nobody was getting killed.'… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
You're born in pain and pain is what we're in most of the time. And I think that the bigger the pain,… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I never listen to the radio. If it's bad, I make fun of it, and if it's good, I get jealous that… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
If you want to get peace, you can get it as soon as you like if we all pull together. ... Think… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
When I was about twelve I used to think I must be a genius, but nobody's noticed. If there is such a… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I think it's the best thing I've ever done. I think it's realistic, and it's true to the me that has been… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
You can't cheat kids. If you cheat them when they're children they'll make you pay when they're sixteen or seventeen by revolting… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
As a child I did a lot of imaginary bits, you know. It depends on the individual, I enjoyed then knocking the… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I believe that God is like a powerhouse, like where you keep electricity, like a power station. And that he's a supreme… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
The whole Beatle thing was just beyond comprehension. When 'Help' came out, I was actually crying out for help. Most people think… — 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
![“I've been reading [Nikita] Khrushchev Remembers. I know he's a bit of a lad himself - but he seemed to think that making a religion out of an individual was bad; that doesn't seem to be part of the basic Communist idea. Still people are people, that's the difficulty.” quote by John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/6f2/john-lennon-322_bits_i-ve-been-reading-nikita-khrushchev-reme_2867398.jpg)
![“I think the music reflects the state that the society is in. It doesn't suggest the state. I think the poets and musicians and artists are of the age - not only do they lead the age on, but they also reflect that age. [...] Like The Beatles. We came out of Liverpool and we reflected our background…” quote by John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ccb/john-lennon-322_age_i-think-the-music-reflects-the-state-tha_1323373.jpg)
![“We went to America a few times and [Brian] Epstein always tried to waffle on at us about saying nothing about Vietnam. So there came a time when George [Harrison] and I said 'Listen, when they ask next time, we're going to say we don't like that war and we think they should get right out.' That's…” quote by John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/512/john-lennon-322_america_we-went-to-america-a-few-times-and-brian_12070.jpg)
