--- title: "4 Peace Chance Quotes By John Lennon" description: "4 Peace Chance quotes by John Lennon. Plus more from John Lennon and more Peace Chance sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/john-lennon-322_christianity_i-used-to-think-that-the-world-was-doing_249087.jpg" --- > [“I used to think that the world was doing something to me, that the world owed me something. And that either the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/i-used-to-think-that-the-world-was-doing-something-to-me-that-the/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/john-lennon-322_christianity_i-used-to-think-that-the-world-was-doing_249087.jpg) > [I enjoyed it when football crowds in the early days would sing 'All together now' - that was another one. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/i-enjoyed-it-when-football-crowds-in-the-early-days-would-sing-all/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8a/john-lennon-322_america_i-enjoyed-it-when-football-crowds-in-the_2262711.jpg) > [All we are saying is give peace a chance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/all-we-are-saying-is-give-peace-a-chance/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59c/john-lennon-322_chance_all-we-are-saying-is-give-peace-a-chance_2332642.jpg) > [We all have Hitler in us, but we also have love and peace. So why not give peace a chance for once?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/we-all-have-hitler-in-us-but-we-also-have-love-and-peace-so-why-not/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/085/john-lennon-322_beatles-peace_we-all-have-hitler-in-us-but-we-also-hav_2760095.jpg) ## More by John Lennon > [Well, I don't want to be king, I want to be real.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/well-i-don-t-want-to-be-king-i-want-to-be-real/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) > [ We went to America a few times and \[Brian\] Epstein always tried to waffle on at us about saying nothing about Vietnam. So there… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/we-went-to-america-a-few-times-and-brian-epstein-always-tried-to/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) > [As someone from the working class I was always interested in Russia and China and everything that related to the working class, even though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/as-someone-from-the-working-class-i-was-always-interested-in-russia/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/i-never-went-to-high-school-reunions-my-thing-is-out-of-sight-out-of/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/today-s-folk-song-is-rock-and-roll-although-it-happened-to-emanate/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) > [If you want to get peace, you can get it as soon as you like if we all pull together. ... Think peace, live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/if-you-want-to-get-peace-you-can-get-it-as-soon-as-you-like-if-we-all/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) > [The reason why kids are crazy is because nobody can face the responsibility of bringing them up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/the-reason-why-kids-are-crazy-is-because-nobody-can-face-the/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) > [In my case I've never not been political, though religion tended to overshadow it in my acid days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/in-my-case-i-ve-never-not-been-political-though-religion-tended-to/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/i-wasn-t-saying-whatever-they-re-saying-i-was-saying-i-m-sorry-i-said/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/songwriting-is-about-getting-the-demon-out-of-me-it-s-like-being/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) > [Imagine there's no heaven... it's easy if you try.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/imagine-there-s-no-heaven-it-s-easy-if-you-try/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) > [Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/man-you-should-have-seen-them-kicking-edgar-allan-poe/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) > [Love is like a flower - you've got to let it grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/love-is-like-a-flower-you-ve-got-to-let-it-grow/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) > [I don't know which will go first - rock 'n' roll or Christianity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/i-don-t-know-which-will-go-first-rock-n-roll-or-christianity/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/the-main-hangup-in-the-world-today-is-hypocrisy-and-insecurity-if/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/peace-chance/john-lennon/#itemlist", "name": "4 Peace Chance Quotes By John Lennon", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I used to think that the world was doing something to me, that the world owed me something. And that either the conservatives or the socialists or the fascists or the communists or the Christians or the Jews or the fascists were doing something to me. And when you're a teeny-booper, that's what you think. I'm 40 now, I don't think that anymore—because I found out it doesn't fucking work. I am part of them. There's no separation. 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