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Peace Quotes by John Lennon

43 Peace quotes by John Lennon

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John Lennon sings that peace comes when people pull together and imagine a world without borders or wars. He reminds us that peace isn’t bought with violence but with honest thoughts and kindness. His words encourage us to see ourselves as beautiful and to work for a shared calm.

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I still believe in peace, love, and understanding.

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Imagine all the people living life in peace...

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Happiness is a good vibe for peace.

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If you want peace, you won't get it with violence.

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Peace and love are eternal

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All we are saying is give peace a chance.

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Peace in your mind, peace on earth, peace at work, peace at home, peace in the world.

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Nobody's ever tried the peace thing, ... We are selling it like soap.

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Why don't people believe us when we say we're simply in love?

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Free all the prisoners everywhere, all they want is truth and justice, all they need is love and care.

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We all have Hitler in us, but we also have love and peace. So why not give peace a chance for once?

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You either get tired fighting for peace, or you die.

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Millions of mind guerrillas, raising the spirit of peace and love, not war.

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I hope someday you will join us and the world will live as one.

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We had one thing in common - we were in love. But love is just a gift, and it doesn't answer everything…

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Guilt for being rich, and guilt thinking that perhaps love and peace isn't enough and you have to go and get shot…

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Life is what happens when we are busy doing other things. Peace is not something you wish for; it's something you make,…

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Declare it. Just the same way we declare war. That is how we will have peace... we just need to declare 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…

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I believe that as soon as people want peace in the world they can have it. The trouble is they are not…

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You may say I'm a dreamer, But I'm not the only one. I hope some day you'll join us and the world…

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Violence begets violence, you know. And you can't kill off all the violent people or all the murderers. We'd have to kill…

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Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King are great examples of fantastic nonviolents who died violently. I can never work that out. We're…

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“You're all geniuses, and you're all beautiful. You don't need anyone to tell you who you are. You are what you are.…

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I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put…

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When somebody is angry with us, we draw a halo around his or her head, in our minds. Does the person stop…

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I enjoyed it when football crowds in the early days would sing 'All together now' - that was another one. I was…

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We're trying to sell peace, like a product, you know, and sell it like people sell soap or soft drinks. And it's…

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Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the…

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It's fear of the unknown. The unknown is what it is. And to be frightened of it is what sends everybody scurrying…

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I used to be cruel to my woman, and physically - any woman. I was a hitter. I couldn't express myself and…

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“I used to think that the world was doing something to me, that the world owed me something. And that either the…

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It just was a gradual development over the years. I mean last year was 'all you need is love.' This year, it's…

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Now, in the sixties we were naive, like children. Everybody went back to their rooms and said 'We didn't get a wonderful…

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Imagine all of us living in peace, it's too beautiful to just be a dream.

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I'll give you everything I've got for a little peace of mind

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There is an alternative to war. It's staying in bed and growing your hair.

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If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.

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And so this is Xmas for black and for white, for yellow and red, let's stop all the fight.

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If you want to get peace, you can get it as soon as you like if we all pull together. ... Think…

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