I've always been politically minded, you know, and against the status quo. — John Lennon Copy Share Image
We're not disinterested in politics. It's just that politicians are disinteresting. — John Lennon Copy Share Image
The trouble with government as it is, is that it doesn't represent the people. It controls them. — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I was trying to say something about Christianity, the idea that you have to be tortured to attain heaven. I didn't believe… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
In my case I've never not been political, though religion tended to overshadow it in my acid days. — 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
I've never voted. I've never voted yet although I could have voted for the last ten years. — John Lennon Copy Share Image
We're all God. I'm not a god or the God, but we're all God and we're all potentially divine - and potentially… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
The second political thing I did was to say 'The Beatles are bigger than Jesus.' That really broke the scene, I nearly… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
The lyrics stand today (1980). They're still my feeling about politics. I want to see the plan. I want to know what… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I suppose if I had said television was more popular than Jesus, I would have gotten away with it. I'm sorry I… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
People always got the image I was an anti-Christ or antireligion. I'm not. I'm a most religious fellow. I was brought up… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
If the masses started to accept UFOs, it would profoundly affect their attitude towards life, politics, everything. It would threaten the status… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
The reason why kids are crazy is because nobody can face the responsibility of bringing them up. — John Lennon Copy Share Image
In my case I've never not been political, though religion tended to overshadow it in my acid days. — John Lennon Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image