--- title: "6 Working class Quotes By John Lennon" description: "6 Working class quotes by John Lennon. Plus more from John Lennon and more Working class sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/john-lennon-322_capitalist_as-someone-from-the-working-class-i-was_23049.jpg" --- > [As someone from the working class I was always interested in Russia and China and everything that related to the working class,…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/john-lennon-322_capitalist_as-someone-from-the-working-class-i-was_23049.jpg) > [A working class hero is something to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/a-working-class-hero-is-something-to-be/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b06/john-lennon-322_class_a-working-class-hero-is-something-to-be_210077.jpg) > [To begin with, working class people reacted against our openness about sex. They are frightened of nudity, they're repressed in that way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/to-begin-with-working-class-people-reacted-against-our-openness-about/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b0/john-lennon-322_class_to-begin-with-working-class-people-react_819491.jpg) > [I was a working-class macho guy who was used to being served and Yoko didn't buy that. From the day I met…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/i-was-a-working-class-macho-guy-who-was-used-to-being-served-and-yoko/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/850/john-lennon-322_class_i-was-a-working-class-macho-guy-who-was_1201048.jpg) > [Somehow the revolutionaries must approach the workers because the workers won't approach them. But it's difficult to know where to start; we've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/somehow-the-revolutionaries-must-approach-the-workers-because-the/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d5/john-lennon-322_approach_somehow-the-revolutionaries-must-approac_1444556.jpg) > [That's the choice they allow you - now the outlet is being a pop star, which is really what I'm saying on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/that-s-the-choice-they-allow-you-now-the-outlet-is-being-a-pop-star/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6da/john-lennon-322_albums_that-s-the-choice-they-allow-you-now-the_2179270.jpg) ## Other authors on Working class - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-karl-marx-55237.jpg) Karl Marx 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/working-class/karl-marx/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bernie-sanders-17420.jpg) Bernie Sanders 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/working-class/bernie-sanders/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/working-class/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-j-d-vance-3503.jpg) J.D. Vance 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/working-class/j-d-vance/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-orwell-37887.jpg) George Orwell 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/working-class/george-orwell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-j-d-vance-2-3852.jpg) J. D. Vance 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/working-class/j-d-vance-2/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-ayers-17832.jpg) Bill Ayers 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/working-class/bill-ayers/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-vladimir-lenin-94029.jpg) Vladimir Lenin 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/working-class/vladimir-lenin/) - [Richard Ojeda 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/working-class/richard-ojeda/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-nina-turner-3107.jpg) Nina Turner 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/working-class/nina-turner/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-haruki-murakami-40784.jpg) Haruki Murakami 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/working-class/haruki-murakami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-packer-37899.jpg) George Packer 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/working-class/george-packer/) ## 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/working-class/john-lennon/#itemlist", "name": "6 Working class Quotes By John Lennon", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As someone from the working class I was always interested in Russia and China and everything that related to the working class, even though I was playing the capitalist game.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Lennon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/as-someone-from-the-working-class-i-was-always-interested-in-russia/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/john-lennon-322_capitalist_as-someone-from-the-working-class-i-was_23049.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/john-lennon-322_capitalist_as-someone-from-the-working-class-i-was_23049.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/john-lennon-322_capitalist_as-someone-from-the-working-class-i-was_23049.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As someone from the working class I was always interested in Russia and China and everything that related to…” — John Lennon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A working class hero is something to be.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Lennon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/a-working-class-hero-is-something-to-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b06/john-lennon-322_class_a-working-class-hero-is-something-to-be_210077.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b06/john-lennon-322_class_a-working-class-hero-is-something-to-be_210077.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b06/john-lennon-322_class_a-working-class-hero-is-something-to-be_210077.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A working class hero is something to be.” — John Lennon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To begin with, working class people reacted against our openness about sex. 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