Quotes by John Lennon

About John Lennon:

John Winston Ono Lennon was an English singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the band the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music. With Paul McCartney, he formed a celebrated songwriting partnership.
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A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.

John Lennon

The sun is up, the sky is blue It's beautiful, and so are you

John Lennon

If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that... I believe in what I do, and I'll say it.

John Lennon

Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace You may say that I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as...

John Lennon

Whatever gets you through the night

John Lennon

When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet most of the audience still sleeps.

John Lennon

I believe in everything until it’s disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it’s in your mind. Who’s going to say that dreams and nightmares aren’t as real as the here and now? Reality leaves a lot to the...

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…Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I don't know what will go first, rock 'n' roll or Christianity. We're more popular than Jesus now. Jesus was all right, but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that ruins it...

John Lennon

And so this is Christmas...what have you done?

John Lennon

You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.

John Lennon

Creativity is a gift. It doesn't come through if the air is cluttered.

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I'm not afraid of death because I don't believe in it. It's just getting out of one car, and into another.

John Lennon

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be...

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I was the walrus, but now I am John...and so my friends, you'll just have to carry on. The dream is over.

John Lennon

Produce your own dream. If you want to save Peru, go save Peru. It’s quite possible to do anything, but not if you put it on the leaders and the parking meters. Don’t expect Carter or Reagan or John Lennon or Yoko Ono or Bob Dylan or Jesus Christ...

John Lennon

You, you may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.

John Lennon

One thing you can't hide - is when you're crippled inside.

John Lennon

It doesn't matter who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love or how you love, it only matters that you love!

John Lennon

There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all ou...

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War is over ... If you want it.

John Lennon

Author Bio

  • NameJohn Lennon
  • DescriptionBritish musician, member of the Beatles
  • AliasesJohn Ono Lennon; John Winston Lennon
  • BornOctober 9, 1940
  • DiedDecember 8, 1980
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionRecord Producer; Writer; Actor; Singer-songwriter; Guitarist; Film Producer; Poet; Composer
  • WorksImagine
  • AwardsMember Of The Order Of The British Empire; Academy Award For Best Original Score; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award