John Lennon quotes - page 7

There are places I remember All my life though some have changed Some forever not for better Some have gone and some remain. (John Lennon)
First you must learn to smile as you kill. View quote
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When it gets down to having to use violence, then you are playing the system's game. The establishment will irritate you – pull your beard, flick your face – to make you fight. Because once they've got you violent, then they know how to handle you. The only thing they don't know how to handle is non-violence and humor. View quote
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I've had cocaine, but I don't like it. The Beatles had lots of it in their day, but it's a dumb drug, because you have to have another one 20 minutes later. Your whole concentration goes on getting the next fix. Really, I find caffeine is easier to deal with. ... A little mushroom or peyote is not beyond my scope, you know, maybe twice a year or something. You don't hear about it anymore, but people are still visiting the cosmos. We must always remember to thank the CIA and the Army for LSD. That's what people forget. ... They invented LSD to control people and what they did was give us freedom. Sometimes it works in mysterious ways its wonders to perform. View quote
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These memories lose their meaning When I think of love as something new. View quote
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The celebrated Mr. K. Performs his feat on Saturday at Bishops Gate The Hendersons will dance and sing As Mr. Kite flies through the ring don't be late Messrs. K and H. assure the public Their production will be second to none And of course Henry the Horse dances the waltz! View quote
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She forced me to become avant-garde and take my clothes off, when all I wanted was to be Tom Jones. View quote
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It makes rock concerts look like tea parties. View quote
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You have to be! (Laughs) You might get shot! View quote
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If art were to redeem man, it could do so only by saving him from the seriousness of life and restoring him to an unexpected boyishness. View quote
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You say you want a Revolution; you better get it on right away. (John Lennon)
What would you suggest I do? Give everything away and walk the streets? The Buddhist says, "Get rid of the possessions of the mind." Walking away from all the money would not accomplish that. It's like the Beatles. I couldn't walk away from the Beatles. That's one possession that's still tagging along, right? View quote
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The Walrus was Paul! View quote
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No - we need money first. View quote
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Don´t trust anyone over 30. View quote
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It is senseless to hate the one whom you love. Love actually. View quote
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Instant Karma's gonna get you Gonna knock you off your feet Better recognize your brothers Everyone you meet Why in the world are we here? Surely not to live in pain and fear Why on Earth are you there When you're everywhere Gonna get your share Well, we all shine on Like the moon and the stars and the sun Yeah, we all shine on C'mon and on and on, on, on. View quote
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They keep you doped with religion and sex and TV, And you think you're so clever, and classless and free, But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see. View quote
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I think our society is run by insane people for insane objectives... I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends, you know... I'd be very pleased to know what they think they're doing. I think they're all insane. But I am liable to be put away as insane for expressing that, you know. That's what is insane about it. View quote
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We all been playing those mind games forever Some kinda druid dudes lifting the veil. Doing the mind guerrilla, Some call it magic - the search for the grail. View quote
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Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun. (John Lennon)
You either get tired fighting for peace, or you die. View quote
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When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream. View quote
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Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue with that; I'm right and I will be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first - rock and roll or Christianity. View quote
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Rituals are important. Nowadays it's hip not to be married. I'm not interested in being hip. View quote
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