60 John Lennon quotes very inspiring
John Winston Lennon, better known as John Lennon , was one of the most remembered musicians in history, and was part of one of the most successful bands: "The Beatles." He was born on October 9, 1940, in the British city of Liverpool. He died in 1980, at 40 years of age.
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The best phrases of John Lennon
Lennon will always be remembered for his songs full of feeling but, in addition, this famous character pronounced a lot of interesting reflections throughout his life. In fact, he is one of the musicians that he has inspired the most through his lyrics and his public image.
In this article you can find 60 of John Lennon's best quotes so that you enjoy them:
1. My role in society or that of any artist or poet is to try and express what we feel. Do not tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of all of us
Humble as always, John Lennon explains what his role as a musician is.
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2. They made us believe that each of us is half an orange, and that life only makes sense when we find the other half. They did not tell us that we are already born whole, that nobody in our life deserves to carry on our backs, the responsibility to complete what we lack
We are all valuable people, we do not need anyone to find happiness.
3. Being honest can not make you get a lot of friends, but it always makes you get the right ones
When you have a good heart, the people you surround are really valuable.
4. Either you get tired fighting for peace or you die
John Lennon was always an advocate of peace . I was totally against the war.
5. All we say is that peace be given an opportunity
He always believed that human beings should live in harmony instead of fighting against each other.
6. All you need is love
Love is a force that moves the world and makes it work better, it does not separate it.
7. Religion is only a way to get the tithe out to the ignorant, there is only one God, and that is not enriched like the charlatan priests
A quote from John Lennon that invites deep reflection about religion .
8. It does not matter how long my hair is or the color of my skin or if I am male or female
We all have our qualities, we are different. However, we are all people.
9. The more I see the less I know, sure
Again, his humble mentality comes up with this quote. .
10. Reality leaves a lot to the imagination
Lennon was always a creative person, that's why he got there.
11. I was not going to sacrifice true love for any friend or business, because in the end you stay alone at night and neither of you wanted to be. You can not fill a bed with groupies, it does not work. I do not want to be a swinger. Nothing works better than having someone who loves you hugging you
With this phrase, Lennon makes it clear that he was a faithful person.
12. We were four boys. I met Paul, I invited him to join my band. Then George and then Ringo joined. We were a group that became very, very large, that's all
Lennon explaining how one of the best bands in history was formed.
13. Part of my suspicion that I am a loser, and the other thinks I am the almighty God
People can feel down one day and go up the next day.
14. When you are drowning, you do not say "I would be incredibly grateful if someone took the precaution to realize that I sink and come to help me", you just scream
A curious phrase that talks about the delicate moments of life.
15. It was like in the eye of a hurricane. You wake up at a concert and think "Wow, how did I get here?"
Being on top of the world of music must be an incredible experience.
16. Surrealism had a great effect on me because I realized that the imagination in my mind was not madness. The surrealism for me is the reality
John Lennon making clear reference to the surrealist artistic movement .
17. It does not matter that you hide behind a smile and wear cute clothes, if something you can not hide is how rotten you are inside
There is nothing worse than having a stained soul and not being a worthy person.
18. We were all on this ship in the 60s, our generation, a ship that was going to discover the new world. And the Beatles were in the bow of that ship
The Beatles are considered the best music band in history.
19. If being an egomaniac means believing in what I do and in my art or music, then you can call me that ... I believe in what I do, and I'll say it
A phrase with a touch of irony about the ego of a musician.
twenty.Some are willing to do anything, except to live here and now
Living in the present is an act of brave people.
21. What the 60 did is show us the possibilities and responsibilities that we all have. It was not the answer. It just gave us an idea of responsibility
The 60s were years of change, but also years of growth.
22. I think time heals all wounds
Time heals everything, according to this famous character.
23. Jesus was right, but his disciples were ordinary and ordinary
A phrase that makes its religious side clear.
24. There is nothing you can know that is not known
A quote that expresses to what extent human beings we are discovering things constantly .
25. It does not matter who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love or how you love. It only matters that ames
This phrase is summarized in: "the important thing is to love".
26. The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape this distinction
What Lennon said when he was handed the cross of the British legion.
27. We live in a world where we hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight
A phrase that makes all the sense in the world. Better to make love than to make war.
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28. Technically I'm not very good, but I can make you howl and move a guitar
John Lennon was a fantastic musician. That is why he will be remembered eternally.
29. Rituals are important. It is currently modern not to be married. I'm not interested in being modern
This musician firmly believed in marriage as a form of commitment.
30. I do not believe in killing, whatever the reason!
This artist he was always against the war , and defended that there are no reasons to enter into a warlike conflict. This is one of John Lennon's most remembered phrases.
31. Everything is clearer when you're in love
Love makes you feel really rewarding experiences.
32. If someone thinks that love and peace are a cliche he must have stayed in the sixties, that is his problem. Love and peace are eternal
The musician of the Beatles was a strong defender of love and peace.
33. Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans
A great date that inspires the whole world. An authentic motivating phrase.
34. Yoko inspires all this creation in me. It's not that she inspires me the songs. She inspires me
Yoko Ono was the great love of her life . He never hid it.
35. God is a concept by which we measure our pain
Believing in God can be a way of not wanting to face reality.
36. I started the band. I dissolved it. It's that simple. My life with the Beatles had become a trap, in a continuous tape ... When at last I had the guts to tell the other three who, in quotation marks, wanted a divorce, they understood that he meant it; unlike the previous threats of Ringo and George to leave
Lennon he was one of the most emblematic figures of the Beatles , but left the group in 1970.
37. Living is easy with closed eyes
This ironic phrase refers to life can be complicated
38. I do not affirm the divinity. I have never affirmed the purity of soul. I have never claimed to have the answers to life. I just play songs and answer questions as honestly as I can
His songs were not intended to impose beliefs, only to give his opinion.
39. You have to be a bastard to do it and that's a fact. And the Beatles are the biggest bastards on earth
The Beatles managed to crown themselves at the top and, to this day, they are still remembered.
40. When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody notices, do not be sad. Dawn is a beautiful sight and yet most of the audience still sleeps
We can not always be exemplary people. There will be times when we are not.
41. Being rich does not change your life experiences. The only difference, basically, is that you do not have to worry about money, food, having a roof, etc. But all the other experiences, emotions, relationships are the same. I know: I was rich and poor and Yoko also
Money does not give happiness. It is told by someone who had a lot of money.
42. I can not believe they award me. I thought it was necessary to drive tanks and win wars
A critique of how the world works , based on social relationships that are governed by money.
43. Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King are great examples of non-violent beings who died violently. That can never work. We are pacifists, but I am not sure what it means when you are a pacifist and you are shot. I can not understand that
Lennon talking about great characters of peace.
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44. Each person is the reflection of the music they listen to
The music we listen to depends on our personality. At least that's what Lennon thinks.
45. I do not fear death because I do not believe in it. I think it's just getting out of the car to enter another. "
46Everything will be fine in the end. If it's not right, it's not the end
We can all learn from mistakes. They are growth opportunities.
47. You are alone with yourself all the time, with whatever you do. You have to go down to your own God in your own temple. Everything depends on you, mate
We are owners of our life, and we can direct it if we have the will.
48. You do not need anyone to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!
One is what it is. Regardless of what others think.
49. Let's dream with peace
Again, a quote that refers to peace. Lennon promoted very worthy values .
50. A dream you dream alone is just a dream. A dream you dream with someone it's a reality
Lennon was a lover of life, a lover of Yoko Ono.
51. You do not need a sword to cut flowers
In clear relation to the war. It is always better to give a flower than to kill someone.
52. My name is not Beatle John. It's John Lennon
John Lennon decided to run his solo path after the success of the Beatles.
53. 1 + 1 = John + Yoko. Simple mathematics
Another quote that shows his pure love towards Yoko Ono.
54. Love is wanting to be loved. Love is asking to be loved. love is to need to be loved
We all need to be loved. We are social beings, nobody likes to be alone.
55. When I was five years old, my mother always told me that happiness is the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I wrote happily. They told me that I did not understand the question. I told them that they did not understand life
A deep reflection on happiness . Something we should all learn.
56. It's weird not to be weird
We all have our own personality, our way of thinking, our beliefs. It is what makes us incredibly unique.
57. I'm not The Beatles, Paul is not The Beatles. The Beatles are The Beatles. Separately, they are separated. Moment by moment, so we live now. We appreciate every day and fear them too. It could be the last day. It sounds funny, but any day you could be run over by a car or something. I'm starting to appreciate it
A phrase he uttered when the Beatles were separating.
58. Count your age for friends, not years. Tell your life for smiles, not tears
Life should not be valued for the years you have, but for the experiences you have lived.
59. In my life I've only had two friends, Yoko and Paul
You can have everything in this life, but Real friendship is something that does not abound .
60. People grow through people. If we are in good company it is more enjoyable
We learn from others. Living in coexistence is necessary to develop and to be happy.
