John Lennon Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old John Lennon quotes, John Lennon sayings, and John Lennon proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

All you need is pancakes. Pancakes are all you need. John Lennon
Happiness is inside you, not with another person. John Lennon
Possession isn't nine-tenths of the law. It's nine-tenths of the problem. John Lennon
It was like being in the eye of a hurricane. You'd wake up in a concert and think, Wow, how did I get here? John Lennon
Whenever in doubt, turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream. John Lennon
Pain is what we’re in most of the time. And I think the bigger the pain the more gods we need. John Lennon
A Conspiracy of silence speaks louder than words. John Lennon
Rituals are important. Nowadays it's hip not to be married. I'm not interested in being hip. 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 our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life. John Lennon
Part of me suspects that I'm a loser, and the other part of me thinks I'm God Almighty. John Lennon
Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it’ll always get you the right ones. John Lennon
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment and I told them they didn’t understand life. John Lennon
Love is the flower you’ve got to let it grow. John Lennon
Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears. John Lennon
We all shine on...like the moon and the stars and the sun...we all shine on...come on and on and on.. John Lennon
Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. John Lennon
It's been too long since we took the time/ No-one's to blame, I know time flies so quickly/ But when I see you darling/ It's like we both are falling in love again/ It'll be just like starting over/ John Lennon
Tame birds sing of freedom. Wild birds fly. John Lennon
Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. John Lennon
One thing you can't hide — is when you're crippled inside. John Lennon
Oh sure. I dug the fame, the power, the money, and playing to big crowds. Conquering America was the best thing. John Lennon
If somebody gives me a joint, I might smoke it, but I don't go after it. John Lennon
I am a violent man who has learned not to be violent and regrets his violence. John Lennon
When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody notice, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet most of the audience still sleeps. John Lennon
Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears. John Lennon
Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears. John Lennon
As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot. John Lennon
Everything is clearer when you're in love. John Lennon
If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that's his problem. Love and peace are eternal. John Lennon
It’s alright all of us all living saying ‘oh well there’s enough of us so we won't have anymore, don't let anybody else live.’ I don't believe in that. John Lennon