976 Quotes by John Lennon

Rituals are important. Nowadays it’s hip not to be married. I’m not interested in being hip.

I realized that kids everywhere go for the same stuff; and seeing as we’d done it in England, there’s no reason why we couldn’t do it in America too.

When I was about twelve I used to think I must be a genius, but nobody’s noticed. If there is such a thing as a genius, I am one, and if there isn’t I don’t care.

Everything I’ve ever done is out. I don’t have boxes of unreleased stuff. There’s nothing in the files. I can never keep anything unless I don’t like the sound of it or it didn’t work. If I can sing it to an engineer, I can sing it to anyone...

It’s just natural, it’s not a great disaster. People keep talking about it like it’s The End of The Earth. It’s only a rock group that split up, it’s nothing important. You know, you have all the old records there if you want to reminisce.

Love is the greatest refreshment in life.

I don’t stand back and judge – I do.

Whatever gets you through the night.

Reporter lady: What’s that color? John: Hm. I’d call this a color!