976 Quotes by John Lennon

I’m not a god or the God, but we’re all God and we’re all potentially divine – and potentially evil. We all have everything within us and the Kingdom of Heaven is nigh and within us, and if you look hard enough you’ll see it.

Possession isn’t nine-tenths of the law. It’s nine-tenths of the problem.

I don’t purchase records. I do enjoy listening to things like Japanese folk music or Indian music.

It’s better to fade away like an old soldier than to burn out. I don’t appreciate worship of dead Sid Vicious or of dead James Dean or of dead John Wayne. It’s the same thing. Making Sid Vicious a hero, Jim Morrison – it’s garbage to me. I worship the people who survive. Gloria Swanson, Greta Garbo.

There was something wrong with me, I thought, because I seemed to see things other people didn’t see.

I’ve withdrawn many times. Part of me is a monk, and part a performing flea! The fear in the music business is that you don’t exist if you’re not at Xenon with Andy Warhol.

There are places I’ll remember All my life though some have changed Some forever not for better Some have gone and some remain All these places have their moments With lovers and friends I still can recall Some are dead and some are living In my life I’ve loved them all.

Songwriting is about getting the demon out of me. It’s like being possessed.

I can’t play guitar, but I can sure make it howl.