John Lennon

The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.

You have to be a bastard to make it, and that's a fact. And the Beatles were bastards.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

I've got nothing to hide. I'm not ashamed of anything.

I don't pretend to be a guru. I'm just a guy who writes songs.

As us kids all remember, rock and roll was a great big thing, and it was a revolution, and it was freedom.

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.

I'm not a pacifist. I'm a violent man, but I'm a violent man for peace.

The price of fame is a lonely life.

I'm sick of all these people talking about peace and love. If you want peace and love, go out and get it.

I don't mind if you think I'm a hypocrite. I don't care.

We were all on this ship in the '60s, a yellow submarine. And we were all trying to find a way out.

I've always been a rebel. I've always been a non-conformist.

I don't believe in gurus. I believe in myself.

I'm not a saint. I'm a human being. I make mistakes.

I'm just a guy who writes songs and wants to be happy.

The world is a funny place. You never know what's going to happen next.

I'm not a prophet. I'm just a guy who writes songs.

I'm not a politician. I'm a musician. I'm an artist. I'm a human being.

I'm not a saint. I'm a sinner. I'm a human being.