The 15 Most Inspirational John Lennon Quotes

If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.

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

You either get tired fighting for peace, or you die.

I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can... But I still believe in peace, love and understanding.

Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.

Trying to please everybody is impossible if you did that, you'd end up in the middle with nobody liking you. You've just got to make the decision about what you think is your best and do it.

You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!

Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear.

If someone thinks that peace and love are just a cliche that must have been left behind in the 60s, that's a problem. Peace and love are eternal.

The more I see the less I know for sure.

Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry.

The living is easy with eyes closed.

Happiness is inside you, not with another person.

It doesn't matter how long my hair is or what colour my skin is or whether I'm a woman or a man.

My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.

You have to be a bastard to make it, and that's a fact. And the Beatles are the biggest bastards on earth.

Happiness is just how you feel when you don't feel miserable.

I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I've always been a freak. So I've been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I'm one of those people.

Love is the flower you've got to let grow.

You're just left with yourself all the time, whatever you do anyway. You've got to get down to your own God in your own temple. It's all down to you, mate.