John Lennon

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

Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue with that; I'm right and I will be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first - rock and roll or Christianity.

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?

Part of me suspects that I'm a loser, and the other part of me thinks I'm God Almighty.

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

There's nothing you can know that isn't known.

He didn't come out of my belly, but my God, I've made his bones, because I've attended to every meal, and how he sleeps, and the fact that he swims like a fish because I took him to the ocean. I'm so proud of all those things. But he is my biggest pride.

If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that... I believe in what I do, and I'll say it.

Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it.

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.

All you need is love.

Love is the answer, and you know that for sure; Love is a flower, you've got to let it grow.