John Lennon

Jesus was all right, but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It’s them twisting it that ruins it for me.

When you’re thirty-five, you can’t take as much booze … and I always got a little violent on drink…So it was kind of self-destructive suicide side of me, which is resolving itself for the better, I believe, because I never enjoyed it…

When I cannot sing my heart, I can only speak my mind.

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 you’re drowning, you don’t say ‘I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,’ you just scream.

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

All I can do is be me, whoever that is.

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.

I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am.

Pies, para que los quiero si tengo alas para volar. (“Feet, what do I need them for if I have wings to fly.”)

When everyone is against you, it means that you are absolutely wrong– or absolutely right.

The men of always aren’t interested in the children of never.

Take the high road, there’s a lot less traffic up there.

Greatest thing in life is experience. Even mistakes have value.

I think every parent, every generation has wanted their children to do better and have a higher standard of living. But I think there’s too much guilt.

Life has two rules: 1. Never quite 2. Always remember 1.

Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life’s blood. But everyone has something to give.

Mr. Watson , come here, I want you

Man is the only animal that blushes – or needs to.

The short successes that can be gained in a brief time and without difficulty, are not worth much.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.