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John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English musician, songwriter and activist. He gained global fame as the founder of the Beatles, in which he was the co-lead vocalist and played rhythm guitar, later adopting lead and bass guitar, keyboards and other instruments. Lennon's songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history.

Quotes from John Lennon

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. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.

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I am a violent man who has learned not to be violent and regrets his violence.

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Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. . . . I am liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it.

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

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

Songwriting is about getting the demon out of me. It's like being possessed. You try to go to sleep, but the song won't let you. So you have to get up and make it into something, and then you're allowed to sleep. It's always in the middle of the bloody night, or when you're half awake or tired, when your critical faculties are switched off. So letting go is what the whole game is.

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

Everything is clearer when you're in love.

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

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