John Lennon

If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that’s his problem. Love and peace are eternal.

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.

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

All we are saying is give peace a chance.

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

My defenses were so great. The cocky rock and roll hero who knows all the answers was actually a terrified guy who didn’t know how to cry. Simple.

I just want to make sure when I have kids, I can spend time with them. That’s the whole point.

There are a few things that were just sheer, unadulterated joy, like the birth of my children.

Family not only need to consist of merely those whom we share blood, but also for those whom we’d give blood.

People say: “Oh yeah, jobs for the boys”. I wish. You’ve got to fight even harder with a family like mine.

The times when Barack and I are at our most relaxed are when we invite some friends over who we have known forever. And you put a little music on top of that? Some good food? It renews your spirit to get back in the game.

When I get up and work out, I’m working out just as much for my girls as I am for me, because I want them to see a mother who loves them dearly, who invests in them, but who also invests in herself. It’s just as much about letting them know as young women that it is okay to put yourself a little higher on your priority list.

I want my sons to grow up in a world where they’d never think boys are better than girls or that black is better than white.

Nobody loves me but my mother – And she could be jivin’, too.

I know some people say it’s not the best to work with your family, but I have never understood that because it’s always worked so well for me.

I learned in those eight years is that home is where you make it, and we were in the White House for eight years, but it wasn’t the house. It was us in it. It was our value and our love for each other.

A few years after my first son was born, he wanted to know how we chose his name, so I began reading him the story of Noah’s Ark.

I’ve been a loner all the time throughout my life… I haven’t been the best father… Many times… my children have accused me of not giving them enough attention. And, frankly, I never have been good at handling that.

Every day, people serve their neighbors and our nation in many different ways, from helping a child learn and easing the loneliness of those without a family to defending our freedom overseas. It is in this spirit of dedication to others and to our country that I believe service should be broadly and deeply encouraged.

My parents were neither very poor nor conspicuously honest.

I know what it’s like to be married and to live in a house with a garden, but it’s not something I’m striving for at the moment.