John Lennon

Work is life, you know, and without it, there’s nothing but fear and insecurity.

The pressures of being a parent are equal to any pressure on earth. To be a conscious parent, and really look to that little being’s mental and physical health is a responsibility which most of us, including me, avoid most of the time, because it’s too hard…To put it loosely, the reason why kids are crazy is because nobody can face the responsibility of bringing them up…

The postman wants an autograph. The cab driver wants a picture. The waitress wants a handshake. Everyone wants a piece of you.

If The Beatles or the 60’s had a message, it was ‘Learn to swim. And once you’ve learned – swim!’

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.

And God help Bruce Springsteen when they decide he’s no longer God… They’ll turn on him, and I hope he survives it.

This Velvet Mafia thing is just another homophobic, nasty kind of thing that jealous queens make up.

Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!”

I don’t have anything that I treasure at all. They’re just things. I tend to buy an awful lot of stuff, like clothes and things. But I wouldn’t be bothered if my house burns down tomorrow.

I only cook when I’m in love.

I just want to make the best music of all time with my best friends.

In the past, I had workaholic issues.

Finding another way to do what I know I can do pretty well. A way that stimulates me. I’m always on some sort of learning curve. If I can continually be surprised then I’m alert.

Keep in mind that most men like to pursue and win you. Don’t rob him of the enjoyment of doing that. When it comes to dressing to go out, it’s been my experience that guys prefer to think that the object of their affection is someone exclusive who isn’t available to everyone in the room. You’re clever enough to strike the right balance between hot and classy, aren’t you? Turn up the heat, but don’t invite the whole fire department.

My mum and my dad are the sweetest couple.

I believe I was definitely sent down here to take people away for a little while, to make them happy.

I wrote my own verses. Anything I did, I wrote myself.

I call it fan fatigue. I went to see Bob Dylan last year, who I think is absolutely incredible, but he suffers from his audience.

I’ve always learned how to deal with my problems through my words, through my education, and through my intelligence, which I think is important and the best way to deal with an issue.

The sweetest thing a guy said is that I look pretty with or without makeup.

Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.