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" It doesn't matter how long my hair is or what colour my skin is or whether I'm a woman or a man. "
John Lennon
Man
Woman
Skin
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" These critics with the illusions they've created about artists - it's like idol worship. They only like people when they're on their way up... I cannot be on the way up again. "
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" Surrealism had a great effect on me because then I realised that the imagery in my mind wasn't insanity. Surrealism to me is reality. "
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" All you need is love. "
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" Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans. "
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" I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I've always been a freak. So I've been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I'm one of those people. "
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Life
" We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first, rock 'n' roll or Christianity. "
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Know
Go
" Part of me suspects that I'm a loser, and the other part of me thinks I'm God Almighty. "
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" Lots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE received theirs for heroism in the war - for killing people. We received ours for entertaining other people. I'd say we deserve ours more. "
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" Love is the flower you've got to let grow. "
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" Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry. "
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" 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. "
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Believe
Life
Soul
" Rituals are important. Nowadays it's hip not to be married. I'm not interested in being hip. "
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" We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it. "
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Relationship
Think
" I don't believe in killing whatever the reason! "
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Whatever
Believe
" Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it. "
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People
Only
Think
" 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. "
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Think
Away
Being
" You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are! "
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You
Who
Tell
" Guilt for being rich, and guilt thinking that perhaps love and peace isn't enough and you have to go and get shot or something. "
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Peace
You
" You're just left with yourself all the time, whatever you do anyway. You've got to get down to your own God in your own temple. It's all down to you, mate. "
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Own
Down
Time
" There's nothing you can know that isn't known. "
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You
Nothing
Know
" If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'. "
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Name
Tried
Rock And Roll
" 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. "
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You
Respect
Believe
" The postman wants an autograph. The cab driver wants a picture. The waitress wants a handshake. Everyone wants a piece of you. "
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Everyone
Piece
You
" Everybody loves you when you're six foot in the ground. "
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Ground
Six
You
" If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace. "
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Everyone
Peace
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" 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. "
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Just
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You
" 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. "
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Fish
Proud
Pride
" I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now? "
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Dreams
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" As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot. "
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Behind
Idiot
" All we are saying is give peace a chance. "
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