Paul McCartney Quotes

I don't work at being ordinary.

For cruelty to animals, vegetarianism is the great thing to get rid of that. For the planet, to prevent depleting the water and the land and everything, it’s a great idea. And I think it’s a great thing for your health, and doctors nowadays agree with that. There are plenty of great books and organizations, so no matter where you are, there is someone to help you. That’s your first step, and I think your second step is just look in the supermarket for good vegetarian food, and I think it’s so much more readily available now.

will you still need me, will you still feed me
when I'm sixty-four

I tend not to say much on the phone now. If I leave a message, it's benign. You edit yourself according to the new circumstances of the new world. I think it would be quite good to get some sort of laws.

Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
when I'm sixty-four?

Sadness isn't sadness. It's happiness in a black jacket. Tears are not tears. They're balls of laughter dipped in salt. Death is not death. It's life that's jumped off a tall cliff.

I'd seen John around — in the chip shop, on the bus, that sort of thing — and thought he looked quite cool, but would we have ever talked? I don't know. As it happened, though, I had a school friend who knew John. And then I also happened to share a bus journey with George to school. All these small coincidences had to happen to make the Beatles happen, and it does feel like some kind of magic. It's one of the wonderful lessons about saying yes when life presents these opportunities to you. You never know where they might lead.

And what's the point of changing when I'm happy as I am?

There are seven levels!

We thought we'd be really big in Liverpool.

Criticism didn't really stop us and it shouldn't ever stop anyone, because critics are only the people who can't get a record deal of themselves.

Animation is not just for children - it's also for adults who take drugs.

Criticism didn't really stop us and it shouldn't ever stop anyone, because critics are only the people who can't get a record deal themselves.

And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light that shines on me. Shine until tomorrow, let it be

And, in the end
The love you take
is equal to the love you make.