12 Quotes Tagged: the-beatles

Everybody seems to think I'm lazy
I don't mind, I think they're crazy.
Running everywhere at such a speed
Till they find there's no need.

There is an alternative to war. It's staying in bed and growing your hair.

The basic thing nobody asks is why do people take drugs of any sort? Why do we have these accessories to normal living to live? I mean, is there something wrong with society that's making us so pressurized, that we cannot live without guarding ourselves against it?

The Beatles saved the world from boredom.

You know the way people begin to look like their dogs? Well, we're beginning to look like each other.

Lady Madonna lying on the bed
Listen to the music playing in your head.

Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come.

Love, Love, Love. All you need is love. Love is all you need.

That's it really; it's all love, whichever way you look at it, it's all love. How much you can get from each other and that's determined by how much you're giving to each other. But it all starts within our self and then it spreads to those around us, good and bad. But basically, that's it, I think it's the love that we can generate is equal to the love that we get back ... Amen.

Your own space, man, it's so important. That's why we were doomed because we didn't have any. It is like monkeys in a zoo. They die. You know, everything needs to be left alone.

I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, 'The Beatles did'.

The sun is up, the sky is blue
It's beautiful, and so are you