Mistie Prill > Mistie's Quotes

“It matters not who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love or how you love, it matters only that you love”
― John Lennon

“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 on watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it.”
― John Lennon

“Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it’ll always get you the right ones.”
― John Lennon

“I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.”
― John Lennon

“Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives”
― John Lennon

“Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friends”
― John Lennon

“There are no problems, only solutions.”
― John Lennon

“When I cannot sing my heart, I can only speak my mind.”
― John Lennon

“I am a violent man who has learned not to be violent and regrets his violence.”
― John Lennon

“Love is the greatest refreshment in life.”
― John Lennon

“All you need is love.”
― John Lennon

“paranoia is just a heightened sense of awareness”
― John Lennon

“Why in the world are we here? Surely not to live in pain and fear. Why on earth are you there, when you're everywhere-come and get your share.”
― John Lennon

“Pools of sorrow waves of joy are drifting thorough my open mind possessing and caressing m”
― John Lennon

“I used to think that the world was doing something to me, that the world owed me something. And that either the conservatives or the socialists or the fascists or the communists or the Christians or the Jews or the fascists were doing something to me. And when you're a teeny-booper, that's what you think. I'm 40 now, I don't think that anymore—because I found out it doesn't fucking work. I am part of them. There's no separation. Were all one. "Give peace a chance," not "Shoot people for peace." "All you need is love." I believe it. It's damn hard, but I absolutely believe it.”
― John Lennon

“Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, Something you do , Something you are, And something you give away”
― John Lennon

“If you want peace, you won't get it with violence.”
― John Lennon

“Love is the Answer. What was the Question?”
― John Lennon

“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?”
― John Lennon

“Declare it. Just the same way we declare war. That is how we will have peace... we just need to declare it.”
― John Lennon

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

“An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“Peace begins with a smile..”
― Mother Teresa

“You cannot find peace by avoiding life.”
― Michael Cunningham, The Hours

“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”
― Jimi Hendrix

“Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.”
― George Carlin

“Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:

- I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
- I shall fear only God.
- I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
- I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
- I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.”
― John Lennon

“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.”
― Albert Einstein