Even if it’s being a Beatle for the rest of my life, it’s still only a temporary thing.
I didn’t notice him coming, but he didn’t seem to be looking for an autograph signature.
I don’t want to be a film star. I don’t even want to be a pop star. I just want to live in peace.
If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street; if you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat; if you get too cold, I’ll tax the heat; if you take a walk, I’ll tax your feet.
Life is like a rain drop on a lotus leaf. Everybody realises that you’re either very lucky person or you’re not.
Why live in the darkness all your life? Why, if you are unhappy, if you are having a miserable time, why not just look at it? Why are you in the darkness? Look for the light. The light is within.
I’m really quite simple. I don’t want to be in the business full time because I’m a gardener. I plant flowers and watch them grow. I don’t go out to clubs and partying. I stay at home and watch the river flow.
What’s often in your heart is the hardest to reach.
Scan not a friend with a microscopic glass, you know his faults, now let the foibles pass.
The microscopes that magnified the tears, studied warts and all. Still life flows on.
The smile on your face is sometimes out of place, don’t mind no frowns, cheer down.
I’ve heard that while the show was on there were no reported crimes, or very few. When The Beatles were on Ed Sullivan, even the criminals had a rest for ten minutes.
I’ll play what you want or I won’t play at all.
You’ve got as many lives as you like, and more, even ones you don’t want.
I’ve got my mind set on you. But it’s gonna take money, a whole lot of spending money, it’s gonna take plenty of money.
If I had half a chance, I’d put acid in the Government’s tea.
It’s being here now that’s important. There’s no past and there’s no future. All there is ever, is the now.
I don’t wear small shoes, or tight pants that squash your balls.
We have the same qualities as God, just like a drop of the ocean has the same qualities as the whole ocean. Everybody’s looking for something and we are it. We don’t have to look anywhere – it’s right there within ourselves.
Dylan is so brilliant. To me, he makes William Shakespeare look like Billy Joel.