John Lennon Quotes

I regret profoundly that I was not an American and not born in Greenwich Village. It might be dying, and there might be a lot of dirt in the air you breathe, but this is where it's happening.

John Lennon The Beatles

• American
• Born
• Regret
• Greenwich Village

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• The earth laughs in flowers.

  

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• If you don't ever stop singing, your voice stays in shape. It's like the marathon runner. You've got to run, run, run to stay in shape.

  

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• My whole life I've had the fear that I was going to be abandoned.

  

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• No cricket should be played for at least a month anywhere in the world after a World Cup.

  

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• The United States of America was formed to honor the word of God.

  

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• Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.

  

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• Honestly, I never thought I'd actually be playing a teen lesbian. I didn't think it was going to go this far. But I'm glad that it did, because there have been a lot of fans who have expressed that they've been going through similar situations in their lives.

  

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• There's something really cool about TV. TV, you get the luxury of having the same people around. It is such a blessing when you get a TV job. You really have a chance to get to make, like, work friends. I think TV is one of the few mediums where I've had the opportunity to get to know my crew members.

  

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• I regret profoundly that I was not an American and not born in Greenwich Village. It might be dying, and there might be a lot of dirt in the air you breathe, but this is where it's happening.

  

  John Lennon The Beatles
  • American
  • Born
  • Regret