"You put down one color and it calls for an answer. You have to look at it like a melody." — Romare Bearden, American painter, born 1911
"Every artist wants his work to be permanent. But what is? The Aswan Dam covered some of the greatest art in the world. Venice is sinking. Great books and pictures were lost in the Florence floods. In the meantime we still enjoy butterflies." — Romare Bearden, American painter, born 1911
"When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there." — George Harrison, English musician, born 1943
"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there." — George Harrison, English musician, born 1943
"Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one." — John Lennon and Yono on their first Bed-In for Peace, 1969
"Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music." — Paul McCartney, English musician, born 1942
"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." — Paul McCartney, English musician, born 1942
"You got to pay your dues if you want to sing the blues. And you know it don't come easy." — Ringo Starr, English singer, born 1940
"There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be." — John Lennon, English musician, born 1940
"Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end." — John Lennon, English musician, born 1940
"I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now." — John Lennon, English musician, born 1940