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George Harrison, born on February 25, 1943, in Liverpool, England, was a member of the iconic rock band The Beatles. His musical career began in the 1960s, alongside John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr, and he co-wrote many classic songs with them. Known for his unique guitar playing and songwriting skills, Harrison brought Indian music influences to his work, which had a profound impact on music history.

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Famous George Harrison Quotes

“If there's a God, I want to see Him. It's pointless to believe in something without proof.”

Ifs Want Believe God Proof Pointless

Author:George Harrison

“Do what you want to do, and go where you're going to. Think for yourself, 'Cause I won't be there with you.”

Thinking Want Causes What You Want Think For Yourself

Author:George Harrison

“I don't believe in telling all to the public, but I feel a certain gratitude to them for having provided me with a fine material base that enables me to do pretty much what I want, possibly, for the rest of my life.”

Want Feels Believe Certain Materials Fine Gratitude Don't Believe

Author:George Harrison

“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.”

Want Film Stars Pops Pop Stars Film Stars

Author:George Harrison

“The response that comes from chanting is in the form of bliss, or spiritual happiness, which is a much higher taste than any happiness found here in the material world. That's why I say that the more you do it, the more you don't want to stop, because it feels so nice and peaceful.”

World Want Feels Spiritual Form Found Nice Materials Higher Taste Response Peaceful Bliss Material World Chanting Spiritual Happiness

Author:George Harrison

“If there's a God, I want to see Him. It's pointless to believe in something without proof, and Krishna consciousness and meditation are methods where you can actually obtain God perception.”

Ifs Want Believe Consciousness Meditation Perception Method Proof Pointless Krishna

Author:George Harrison

“Prasadam's a good little hook in this age of commercialism. When people want something extra, or they need to have something special, prasadam will hook them in there. It's undoubtedly done a great deal toward getting a lot more people involved in spiritual life.”

People Want Needs Littles Done Age Spiritual Deals Special Involved Extras Spiritual Life Hook Want Something Something Special Commercialism

Author:George Harrison

“If there is a God, I want to see Him, not only His energy or His light, but Him.”

Ifs Want Light Energy If There Is A God

Author:George Harrison

“Everybody is worried about dying, but the cause of death is birth, so if you don't want to die, you don't get born!”

Ifs Want Dies Causes Born Dying Birth Worried Wanting To Die

Author:George Harrison

“I wouldn't like to say that I'm absolutely God conscious. It's like everybody else. We're battling with the forces that are pulling us upwards and downwards at the same time. But basically we all want love, that's what I feel.”

Want Feels Force Conscious Pulling

Author:George Harrison

“If there is a God, I want to see him. I don't want to just hear some holy roller shouting about him.”

Ifs Want Holy Shouting If There Is A God

Author:George Harrison

“I want the Pope to have the Christ consciousness. I don't want to just talk about Christ.”

Want Christ Consciousness Pope Christ Consciousness

Author:George Harrison

“If I feel love, I just want to feel more love. And if I feel a bit of peace, I want to feel more peace. But I don't really have any great ambitions. I feel very happy. I've got a lot of good friends. I just want it to be better and more of it, really.”

Ifs Want Feels Bits Ambition Good Friend Very Happy Great Ambition

Author:George Harrison

“Everybody knows that if they're happy then usually the people around them are happy, or that people around them happy make them a little happier; that's a proved thing, like "I give to you and you give to me"; they all know that but they haven't thought about it to the point of every action that they do. That's what it is with every action that you do, there's a reaction to it, and if you want a good reaction then you do a good action, and if you want a bad one, then you punch somebody.”

People Ifs Knows Want Giving Littles Action Havens Reactions Good Actions

Author:George Harrison

“I'm not really hip to too much of the Zen or the Buddhist point of view, but you see I don't have to be because I just know that they're all the same, it's all the same, it's just whichever one you want to take and it happens that I'm taking the Hindu one.”

Knows Want Happens Views Too Much Point Of View Buddhist Hips

Author:George Harrison

“When somebody does something which everybody really wants to do, then it makes everyone else try a little bit harder and strive for something better, and it's good.”

Want Trying Littles Doe Bits Little Bit Harder Strive Something Better

Author:George Harrison

“I remember thinking I just want more. This isn't it. Fame is not the goal. Money is not the goal. To be able to know how to get peace of mind, how to be happy, is something you don't just stumble across. You've got to search for it.”

Thinking Knows Want Mind Able Remember Goal Know How Fame Peace Of Mind How To Be Happy

Author:George Harrison

“The saddest thing was actually getting fed up with one another. It's like growing up in a family. When you get to a certain age, you want to go off and get your own girl and your own car, split up a bit.”

Want Age Certain Girl Bits Growing Up Growing Car Feds Splits Saddest Fed Up

Author:George Harrison

“They used us as an excuse to go mad and then blamed it on us. Gandhi says create and preserve the image of your choice. The image of my choice is not Beatle George - those who want that can go and see Wings. Why live in the past? Be here now.”

Want Past Used Choices Mad Wings Excuse Preserves Be Here Now

Author:George Harrison

“If there's a God, I want to see Him. It's pointless to believe in something without proof, and Krishna consciousness and meditation are methods where you can actually obtain God perception. In that way you can see, hear and play with God. Perhaps this may sound weird, but God is really there next to you.”

Ifs Way Want Believe May Play Next Sound Consciousness Meditation Perception Method Proof Pointless Krishna

Author:George Harrison

“I want to be successful, not famous.”

Want Successful Being Successful

Author:George Harrison

“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.”

Want Home Grows Simple Party Watches Flower Flow Rivers Plant Clubs Gardener Stay At Home

Author:George Harrison

“I'll play what you want or I won't play at all.”

Want Play What You Want

Author:George Harrison

“You've got as many lives as you like, and more, even ones you don't want.”

Author:George Harrison

“I don't want to be like you. I look for the pure of heart, and the ones that have made a start.”

Want Looks Heart Made Like You Pure Rejection

Author:George Harrison

“A mind that wants to wander around a corner is an un-wise mind. Now, is, be here now.”

Want Mind Philosophy Wise Corners Wander Be Here Now

Author:George Harrison

“Didn't want to be a star, wanted just to play guitar in this cockamamie business.”

Want Play Wanted Stars Guitar Rock And Roll

Author:George Harrison

“America has everything, why should they want us.”

Want Should America Want U

Author:George Harrison

About the Author

Born: February 25, 1943
Died: November 29, 2001
Known for: Musician
Quotes: 368

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