Quotes by Ringo Starr

“So this is America. They must be out of their minds. -Ringo Starr circa 1964, arriving in America for the first time.”

“Everything government touches turns to crap.”

“America: Its like Britain, only with buttons.”

“Thats all drugs and alcohol do, they cut off your emotions in the end”

“I like Beethoven, especially the poems.”

“We will miss George for his sense of love, his sense of music and his sense of laughter.”

“I feel just good. I feel like I have a purpose,”

“Peace and love! Peace and love! Peace and love!”

“That was a great time. I was in my 20s, had lots of energy. I have great memories of it.”

“It took us a week and we turned it into something and its really beautiful.”

Peace and love, peace and love!

America: Its like Britain, only with buttons.

A lady that I know just came from Colombia. She laughed because I did not understand. She held out some marijuana uh-huh, said it was the finest in the land. I said, no-no-no-no, i dont smoke it no more. It only makes me fall on the floor.No thank you please, it only makes me sneeze, and then it makes it hard to find the door. A lady that i know just came from Morrocco, Spain. She laughed because i did not understand. She held out a ten-pound bag of cocaine, said it was the finest in the land. I said no-no-no-no, i dont *sniff* no more, it only makes me fall on the floor. No thank you please, it only makes me sneeze, and then it makes it hard to find the door.A lady that i know just came from Tennesee. She laughed because i did not understand. She held out a jug of moonshine, uh-huh, said it was the finest in the land. I said no-no-no-no, i dont drink it no more, it only makes me fall on the floor. No thank you please, it only makes me sneeze, and then it makes it hard to find the door.Ringo Starrs No-No Song

I mean, I was born the day war broke out, but I dont remember all the bombs though they did actually break up Liverpool, you know. I remember when I was a little older, there was big gaps in all the streets where houses used to be. We used to play over them.

I think the most exciting thing is that you expect people our age to know the music, but actually a lot of kids know the music, and if anything is left, we have left really good music, and thats the important part, not the mop-tops or whatever.

George was getting alot of independence for himself in those days. He was writing more, and wanted things to go his way - where, when we first started things basically went John and Pauls way. You know, cuz they were the writers.

I feel the older I get, the more Im learning to handle life. Being on this quest for a long time, its all about finding yourself.

I want to deal with whats in front of me now to the best of my abilities, and sometimes thats not very good. But a lot of the days it is really great.

And I came back and it was great, cuz George had set up all these flowers all over the studio saying welcome home. So then we got it together again. I always felt it was better on the White one for me. We were more like a band, you know.

I love the modern technology now.