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What does it mean?
The speaker rejects worship of famous icons and prioritizes personal relationships and self.
In plain terms
I do not idolize famous people; I value myself and my partner.
What can you take from it?
Prioritize your own reality and loved ones over celebrity idols.

Where it applies

  • self-definition
  • critiquing fame
  • personal values

Putting it to work

  • build self-worth
  • focus on close relationships

Questions to consider

  • Who do you truly believe in?
  • How do you define your reality?

Another view

Artists and leaders can inspire people positively without being blindly worshipped.

More from John Lennon

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  3. They keep you doped with religion and sex and TV, And you think your so clever, and classless and free, But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see.

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