1. “Think globally, act locally.” – Paul McCartney
2. “I think people who create and write, it actually does flow — just flows from into their head, into their hand, and they write it down. It’s simple.” – Paul McCartney
3. “I took my brains out and stretched them on the rack, now I’m not too sure I’m gonna get them back.” – Paul McCartney
4. “It’s like if you’re an astronaut and you’ve been to the moon, what do you want to do with the rest of your life?” – Paul McCartney
5. “Somebody said to me, ‘But the Beatles were anti-materialistic.’ That’s a huge myth. John and I literally used to sit down and say, ‘Now, let’s write a swimming pool.’” – Paul McCartney
6. “the beatles were always a great band. nothing more nothing less” – Paul McCartney
7. “When you got a job to do, you got to do it well. You gotta give the other fellow hell.” – Paul McCartney
8. “If You can play Your stuff in a pub, then You´re a good band.” – Paul McCartney
9. “I don’t work at being ordinary.” – Paul McCartney
10. “It’s also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that’s your pool of resources.” – Paul McCartney
11. “Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music.” – Paul McCartney
12. “Help them to learn songs of joy, instead of burn, baby, burn.” – Paul McCartney
13. “We were pretty good mates until the Beatles started to split up and Yoko came into it. It was more like old army buddies splitting up on account of wedding bells.” – Paul McCartney
14. “A lot of artists use memories. A lot of prose writers, a lot of poets, a lot of songwriters, refer back to something. Generally it’s all you’ve got, unless you’re brilliant and can write totally in the now.” – Paul McCartney
15. “When you were young, and your heart, was an open book. You used to say, live and let live.” – Paul McCartney
16. “You were only waiting for this moment to be free.” – Paul McCartney
17. “I hate the idea of success robbing you of your private life.” – Paul McCartney
18. “Somewhere down the line, everyone must pay for their misdeeds.” – Paul McCartney
19. “I feel like the sixties is about to happen. It feels like a period in the future to me, rather than a period in the past.” – Paul McCartney
20. “In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” – Paul McCartney
21. “Criticism didn’t really stop us and it shouldn’t ever stop anyone, because critics are only the people who can’t get a record deal themselves.” – Paul McCartney
22. “I got my first guitar when I was 15, and I just used to fool about with it, more or less, as time went by, though, I got more interested.” – Paul McCartney
23. “This is the first time I’ve ever played the Grammys. I finally passed the audition.” – Paul McCartney
24. “I should be able to look at my accolades and go, ‘Come on, Paul. That’s enough.’ But there’s still this little voice in the back of my brain that goes, ‘No, no, no. You could do better. This person over here is excelling. Try harder!’” – Paul McCartney
25. “This is the trouble with history, though. Even if you were there, which I obviously was, it’s sometimes very difficult to pin down.” – Paul McCartney
26. “Animation is not just for children – it’s also for adults who take drugs.” – Paul McCartney
27. “I definitely did look up to John. We all looked up to John. He was older and he was very much the leader; he was the quickest wit and the smartest.” – Paul McCartney
28. “What I have to say is all in the music. If I want to say anything, I write a song.” – Paul McCartney
29. “I just always enjoy it; if you really enjoy what you do, you don’t want to stop.” – Paul McCartney
30. “I play to all people, and I play to people not governments, and I believe strongly that all people are peaceful and would want peace.” – Paul McCartney
31. “Love Me Do, the first song we recorded, John was supposed to sing the lead, but they changed their minds and asked me to sing lead because they wanted John to play harmonica.” – Paul McCartney
32. “All at once we see things in our skies, and we both realize it together. Well you know they were wrong, get on the right thing.” – Paul McCartney
33. “Love doesn’t come in a minute, sometimes it doesn’t come at all.” – Paul McCartney
34. “We can work it out. Life is very short, and there’s no time for fussing and fighting, my friend.” – Paul McCartney
35. “Looking back, I think I was always musical. My dad was very musical, and I think my mom was musical.” – Paul McCartney
36. “None of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds, he was the fat guy who always played at the back.” – Paul McCartney
37. “Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.” – Paul McCartney
38. “Having a beard is natural. When you think about it, shaving it off is quite weird.” – Paul McCartney
39. “The ring at the end of my nose makes me look rather pretty.” – Paul McCartney
40. “I can’t deal with the press; I hate all those Beatles questions.” – Paul McCartney
41. “I am the eternal optimist. No matter how rough it gets, there’s always light somewhere. The rest of the sky may be cloudy, but that little bit of blue draws me on.” – Paul McCartney
42. “You get the argument, ‘Make way for the young kids,’ and you think…let them make way for themselves. If they’re better than me, they’ll beat me.” – Paul McCartney
43. “Microphones are just like people, if you shout at them, they get scared.” – Paul McCartney
44. “The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” – Paul McCartney
45. “It’s hard to follow my own act. But the only answer to that would be to give up after the Beatles. I only had two alternatives. Give up or carry on.” – Paul McCartney
46. “Take these broken wings and learn to fly.” – Paul McCartney
47. “If you love your life, everybody will love you too.” – Paul McCartney
48. “Look, people are allowed their own opinions and they don’t always coincide with yours. As an artist, you just have to keep plugging on.” – Paul McCartney
49. “Songs have some kind of structure that connects with people`s hearts.” – Paul McCartney
50. “When we first started out, I was terrified of doing anything wrong onstage. I got to learn, though, that people don’t mind. In fact, they kind of like it.” – Paul McCartney
51. “I love the past. There are parts of the past I hate, of course.” – Paul McCartney
52. “I’m always trying to do better music. I don’t know if I’ve written my best song yet. That’s the big question. It doesn’t stop you trying.” – Paul McCartney
53. “The willow turns his back on inclement weather. And if he can do it, we can do it.” – Paul McCartney
54. “There are only four people who knew what the Beatles were about anyway.” – Paul McCartney
55. “I am alive and well and unconcerned about the rumors of my death. But if I were dead, I would be the last to know.” – Paul McCartney
56. “That’s the terrible thing about growing up. You lose friends. It’s inevitable. It’s not like it’s a surprise. But it is terrible.” – Paul McCartney
57. “And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light that shines on me. Shine until tomorrow, let it be” – Paul McCartney
58. “Rock it man. I know you will.” – Paul McCartney
59. “At the office where the paper grows, she takes a break, drinks another coffee, and she finds it hard to stay awake. It’s just another day.” – Paul McCartney
60. “Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I’d rather be out playing.” – Paul McCartney
61. “I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.” – Paul McCartney
62. “We got into music to avoid a job, and get lots of girls.” – Paul McCartney
63. “When I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be.” – Paul McCartney
64. “Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you; Tomorrow I’ll miss you.” – Paul McCartney
65. “People would say to me, “Hey man, you look just like Paul McCartney”, and I’d say: “I wish I had his money!”” – Paul McCartney
66. “I used to think that anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.” – Paul McCartney
67. “At the end of the Beatles, I really was done in for the first time in my life. Until then, I really was a kind of cocky sod.” – Paul McCartney
68. “I don’t care too much for money, money can’t buy me love.” – Paul McCartney
69. “Live a little be a gypsy, get around. Get your feet up off the ground, live a little, get around.” – Paul McCartney
70. “I don’t work at being ordinary.” – Paul McCartney
71. “If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.” – Paul McCartney
72. “One of my biggest thrills for me still is sitting down with a guitar or a piano and just out of nowhere trying to make a song happen.” – Paul McCartney
73. “Some people don’t believe in climate warning – like those who don’t believe there was a Holocaust.” – Paul McCartney
74. “I’ve got to admit it’s getting better. It’s a little better all the time.” – Paul McCartney
75. “If I were dead, I would be the last to know.” – Paul McCartney
76. “You can fill my appetite without me taking up a bite.” – Paul McCartney
77. “Being in the audience actually looks like quite a lot of fun.” – Paul McCartney
78. “You can judge a man’s true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.” – Paul McCartney
79. “And what’s the point of changing when I’m happy as I am?” – Paul McCartney
80. “Out of all those millions and millions of planets floating around there in space, this is our planet, this is our little one, so we just got to be aware of it and take care of it.” – Paul McCartney
81. “Meditation is a lifelong gift. It’s something you can call on at any time.” – Paul McCartney
82. “Putting two songs together, I’ve always loved that trick when it works.” – Paul McCartney
83. “When you’re wide awake say it for goodness sake, it’s gonna be a great day.” – Paul McCartney
84. “I have not practiced how to be a singer without an instrument.” – Paul McCartney
85. “I look a lot busier than I am, as I’m actually a rather sporadic, random person and I’ll play a few gigs and then disappear for a while.” – Paul McCartney
86. “Someone like John would want to end the Beatle period and start the Yoko period. He wouldn’t like either to interfere with the other.” – Paul McCartney
87. “In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” – Paul McCartney