Yoko Ono Quotes
My husband John Lennon was a very special man. A man of humble origin, he brought light and hope to the whole world with his words and music.
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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Natural selection, as it has operated in human history, favors not only the clever but the murderous.
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Is regulation per se bad? Is better regulation bad? I think better regulation is good for the business community, and I think that's something we should get together on.
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You know, I'm an African-American quarterback. That may scare a lot of people because they – they haven't seen nothing that they can compare me to.
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Oh, I had, 'No one will ever fancy me!' I had that well into my teens. Even now I do not consider myself to be some kind of great, sexy beauty. I don't mind the way I'm ageing. No reason to panic just yet. I think I look my age, and that's fine.
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I'd like to be Queen Elizabeth.
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If I do something caring for a friend, I have no doubt in my mind they would do it for me.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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Years ago, I noticed one thing about economics, and that is that economists didn't get anything right.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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I feel privileged that I've been able to get anywhere, with my quote-unquote limited mainstream appeal, given my race and subject matter. Of course, I always have my masters to fall back on.
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The two things that hit you when you meet someone are, first, how they're visually put together and then, what they tell you with the tone of their voice - whether or not they're to be taken seriously.
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I won't be in gay parades - I don't think they need them. I believe in class - I believe that people should have a bit of class about them.
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I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
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To put it simply and a bit crudely: Our economy is demanding more well-educated workers than our schools are providing. To attract this scarce resource, communities have to offer more than just jobs.
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Dick Cheney and Bush's rise to power were built on tons of money from corporations and a dulled press.
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Coming home to my family afterward makes the work richer, easier and more fun.
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Take your mind off the problems for a moment, and focus on the positive possibilities. Consider how very much you are able to do.
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Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.
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One marvels why the middle classes still insist on so much discomfort for their children at such expense to themselves.
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I never thought about being a writer as I grew up. A writer wasn't something I wanted to be. An outfielder was something to be. Most of what I know about style I learned from Roberto Clemente.
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You beat a woman and drag her down a flight of stairs.
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So, when you divide the world into music lovers, music fans and then those people who are just very casual about their music, it's wallpaper to them, it's elevator music, it's just the thing that's playing in the background that helps them through their day.
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My husband John Lennon was a very special man. A man of humble origin, he brought light and hope to the whole world with his words and music.
