Yoko Ono Quotes
-
Art is like breathing for me. If I don't do it, I start to choke.
-
People don't remember each tree in a park but all of us benefit from the trees. And in a way, artists are like trees in a park.
-
Is truth always positive? Of course. Once the truth comes out, you know, it's all right. We're scared that if the truth comes out that it's not all right. It's the other way around.
-
My beauty secret is... nothing! I don't drink too much water. I don't eat very well. Sometimes I cheat and grab some chocolate. The best thing is to eat what you want, but not very much.
-
My heart is mysteriously alive in the world of sounds - a totally different dimension from the daily life.
-
The sky is always there for me, while my life has been going through many, many changes. When I look up the sky, it gives me a nice feeling, like looking at an old friend.
-
Nobody's life is a bed of roses. We all have crosses to bear, and we all just do our best. I would never claim to have the worst situation. There are many widows, and many people dying of AIDS, many people killed in Lebanon, people starving all over the planet. So we have to count our lucky stars.
-
It's a waste to not say anything with art.
-
I don't think you should always stay calm in a tense situation, because you might not ever confront the problem. Maybe it's better to actually let yourself be tense - and find a solution.
-
When I was four years old, my mother put me into a school for early music education where you get perfect pitch and harmony and composition.
-
The only instrument I can play is piano. Whenever I make songs at home, I play the piano and make them on the piano.
-
Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
-
I think it's nice to let people know that there is an invisible part of the world. I think there are many people now who are interested in the invisible world.
-
There's many women now who think, 'Surely we don't need feminism anymore, we're all liberated and society's accepting us as we are'. Which is just hogwash. It's not true at all.
-
At least I had that, one guy understood me.
-
People think that their world will get smaller as they get older. My experience is just the opposite. Your senses become more acute. You start to blossom.
-
But only art and music have the power to bring peace.
-
All I can say is, it's not very easy for a woman to be associated with The Beatles.
-
Never say goodbye, You say tomorrow's another day, All I know is we're here today. I've got nightmares I could never share with you, The kind that keeps me up all night. So hold me tight till the room is light And tell me that it's all right.
-
I never want projects to be finished; I have always believed in unfinished work. I got that from Schubert, you know, the 'Unfinished Symphony.'
-
Please know that being 80 is not a scary thing. When you're 80, your life is much freer.
-
If Lennon were alive today, he probably would have reconciled with the man he accused of having 'made a fool of everyone.' John would have been the first one now, if he had been there, to recognise and acknowledge what Maharishi has done for the world and appreciate it.
-
I'm not going to doubt my life.
-
I have been known as the minimal and conceptual artist for over five decades. I think I haven't changed much.