Yoko Ono Quotes
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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.
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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.
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Art is like breathing for me. If I don't do it, I start to choke.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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But only art and music have the power to bring peace.
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The only instrument I can play is piano. Whenever I make songs at home, I play the piano and make them on the piano.
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When I turned 60, it didn't bother me at all.
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Sound as medium has an incredible elasticity. So, of course, it is tempting for artists of other fields to try something with sounds. Why not? We are living in the age when there is no limit in gathering all forms of art and music to mix it together if you so desire.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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When I speak out against the guns or against the big corporations, some of my friends say, 'Oh Yoko, be careful. These people have all the power.' But, you know, most people don't speak out because they are frightened.
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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.
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Please know that being 80 is not a scary thing. When you're 80, your life is much freer.
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Mothers are not supposed to give guidance.
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Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world. Just start thinking peace, and the message will spread quicker than you think.
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All I can say is, it's not very easy for a woman to be associated with The Beatles.
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My first husband met me as a career woman, and the second did, too. I was lucky.
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It's a waste to not say anything with art.
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We don't live by just sleeping and eating. We need pride and dignity in our lives. Work gives you that.
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At least I had that, one guy understood me.