Yoko Ono Quotes
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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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I just like to explore all sorts of different forms - no, 'explore' is not even the word - enjoy. You don't want to limit yourself to a particular form.
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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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People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us?
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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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At least I had that, one guy understood me.
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True artists are prophets. I don't want to be that prophetic in that sense because it's so lonely.
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There is an incredible love in creating art unless somebody is saying, 'Hey, let's just make money,' because it doesn't work when you do it that way. If you are aiming for that, forget it.
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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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It is very difficult for us to know we love somebody because it is an insecure position to be in. But in the end, it is important to be honest about your love because life is not that long.
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I am aware of the sufferings of women in India, which is also the suffering of women in many, many countries on our planet. My heart is filled with empathy and love for them.
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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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Life with another person is always difficult.
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Many of my songs were dance orientated from way back. That's because I love dance! When I hear a dance number, just hearing the first eight bars, it immediately makes my bod start moving and dancing.
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Our public officials have forgotten that they are ultimately accountable to the people who put them in office, that the information they keep in secrecy belongs to all of us.
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War is over if you want it.
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I'm not going to doubt my life.
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When people don't understand my work, I don't feel like explaining.
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Mothers are not supposed to give guidance.
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If a woman writes about a domestic situation, everyone automatically assumes that it's about her.
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The Beatles were a group made up of four very complex men, and my small hand could not have broken these men up.
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You change the world by being yourself.
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I never want projects to be finished; I have always believed in unfinished work. I got that from Schubert, you know, the 'Unfinished Symphony.'
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The regret of my life is that I have not said 'I love you' often enough.