Yoko Ono Quotes
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I think of John every day. I do try to block it, but December 8th is not the only day I think of him.
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You can't always measure the effects of activist work; you just have to wish and pray that the message gets through.
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The art world was not initially really accepting my kind of work. I was ahead of my time.
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I travel a lot, so when I arrive in a city, I like to go to good local bookshops and make a selection based on how I'm feeling and what I'm thinking. The book I pick usually seems to have a definite karmic connection!
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I admire all people who are trying to be a good power in this chaotic world.
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If a woman writes about a domestic situation, everyone automatically assumes that it's about her.
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If you have too many quotes from other people in your head, you can't create. You have to keep your head empty. That's why I am constantly enjoying the sky, the park, the walk.
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I see so many activists... who are artists because they feel that they have the power of communication.
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When I'm putting some communication out on Twitter or Facebook or Instagram, I think that it's helping me, my brain, you know, because it's always somehow stimulated by people who are sending things to me. And it works both ways. It's great. My brain is very happy about it.
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Words are power. And a book is full of words. Be careful what power you get from it. But know that you do.
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The 1960s were about releasing ourselves from conventional society and freeing ourselves.
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Life with another person is always difficult.
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A lot of things have been thrown at me in life, and I've got through it all without a rule book, taking it one day at a time.
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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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I don't believe in a chronological way of doing things.
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I don't have a goal. I don't limit myself to a goal.
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Every drop in the ocean counts.
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Money is not everything. We don't need billions and trillions of dollars.
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Every moment in our lives is a miracle we should enjoy instead of ignoring.
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My father was a banker, but he was an independent spirit. He was a very good pianist and very much into music.
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Nothing is written in stone. So don't prepare yourself for a long and lucrative career. You might die tomorrow. Your gold holdings might become dust. Just make the music you want to make now and enjoy it.
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Women have become stronger, and there's a backlash. Men have become terribly possessive. I find it much easier to get on with women.
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Fracking is an incredible risk to the human race, I don't know why they even thought of doing it.
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Art is my life and my life is art.