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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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I think of John every day. I do try to block it, but December 8th is not the only day I think of him.
Yoko Ono
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Life with another person is always difficult.
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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 don't have time to listen to anybody's music. I'm making it, you know.
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Artists are going to be the metronome of this society.
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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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The Beatles were a group made up of four very complex men, and my small hand could not have broken these men up.
Yoko Ono
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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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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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Fracking is an incredible risk to the human race, I don't know why they even thought of doing it.
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I admire all people who are trying to be a good power in this chaotic world.
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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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Society tells you that when you're old you have to retire. You have to defy that.
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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 don't believe in a chronological way of doing things.
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I'm a very obsessive type. If I do get into it, I'll soon be there 12 hours a day. I just don't want to do that.
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Every drop in the ocean counts.
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Art is my life and my life is art.
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If a woman writes about a domestic situation, everyone automatically assumes that it's about her.
Yoko Ono
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When people ask me what the most important thing is in life, I answer: 'Just breathe.'
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I was born into a very important family in Japan. My grandfather was a descendant of the Emperor, and we were very wealthy.
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Energy is so important. If you don't have it, don't bother with rock and roll.
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Money is not everything. We don't need billions and trillions of dollars.
Yoko Ono