Yoko Ono Quotes
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I must say that I always thought I had a voice, even when I was 4 years old.
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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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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 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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If a woman writes about a domestic situation, everyone automatically assumes that it's about her.
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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 universe, when you leave it alone, is going to be beautiful.
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I am extremely rebellious. I have this strong, defiant spirit.
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Money is not everything. We don't need billions and trillions of dollars.
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I admire all people who are trying to be a good power in this chaotic world.
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I just go with the flow, so any style can be in my music - that makes it exciting.
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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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Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it.
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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 you're imagining peace, you can't kill anyone. That's good isn't it?
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I don't believe in a chronological way of doing things.
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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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When people ask me what the most important thing is in life, I answer: 'Just breathe.'
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If your life changes, we can change the world, too.
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In the '60s, people were still very protective of each field that they belonged to. Avant-garde artists didn't know about rock or pop or jazz. And the jazz people of course didn't want to know about any other music. They were all just kind of protecting their territory.
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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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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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I'm just being normal. A normal woman. Well, I don't know what a normal woman is, but I'm a woman and I'm Yoko and I've never changed that.