Yoko Ono Quotes
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We artists have the dignity to tell the truth to the people, unlike politicians.
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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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Every moment in our lives is a miracle we should enjoy instead of ignoring.
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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.
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I'm very thankful that I can make people happy just by signing my name.
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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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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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I feel that my work is not in vain, that it does have a place in society, even though it may not be considered that it has a place in society - it doesn't matter.
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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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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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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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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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The nice thing about the gallery shows is that without having to pay any money you can just go and see it.
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Every drop in the ocean counts.
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I don't think about the future. I don't think about the past. I just think of what comes into my head at the time. So that might be about the past, that might be about the future. Or, the present.
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I have only one life, so I want to make sure it's a good one.
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Art is my life and my life is art.
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Walking on thin ice, I'm paying the price. I'm throwing the dice in the air. Why must we learn it the hard way And play the game of life with your heart?
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I thought art was a verb, rather than a noun.
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My life was pretty rough.
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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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I trust myself. You need that to survive.
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When you go through a negative situation, don't think about it. Make it positive.
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Society tells you that when you're old you have to retire. You have to defy that.