Yoko Ono Quotes
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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 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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Art is my life and my life is art.
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We artists have the dignity to tell the truth to the people, unlike politicians.
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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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My life was pretty rough.
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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 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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Marriage is a difficult project. When seven years have passed and all your body's cells have been replaced, you're meant to experience that seven-year itch.
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I trust myself. You need that to survive.
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I get very nervous before I get on the stage, but once I'm on the stage, I'm just, you know, me. Nothing hurts me.
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Every moment in our lives is a miracle we should enjoy instead of ignoring.
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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 don't believe in a chronological way of doing things.
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The process is always the same. I get an inspiration for a new song, I put it down on paper immediately so I won't lose it. When I am ready to go to the studio with it, I play it a few times on the piano and edit, add, and type the lyrics and take it to the studio. Sometimes I don't have anything on paper.
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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 think that there is a sort of spiritual power that is translating into our bodies as we perform. Performers give, and giving is so important. It can heal. That is my experience, anyway.
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I don't have a goal. I don't limit myself to a goal.
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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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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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After my husband John Lennon passed away, I tried to smile for my health.
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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.