Yoko Ono Quotes
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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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We artists have the dignity to tell the truth to the people, unlike politicians.
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I don't believe in a chronological way of doing things.
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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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We're growing up together, the human race. And we've discovered a lot of things that we didn't know. We're finding our way. Instead of thinking about doomsday all the time, think about how beautiful the world is. We're all together, and together we're getting wiser.
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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 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 don't have a goal. I don't limit myself to a goal.
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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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Every moment in our lives is a miracle we should enjoy instead of ignoring.
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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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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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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 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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When you go through a negative situation, don't think about it. Make it positive.
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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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Art is my life and my life is art.
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Art for me is like breathing.
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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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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'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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I have only one life, so I want to make sure it's a good one.