Yoko Ono Quotes
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Every drop in the ocean counts.
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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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I never thought I would go into the dance charts.
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Art for me is like breathing.
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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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When you go through a negative situation, don't think about it. Make it positive.
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There is a saying that a glass is half empty or half full, depending on how you look at it. Well, we all know that one. But we cannot just say, okay so half full is how we should look at things. No. We have to go even further in our observation and realize that the glass is actually 100 percent full: 50 percent with water and 50 percent with air.
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DJs are in incredible competition, musically. And they are the most musically creative and sensitive people in all the music charts. I am amazed how they are.
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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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Most of the fans of John Lennon and maybe John and Yoko are younger than me.
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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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Artists and musicians of the Sixties were definitely into clothes.
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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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Countries have lost their culture because what they wanted was money. Money became the running theme in every country and culture was sacrificed.
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Sometimes the father feels pushed out because of the connection between the mother and the child.
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The opposite of love is fear, not hate.
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When you are totally depressed, you should try giggling. Just make yourself laugh. Force yourself to laugh.
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I always believed that my work should be unfinished in the sense that I encourage people to add their creativity to it, either conceptually or physically. Back in the 1960s, I was calling for 'Unfinished Music,' number one, and number two, with my artwork - I was taking unfinished work into the gallery. And that's how I was looking at it.
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I thank Pussy Riot for standing firmly in their belief for Freedom of Expression, and making all women of the world proud to be women.
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If your judgement is clouded, you must be carrying too many things which are being a burden to you.
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In the Second World War, I was a little girl. I was evacuated in my country.
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I dedicate this light tower to John Lennon my love for you is forever yoko ono October 9th 2007
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Many people do remember their births, but they deny it.
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Performance art is going to be the future. Plays on Broadway are so restricted. But performance art is like haikus, just one line thing. And it's more casual but more interesting.