Yoko Ono Quotes
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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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After my husband John Lennon passed away, I tried to smile for my health.
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My life was pretty rough.
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I'm not interested so much in collaboration. You see that from the history of my albums.
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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 trust myself. You need that to survive.
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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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Artists and musicians of the Sixties were definitely into clothes.
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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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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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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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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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If your judgement is clouded, you must be carrying too many things which are being a burden to you.
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I never thought I would go into the dance charts.
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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 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've always said that I use my voice as an instrument. It was something I created myself, and I said, 'Have voice, will travel.'
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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.
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Sometimes the father feels pushed out because of the connection between the mother and the child.
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Fracking kills, and it doesn't just kill us. It kills the land, nature and, eventually, the whole world.
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If everybody thinks of something, then it will happen. Your mind is part of the universe. It is connected, you can use its energy.
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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 thought that I was an important musician. If you don't have that confidence, why would you go on and do it?