Yoko Ono Quotes
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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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I dedicate this light tower to John Lennon my love for you is forever yoko ono October 9th 2007
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We artists have the dignity to tell the truth to the people, unlike politicians.
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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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Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it.
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My life was pretty rough.
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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 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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Artists and musicians of the Sixties were definitely into clothes.
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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 your judgement is clouded, you must be carrying too many things which are being a burden to you.
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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 thought art was a verb, rather than a noun.
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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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Many people do remember their births, but they deny it.
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I think there is a big difference between the music business and music. And my relationship is to music, not music business. I think the business will keep changing, but music won't. Music will be there.
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If your life changes, we can change the world, too.
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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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Sometimes the father feels pushed out because of the connection between the mother and the child.
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The thing that would most improve my life is 27 hours in a day. I could meet all my deadlines.
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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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Art for me is like breathing.
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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?
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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.