Quotes by Yoko Ono

About Yoko Ono:

Yoko Ono is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer and peace activist who is also known for her work in avant-garde art, music, and filmmaking. She is the widow and second wife of John Lennon.
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There is an incredible love in creating art unless somebody is saying, 'Hey, let's just make money,' because it doesn't work when you do it that way. If you are aiming for that, forget it.

Yoko Ono

I did not break up the Beatles. You can't have it both ways. If you're going to blame me for breaking the Beatles up, you should be thankful that I made them into myth rather than a crumbling group.

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I'm very thankful that I can make people happy just by signing my name.

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Nobody's life is a bed of roses. We all have crosses to bear, and we all just do our best. I would never claim to have the worst situation. There are many widows, and many people dying of AIDS, many people killed in Lebanon, people starving all over ...

Yoko Ono

Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it.

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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.

Yoko Ono

People think that their world will get smaller as they get older. My experience is just the opposite. Your senses become more acute. You start to blossom.

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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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My beauty secret is... nothing! I don't drink too much water. I don't eat very well. Sometimes I cheat and grab some chocolate. The best thing is to eat what you want, but not very much.

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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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People make music to get a reaction. Music is communication.

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I see so many activists... who are artists because they feel that they have the power of communication.

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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...

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After my husband John Lennon passed away, I tried to smile for my health.

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I was being hated for about 40 or 50 years by the whole world, but it did not destroy me, and it did not ruin my health. And the reason is because I just did not answer them. I had my own life.

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The only instrument I can play is piano. Whenever I make songs at home, I play the piano and make them on the piano.

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My husband John Lennon was a very special man. A man of humble origin, he brought light and hope to the whole world with his words and music.

Yoko Ono

I relate to happiness as an ecstatic moment - something you don't create, you encounter.

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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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If your life changes, we can change the world, too.

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Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world. Just start thinking peace, and the message will spread quicker than you think.

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Author Bio

  • NameYoko Ono
  • DescriptionJapanese artist, author, and peace activist
  • AliasesY?ko Ono; Ono Y?ko; Ono Yoko
  • BornFebruary 18, 1933
  • CountryJapan
  • ProfessionPeace Activist; Film Director; Singer; Musician; Artist; Composer; Sound Artist
  • WorksWish Tree For Washington, DC