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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You change the world by being yourself.

Yoko Ono

When I was four years old, my mother put me into a school for early music education where you get perfect pitch and harmony and composition.

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Every drop in the ocean counts.

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Everybody's an artist. Everybody's God. It's just that they're inhibited.

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Indie music is 'it' now. It's kind of a revolution to the music: 1980s, 1990s music was getting very sanitized; they were complying with the music industry. Music was getting more and more dead in a way. Now, because of the social climate that's very...

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My father was a banker, but he was an independent spirit. He was a very good pianist and very much into music.

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I admire all people who are trying to be a good power in this chaotic world.

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I travel a lot, so when I arrive in a city, I like to go to good local bookshops and make a selection based on how I'm feeling and what I'm thinking. The book I pick usually seems to have a definite karmic connection!

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I have only one life, so I want to make sure it's a good one.

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Power is power. It's energy. And if you get big, big energy, you can use that in a good way.

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When you're imagining peace, you can't kill anyone. That's good isn't it?

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I just want to be healthy and stay alive and keep my family going and everything and keep my friends going and try to do something so that this world will be peaceful. That is the most ambitious and the most difficult thing, but I'm there trying to d...

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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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Many incredible artists die before they were famous.

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John wrote with a very deep love for the human race and a concern for its future.

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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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Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life.

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There's a long life ahead of you and it's going to be beautiful, as long as you keep loving and hugging each other.

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It is very difficult for us to know we love somebody because it is an insecure position to be in. But in the end, it is important to be honest about your love because life is not that long.

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The regret of my life is that I have not said 'I love you' often enough.

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The sky is always there for me, while my life has been going through many, many changes. When I look up the sky, it gives me a nice feeling, like looking at an old friend.

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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

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