Yoko Ono quotes
The Beatles were a group made up of four very complex men, and my small hand could not have broken these men up.
The Beatles were a group made up of four very complex men, and my small hand could not have broken these men up.
Artists and musicians of the Sixties were definitely into clothes.
I think if you give in and accept society's stereotypes, then you start thinking, 'I cannot dance till late at night because I'm 70.'
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.
My heart is mysteriously alive in the world of sounds - a totally different dimension from the daily life.
I just like to explore all sorts of different forms - no, 'explore' is not even the word - enjoy. You don't want to limit yourself to a particular form.
Art is a mind-game that we do to make our lives easier. If it isn't for that, it becomes superfluous.
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.
I was born into a very important family in Japan. My grandfather was a descendant of the Emperor, and we were very wealthy.
Words are power. And a book is full of words. Be careful what power you get from it. But know that you do.
The thing that would most improve my life is 27 hours in a day. I could meet all my deadlines.
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 is very happy about it.
Great Art is Great because it inspired you greatly. If it didn't, no matter what the critics, the museums and the galleries say, it's not great art for you.
Chemically speaking or biologically, we research things, but we don't know half of them. We only know our half of it - symbolically - and we don't know ourselves more than half.
I'm free from holding personal anger because I can express what I want through my music.
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.
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.
After I was 70, I realized that, 'Okay, I would like to have another 50 years, and I probably could.' But part of me is saying, 'Maybe I'm not going to have that much time.'
My father was a banker, but he was an independent spirit. He was a very good pianist and very much into music.