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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.

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Yoko Ono quotes

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.'

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Yoko Ono quotes

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.

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Yoko Ono quotes

My heart is mysteriously alive in the world of sounds - a totally different dimension from the daily life.

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Yoko Ono quotes

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.

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Yoko Ono quotes

Art is a mind-game that we do to make our lives easier. If it isn't for that, it becomes superfluous.

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Yoko Ono quotes

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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Yoko Ono quotes

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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Yoko Ono quotes

Words are power. And a book is full of words. Be careful what power you get from it. But know that you do.

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Yoko Ono quotes

The thing that would most improve my life is 27 hours in a day. I could meet all my deadlines.

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Yoko Ono quotes

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.

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Yoko Ono quotes

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.

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Yoko Ono quotes

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.

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Yoko Ono quotes

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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Yoko Ono quotes

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.

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Yoko Ono quotes

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.'

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Yoko Ono quotes

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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