Yoko Ono Quotes

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Yoko Ono

Profession : Artist

Birth : February 18, 1933

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

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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 do it.

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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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Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.

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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.

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Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest.

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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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The computer is my favourite invention. I feel lucky to be part of the global village. I don't mean to brag, but I'm so fast with technology. People think it all seems too much, but we'll get used to it. I'm sure it all seemed too much when we were learning to walk.

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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.

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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 realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive.

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You change the world by being yourself.

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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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Healing yourself is connected with healing others.

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People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us?

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You can be very wild and still be very wise.

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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 the planet. So we have to count our lucky stars.

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Controversy is part of the nature of art and creativity.

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Every drop in the ocean counts.

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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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