“Words are power. And a book is full of words. Be careful what power you get from it. But know that you do.” KnowsBookCarefulBe Careful Author:Yoko Ono
“You can't always measure the effects of activist work; you just have to wish and pray that the message gets through.” WishEffectsPrayingMessagesActivist Author:Yoko Ono
“Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know.” KnowsImportantLife IsPrivate Life Author:Yoko Ono
“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.” IfsArtMatterArt IsNo Matter WhatCriticsInspiredMuseumsGreat ArtGallery Author:Yoko Ono
“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.” WorldWantTryingDifficultAliveThis WorldHealthyMy FriendsMy FamilyPeacefulAmbitiousDifficult ThingsStaying Alive Author:Yoko Ono
“DJs are in incredible competition, musically. And they are the most musically creative and sensitive people in all the music charts. I am amazed how they are.” PeopleCreativeCompetitionIncrediblesSensitiveAmazedDjs Author:Yoko Ono
“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 severe, the artists are compelled to start being real. It's really great that indie music is now.” WayKindRealArtistSocialRevolutionIndustryMusic IsClimateBeing RealSevereReally GreatCompelledMusic IndustryComplyingIndie Music Author:Yoko Ono
“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.” WantWellsSometimesWaterSecretToo MuchDrinkWhat You WantBest ThingsChocolateCheat Author:Yoko Ono
“I always believed that my work should be unfinished in the sense that I encourage people to add their creativity to it, either conceptually or physically. Back in the 1960s, I was calling for 'Unfinished Music,' number one, and number two, with my artwork - I was taking unfinished work into the gallery. And that's how I was looking at it.” PeopleShouldTwoNumbersCreativityCallingAdd1960sGalleryUnfinishedArtworkUnfinished Work Author:Yoko Ono
“I am aware of the sufferings of women in India, which is also the suffering of women in many, many countries on our planet. My heart is filled with empathy and love for them.” HeartCountrySufferingPlanetsMy HeartEmpathyAnd LoveIndiaFilledOur Planet Author: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.” IfsWayShouldMadeBreakGroupsBlameMythBeing ThankfulCrumblingBlame Me Author:Yoko Ono
“I don't think you should always stay calm in a tense situation, because you might not ever confront the problem. Maybe it's better to actually let yourself be tense - and find a solution.” ThinkingShouldProblemMightSituationSolutionsCalmTenseStay Calm Author:Yoko Ono
“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.” WantDifferentFormEnjoyParticularLimits Author:Yoko Ono
“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.” ThinkingGivingImportantBodySpiritualHealPerformersTranslateSpiritual Power Author:Yoko Ono
“I think that there is incredible prejudice about witches while there is no prejudice about wizards. Words are very important, and I'm really into destroying myths.” ThinkingImportantPrejudiceIncrediblesMythWitchDestroyingWizards Author:Yoko Ono
“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.” ThinkingBigsDifferencesMusic Business Author:Yoko Ono
“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!” ThinkingBookFeelingsSeemsCitiesPicksConnectionsLocalsDefiniteSelectionBookshops Author:Yoko Ono
“If you have too many quotes from other people in your head, you can't create. You have to keep your head empty. That's why I am constantly enjoying the sky, the park, the walk.” PeopleIfsEnjoyWalksSkyEmptyParks Author:Yoko Ono
“In the '60s we fought for peace, when the Vietnam war was on. We were against the cops and against the politicians, and there was a lot of waving banners and all that. And I think in a way, just as they were enjoying that machoism of war, we were enjoying the machismo of being anti-war, you know?” ThinkingKnowsWayWarEnjoyPoliticianVietnamAnti WarCopVietnam WarBannerMachismoAnti Vietnam War Author:Yoko Ono
“In the '60s, people were still very protective of each field that they belonged to. Avant-garde artists didn't know about rock or pop or jazz. And the jazz people of course didn't want to know about any other music. They were all just kind of protecting their territory.” PeopleKnowsWantKindStillsArtistCoursesRocksFieldsJazzPopsTerritoryProtectiveAvant Garde Author:Yoko Ono
“Many of my songs were dance orientated from way back. That's because I love dance! When I hear a dance number, just hearing the first eight bars, it immediately makes my bod start moving and dancing.” WayFirstsMovingSongNumbersDancingEightHearingBarsDance Love Author:Yoko Ono
“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.” YearsHas BeensBodyDifficultProjectsSevenYour BodyCellsReplacedSeven Years Author:Yoko Ono
“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.” PeopleLife IsStarsSituationWorstDyingPlanetsBearsLuckyBedCrossesClaimsRoseAidsStarvingWidowsLebanonPeople DyingBed Of RosesLucky StarCrosses To BearWorst Situation Author:Yoko Ono
“One day, the dance charts will be the biggest chart in the music world. Because we all need to dance. This planet will be a fun planet when the judges in court will end the day with a dance!” WorldNeedsEndsFunPlanetsJudgingOne DayCourt Author:Yoko Ono
“Our public officials have forgotten that they are ultimately accountable to the people who put them in office, that the information they keep in secrecy belongs to all of us. Julian Assange took a courageous step by rightfully returning what belongs to the public domain. For that reason, I believe we need to stand behind him.” PeopleInformationOfficeForgottenOfficialsSecrecyPublic Officials Author:Yoko Ono
“People say that this new generation is so used to the Internet that their heads are already different. They can't read a book from beginning to end. That is not a tragedy. The book changes form.” PeopleBookDifferentEndsFormUsedGenerationsInternetTragedyNew Generation Author: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.” PeopleThinkingWorldOppositesSenses Author:Yoko Ono
“Performance art is going to be the future. Plays on Broadway are so restricted. But performance art is like haikus, just one line thing. And it's more casual but more interesting.” ArtPlayLinesInterestingArt IsPerformancesJust OneBroadwayCasualHaikuOne LinePerformance Art Author:Yoko Ono
“Some people think that movements, such as the movements in ballet, are a higher cultural expression, whereas some are just dirt. I think it is elitist to think that a trained movement is more acceptable than untrained and possibly unrehearsed movements.” PeopleThinkingMovementExpressionHigherBalletAcceptableDirtElitist Author:Yoko Ono
“Sometimes I am happy and sometimes not. I am, after all, a human being, you know. And I am glad that we are sometimes happy and sometimes not. You get your wisdom working by having different emotions.” KnowsHumansDifferentSometimesHuman BeingsEmotionGladDifferent Emotions Author:Yoko Ono
“Sound as medium has an incredible elasticity. So, of course, it is tempting for artists of other fields to try something with sounds. Why not? We are living in the age when there is no limit in gathering all forms of art and music to mix it together if you so desire.” IfsTryingArtAgeTogetherFormDesireArtistCoursesSoundFieldsLimitsIncrediblesMediumsWhy NotGatheringTemptingArt And MusicElasticity Author:Yoko Ono
“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.” PeopleThinkingFeelsMeanSeemsUsedWalksTechnologyToo MuchLuckyComputerInventionVillageFavouriteBragGlobal Village Author:Yoko Ono
“The human race is a very, very magical race. We have a magic power of witches and wizards. We're here on this earth to unravel the mystery of this planet. The planet is asking for it.” HumansEarthRaceMagicMysteryPlanetsAskingHuman RaceWitchWizardsMagic Powers Author:Yoko Ono
“The process is always the same. I get an inspiration for a new song, I put it down on paper immediately so I won't lose it. When I am ready to go to the studio with it, I play it a few times on the piano and edit, add, and type the lyrics and take it to the studio. Sometimes I don't have anything on paper.” SometimesPlayInspirationSongProcessLosesReadyTypePaperAddStudiosPianoEditsNew Songs Author:Yoko Ono
“The war industry people are very together; they know exactly what they want; they don't even have to talk to each other. The peace industry people are just intellectuals who are very critical of each other... Unless the peace industry is powerful, we're always going to have war. It is as simple as that.” PeopleKnowsWantWarTogetherSimplePowerfulIndustryCritical Author:Yoko Ono
“The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities.” WorldWholeRunningRealizingMalesStartingPrioritiesWhole WorldOur SocietyIgnoredUnwiseWomen Power Author:Yoko Ono
“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.” IfsWayArtForgetCreatingIncrediblesHeyMaking MoneyForget ItCreating Art Author:Yoko Ono
“There's many women now who think, 'Surely we don't need feminism anymore, we're all liberated and society's accepting us as we are'. Which is just hogwash. It's not true at all.” ThinkingNeedsAcceptingFeminismLiberatedHogwash Author:Yoko Ono
“This society is driven by neurotic speed and force accelerated by greed and frustration of not being able to live up to the image of men and woman we have created for ourselves; the image has nothing to do with the reality of people.” PeopleMenRealityAbleForceGreedSpeedDrivenFrustrationNeuroticThis Society Author:Yoko Ono
“When I speak out against the guns or against the big corporations, some of my friends say, 'Oh Yoko, be careful. These people have all the power.' But, you know, most people don't speak out because they are frightened.” PeopleKnowsBigsSpeakGunMy FriendsCarefulCorporationsFrightenedBe CarefulSpeaks OutBig Corporations Author:Yoko Ono
“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.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayHelpingBrainCommunicationVery HappyInstagram Author:Yoko Ono
“Women are put in a position of feeling embarrassed about their bodies. It's so ridiculous, but also astounding - we have to always be apologetic about having created the human race.” HumansFeelingsBodyRacePositionRidiculousHuman RaceEmbarrassedApologetic Author:Yoko Ono
“You know, something happened to me when I became 70. I started to feel a tremendous love for the human race, and life and this planet, the universe, the whole shebang.” KnowsFeelsHumansWholeUniverseRaceHappenedPlanetsHuman Race Author:Yoko Ono
“We're all water from different rivers, That's why it's so easy to meet, We're all water in this vast, vast ocean, Someday we'll evaporate together.” DifferentTogetherEasyWaterOceanRiversSomedayVast Ocean Author:Yoko Ono
“Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance.” RememberTimeFallGratitudeSummerSpringSeasonsPerseveranceWinterInnocenceAutumnReverenceSummertimeExuberanceFall AutumnFall SeasonApril And SpringSpring SeasonSeasons Of LifeEnd Of SummerAutumn SeasonWinter SeasonThink SpringWinter To SpringWinter ColdShort SummerSummer And WinterSpring SummerSummer Is ComingSummer To FallSummer InspirationalCute SummerFall And WinterCute WinterAutumn And Winter Author:Yoko Ono
“We’ve been filled with great treasure for one purpose: to be spilled.” PurposeFilledTreasure Author:Yoko Ono
