Yoko Ono Quotes

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Yoko Ono, born on February 18, 1933, is a Japanese-born American artist, musician, and peace activist. She is known for her unique artistic style and contributions to music, visual art, and performance art.

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Famous Yoko Ono Quotes

“water talk you are water I’m water we’re all water in different containers that’s why it’s so easy to meet someday we’ll evaporate together. but even after the water's gone we'll probably point out to the containers and say, "that's me there, that one" we're container minders”

Soul Body Water

Author:Yoko Ono

“I wonder why men can get serious at all. They have this delicate long thing hanging outside their bodies, which goes up and down by its own will. First of all, having it outside your body is terribly dangerous. If I were a man I would have a fantastic castration complex to the point that I wouldn't be able to do a thing. Second, the inconsistency of it, like carrying a chance time alarm or something. If I were a man I would always be laughing at myself.”

Source: Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings by Yoko Ono

“Watch the sun until it comes into your body and stays as a tiny sun. It will keep your face shining even in the coldest of winter.”

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“When I hear music, my body just starts to move. It has nothing to do with training or anything. That's just me. That's just my body. And I was like that as a child, too.”

Children Body Moving Training

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“If I hear dance music, my body starts to move. Whatever the dance music is, I can't help it. With all that, I still felt, well, rock is a little higher art, but it wasn't. Right now, because I have so much experience with dance charts, I started to realize that it's incredible art. This is going to be known one day as high art.”

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“Music is something that even when you close your eyes it gets into your body.”

Body Eye Music Is Your Body

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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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“Dancing is a very healthy thing to do for our body.”

Body Healthy Dancing Things To Do

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“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.”

Thinking Giving Important Body Spiritual Heal Performers Translate Spiritual Power

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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.”

Years Has Beens Body Difficult Projects Seven Your Body Cells Replaced Seven Years

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“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.”

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“I wonder why men get serious at all. They have this delicate, long thing hanging outside their bodies which goes up and down by its own will. If I were a man I would always be laughing at myself.”

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Book:Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings by Yoko Ono

Source: Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings by Yoko Ono

About the Author

Born: February 18, 1933
Known for: Artist
Quotes: 363

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