“Some people say, "Sometimes I have violent thoughts, what can I do?" So I say, "Well, have them!" Cos we should not try to control ourselves. It's very bad to control ourselves in this sense. If you have any emotion at all, if its a bad emotion or good emotion, think about it, you should just understand that you have those emotions. And it's good because we are people and we have all these emotions. And the result of that is you would become more and more peaceful. If you don't let those emotions be inside of you then you become extremely violent.” PeopleIfsThinkingShouldTryingWellsSometimesResultsEmotionViolentPeacefulControl Ourselves Author:Yoko Ono
“I think that all women are witches, in the sense that a witch is a magical being. Don't be scared of witches, because we are good witches, and you should appreciate our magical power.” ThinkingShouldAppreciateScaredWitchGood Witch Author:Yoko Ono
“Power is not something we should be afraid of. Power is great, power is energy. And in terms of energy, the most important energy is human spiritual energy and when I say spiritual, I feel like have to be very careful, I don't mean religious, I mean the energy of the mind, the energy that exists within us.” FeelsShouldMindHumansMeanImportantSpiritualEnergyTermReligiousCarefulHuman SpiritGreat PowerSpiritual Energy Author:Yoko Ono
“We mustn't be traditional in the way we communicate with people - especially with the Establishment. We should surprise people by saying new things in an entirely new way. Communication of that sort can have a fantastic power so long as you don't do only what they expect you to do.” PeopleWayShouldLongCommunicationSurpriseCommunicateTraditionalFantasticEstablishmentNew ThingsNew Ways Author:Yoko Ono
“In the present age when communication is so rapid, we should create a different tradition, traditions are created everyday. Five years now is like 100 years before. We are living in a society that has no history. There’s no precedent for this kind of society so we can break the old patterns.” ShouldYearsKindDifferentAgeBreakFiveCommunicationTraditionEverydayPatternsFive YearsRapidsPrecedent Author:Yoko Ono
“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.” IfsThinkingWayFeelsShouldI CanBodyTurnsAsksEnergySourceNegativeAngerAngryCarefulI RealizedBe CarefulMy ThoughtsNegative Energy Author:Yoko Ono
“Every moment in our lives is a miracle we should enjoy instead of ignoring.” ShouldMomentsLife IsEnjoyOur LivesMiracleMoments In Our Lives Author:Yoko Ono
“When you are totally depressed, you should try giggling. Just make yourself laugh. Force yourself to laugh.” ShouldTryingForceLaughing 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 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 think that all women are witches, in the sense that a witch is a magical being. And a wizard, which is a male version of a witch, is kind of revered, and people respect wizards. But a witch, my god, we have to burn them. It's the male chauvinistic society that we're living in for the longest time, 3,000 years or whatever. And so I just wanted to point out the fact that men and women are magical beings. We are very blessed that way, so I'm just bringing that out. Don't be scared of witches, because we are good witches, and you should appreciate our magical power.” PeopleThinkingMenWayShouldYearsKindFactsWantedMen And WomenAppreciateBlessedMalesScaredVersionsWitchWizardsGood Witch Author:Yoko Ono
“I should think that people would be more interested in politics and all that is happening, rather than two lovebirds who are looking to wed. I think it's very nice that in an age when love is so scarce that people are willing to gamble on getting married.” PeopleThinkingShouldTwoWould BeAgeLove IsNiceWillingGayMarriedHappeningsGay MarriageGambleVery NiceScarceGetting MarriedLovebirds Author:Yoko Ono
“When people get cynical about love, they should look at us [Yoko and John Lennon] and see it is possible” PeopleShouldLooksCynicalLennon Author:Yoko Ono
“If people want to make war they should make a color war, and paint each others’ cities up in the night in pinks and greens.” PeopleIfsWantShouldWarNightCitiesColorPaint Author:Yoko Ono
“You should do something that will make your heart dance once a day. If you can't do that because you're too depressed, then do something that will make somebody else's heart dance.” IfsShouldHeart Author:Yoko Ono
