Yoko Ono Quotes
I have to be pretty inclusive. I have to be pretty much inside of me rather than going out and finding out what people are doing. I don't have the time to. I just listen to my mind, in a way.
True artists are prophets. I don't want to be that prophetic in that sense because it's so lonely.
I'm not the kind of woman who would love to make soup or knit sweaters. I never cherished that so much.
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.'
Real success is doing things right every day by not forgetting to express love to your friends.
I often wish my mother had died so that at least I could get some people's sympathy. But there she was, a perfectly beautiful mother.
In a way the new music showed things could be transformed by new channels of communication.
I think of John every day. I do try to block it, but December 8th is not the only day I think of him.
Tape the sound of the moon fading at dawn. Give it to your mother to listen to when she's in sorrow.
The nice thing about the gallery shows is that without having to pay any money you can just go and see it.
When you burn the chair, you suddenly realize that the chair in your mind did not burn or disappear
It's a waste of time to think that if you colored a painting red what might have happened if you painted it black.
We don't read people's wishes. The wishes are suppose to be direct communication to the Universe. Your interception will weaken the power of the wish.
Hide until everybody goes home. Hide until everybody forgets about you. Hide until everybody dies.
A lot of things have been thrown at me in life, and I've got through it all without a rule book, taking it one day at a time.
Is truth always positive? Of course. Once the truth comes out, you know, it's all right. We're scared that if the truth comes out that it's not all right. It's the other way around.
Most people think that I am too optimistic, but my optimism is based on the thought that negative thinking is a luxury that we can't afford.
Anger is an emotion that is very energetic. It is an ideal emotion to turn it around to make it work as a positive force.
I'm just trying to do my best every day, hoping that I have done my best every day, and its very easy in a way, but also it's not that easy. Every day counts.
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.
Give death announcements each time you move instead of giving announcements of the change of address. Send the same when you die.
Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it.
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.
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.
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.
