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" Art for me is like breathing. "
Yoko Ono
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" When I got pregnant, I had to concentrate on being pregnant for a whole nine months, even though I knew it was ruining my career at the time. "
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" Chemically speaking or biologically, we research things, but we don't know half of them. We only know our half of it - symbolically - and we don't know ourselves more than half. "
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" I don't have time to listen to anybody's music. I'm making it, you know. "
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" 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? "
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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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" 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. "
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" Everybody's an artist. Everybody's God. It's just that they're inhibited. "
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" It is very difficult for us to know we love somebody because it is an insecure position to be in. But in the end, it is important to be honest about your love because life is not that long. "
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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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" 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. "
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" Healing yourself is connected with healing others. "
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" Fracking kills, and it doesn't just kill us. It kills the land, nature and, eventually, the whole world. "
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" At least I had that, one guy understood me. "
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" No one person could have broken up a band, especially one the size of the Beatles. "
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" Being alone is very difficult. "
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" My first husband met me as a career woman, and the second did, too. I was lucky. "
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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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" To me, the concept of distance is not important. Distance doesn't exist, in fact, and neither does time. Vibrations from love or music can be felt everywhere, at all times. "
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" I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it. "
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" I always thought that I was an important musician. If you don't have that confidence, why would you go on and do it? "
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" 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. "
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" What we do really affects the world. Most of us think we can't do anything, but it really isn't true. "
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" All my concerts had no sounds in them; they were completely silent. People had to make up their own music in their minds! "
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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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" 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. "
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" 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! "
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