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" I don't believe in a chronological way of doing things. "
Yoko Ono
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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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" 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. "
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" Having a son is not all pleasure. "
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" 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. "
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" If your life changes, we can change the world, too. "
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" Artists and musicians of the Sixties were definitely into clothes. "
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" I am extremely rebellious. I have this strong, defiant spirit. "
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" I feel that my work is not in vain, that it does have a place in society, even though it may not be considered that it has a place in society - it doesn't matter. "
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" When you are suffering, you become more understanding about yourself, but also about other people's sufferings too. That's the first step to understand somebody is to understand their sufferings. So then love follows. "
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" Sometimes the father feels pushed out because of the connection between the mother and the child. "
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" When Orientals are attacked, they don't hit back. "
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" I've always said that I use my voice as an instrument. It was something I created myself, and I said, 'Have voice, will travel.' "
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" Japanese are very proud and workaholics. Proud workaholics. "
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" We artists have the dignity to tell the truth to the people, unlike politicians. "
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" When I was four years old, my mother put me into a school for early music education where you get perfect pitch and harmony and composition. "
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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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" 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 just go with the flow, so any style can be in my music - that makes it exciting. "
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" I'm just being normal. A normal woman. Well, I don't know what a normal woman is, but I'm a woman and I'm Yoko and I've never changed that. "
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" Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know. "
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" Nothing is written in stone. So don't prepare yourself for a long and lucrative career. You might die tomorrow. Your gold holdings might become dust. Just make the music you want to make now and enjoy it. "
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" 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. "
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" Healing yourself is connected with healing others. "
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" 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. "
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" People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us? "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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