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" I'm not going to doubt my life. "
Yoko Ono
Life
Going
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" I think of John every day. I do try to block it, but December 8th is not the only day I think of him. "
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" In the '60s, people were still very protective of each field that they belonged to. Avant-garde artists didn't know about rock or pop or jazz. And the jazz people of course didn't want to know about any other music. They were all just kind of protecting their territory. "
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" But only art and music have the power to bring peace. "
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" I am extremely rebellious. I have this strong, defiant spirit. "
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" Artists and musicians of the Sixties were definitely into clothes. "
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" In the Second World War, I was a little girl. I was evacuated in my country. "
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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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" 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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" You can't always measure the effects of activist work; you just have to wish and pray that the message gets through. "
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You
" I don't have time to listen to anybody's music. I'm making it, you know. "
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" I just wish that people will be kinder to me when I pass away. "
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