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" In the Second World War, I was a little girl. I was evacuated in my country. "

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" Losing my daughter was a very serious pain. There was always some empty space in my heart. "

" War is over if you want it. "

" 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! "

" My first husband met me as a career woman, and the second did, too. I was lucky. "

" When I turned 60, it didn't bother me at all. "

" 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? "

" It's a waste to not say anything with art. "

" Please know that being 80 is not a scary thing. When you're 80, your life is much freer. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If everybody thinks of something, then it will happen. Your mind is part of the universe. It is connected, you can use its energy. "

" The nice thing about the gallery shows is that without having to pay any money you can just go and see it. "

" I was born into a very important family in Japan. My grandfather was a descendant of the Emperor, and we were very wealthy. "

" 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.' "

" I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it. "

" Society tells you that when you're old you have to retire. You have to defy that. "

" 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. "

" People are still thinking of solving problems by violence and war, and that has to stop. "

" Power is power. It's energy. And if you get big, big energy, you can use that in a good way. "

" 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. "

" My career? I never think of it as a 'career.' Art and music and all those things that I'm creating are just part of me. "

" The 1960s were about releasing ourselves from conventional society and freeing ourselves. "

" 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. "

" To have a relationship that is pure and passionate and beautiful - I think people are scared of having that now. Especially guys. "

" When you go to war, both sides lose totally. "

" I just go with the flow, so any style can be in my music - that makes it exciting. "

" I am extremely rebellious. I have this strong, defiant spirit. "

" If a woman writes about a domestic situation, everyone automatically assumes that it's about her. "

" 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. "

" I have been known as the minimal and conceptual artist for over five decades. I think I haven't changed much. "