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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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" Controversy is part of the nature of art and creativity. "

" I just want to be healthy and stay alive and keep my family going and everything and keep my friends going and try to do something so that this world will be peaceful. That is the most ambitious and the most difficult thing, but I'm there trying to do it. "

" 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. "

" Money is not everything. We don't need billions and trillions of dollars. "

" You change the world by being yourself. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Fracking kills, and it doesn't just kill us. It kills the land, nature and, eventually, the whole world. "

" Having a son is not all pleasure. "

" 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. "

" Every drop in the ocean counts. "

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

" War is over if you want it. "

" Sometimes the father feels pushed out because of the connection between the mother and the child. "

" Performance art is going to be the future. Plays on Broadway are so restricted. But performance art is like haikus, just one line thing. And it's more casual but more interesting. "

" 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. "

" When you're imagining peace, you can't kill anyone. That's good isn't it? "

" Many incredible artists die before they were famous. "

" I just like to explore all sorts of different forms - no, 'explore' is not even the word - enjoy. You don't want to limit yourself to a particular form. "

" When you are totally depressed, you should try giggling. Just make yourself laugh. Force yourself to laugh. "

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

" Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world. Just start thinking peace, and the message will spread quicker than you think. "

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" When Orientals are attacked, they don't hit back. "

" Healing yourself is connected with healing others. "

" Great Art is Great because it inspired you greatly. If it didn't, no matter what the critics, the museums and the galleries say, it's not great art for you. "

" Japanese are very proud and workaholics. Proud workaholics. "

" I must say that I always thought I had a voice, even when I was 4 years old. "

" John wrote with a very deep love for the human race and a concern for its future. "

" All my concerts had no sounds in them; they were completely silent. People had to make up their own music in their minds! "

" True artists are prophets. I don't want to be that prophetic in that sense because it's so lonely. "