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" We live too long for one marriage. "
Yoko Ono
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" I like artists who have something to say, not wallpaper. "
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" I don't think you should always stay calm in a tense situation, because you might not ever confront the problem. Maybe it's better to actually let yourself be tense - and find a solution. "
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" Most of the fans of John Lennon and maybe John and Yoko are younger than me. "
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" It's a waste of time to think that if you colored a painting red what might have happened if you painted it black. "
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" 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. "
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" People just love to be entertained, and in order to entertain them, you have to do things in a way that they understand. "
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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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" There is an incredible love in creating art unless somebody is saying, 'Hey, let's just make money,' because it doesn't work when you do it that way. If you are aiming for that, forget 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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" 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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" 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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" Reality can be elastic, and I want to see how elastic it can be, you know? "
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" Money is not everything. We don't need billions and trillions of dollars. "
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" I was being hated for about 40 or 50 years by the whole world, but it did not destroy me, and it did not ruin my health. And the reason is because I just did not answer them. I had my own life. "
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" If everybody thinks of something, then it will happen. Your mind is part of the universe. It is connected, you can use its energy. "
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" Having a son is not all pleasure. "
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" I am extremely rebellious. I have this strong, defiant spirit. "
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" Even my mother told me: 'You are a handsome woman, but you're not pretty. Pretty girls don't have those big bones.' "
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" I think that there is a sort of spiritual power that is translating into our bodies as we perform. Performers give, and giving is so important. It can heal. That is my experience, anyway. "
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" 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. "
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" Many people do remember their births, but they deny 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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" 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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" 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. "
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