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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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" 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. "

Yoko Ono

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" When people ask me what the most important thing is in life, I answer: 'Just breathe.' "

" I never thought I would go into the dance charts. "

" Even my mother told me: 'You are a handsome woman, but you're not pretty. Pretty girls don't have those big bones.' "

Yoko Ono

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" What we do really affects the world. Most of us think we can't do anything, but it really isn't true. "

Yoko Ono

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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. "

" I have only one life, so I want to make sure it's a good one. "

" I like artists who have something to say, not wallpaper. "

Yoko Ono

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" Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know. "

" Nobody's life is a bed of roses. We all have crosses to bear, and we all just do our best. I would never claim to have the worst situation. There are many widows, and many people dying of AIDS, many people killed in Lebanon, people starving all over the planet. So we have to count our lucky stars. "

" But only art and music have the power to bring peace. "

" 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. "

" The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities. "

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

" Sound as medium has an incredible elasticity. So, of course, it is tempting for artists of other fields to try something with sounds. Why not? We are living in the age when there is no limit in gathering all forms of art and music to mix it together if you so desire. "

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

" The universe, when you leave it alone, is going to be beautiful. "

" Energy is so important. If you don't have it, don't bother with rock and roll. "

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

" 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.' "

" We don't live by just sleeping and eating. We need pride and dignity in our lives. Work gives you that. "

" I'm a very obsessive type. If I do get into it, I'll soon be there 12 hours a day. I just don't want to do that. "

" Sometimes I am happy and sometimes not. I am, after all, a human being, you know. And I am glad that we are sometimes happy and sometimes not. You get your wisdom working by having different emotions. "

" Women are put in a position of feeling embarrassed about their bodies. It's so ridiculous, but also astounding - we have to always be apologetic about having created the human race. "

" The thing that would most improve my life is 27 hours in a day. I could meet all my deadlines. "

" 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. "

" I don't have time to listen to anybody's music. I'm making it, you know. "

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

" 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. "

" Artists are going to be the metronome of this society. "