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

Yoko Ono

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Yoko Ono
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: February 18
Artist
Composer
Conceptual Artist
Film Director
Musician
Painter
Peace Activist
Performance Artist
Photographer
Recording Artist
Sculptor
City of Tokyo
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I think if you give in and accept society's stereotypes, then you start thinking, 'I cannot dance till late at night because I'm 70.'
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I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive.
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We get shy about saying things like I love you. Life is so short. It's crazy, that we hesitate to express our true thoughts to each other.
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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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I often wish my mother had died so that at least I could get some people's sympathy. But there she was, a perfectly beautiful mother.
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I never thought, I'm going to be an artist. When I actually began to become successful in the art world I made it a point to say, 'I am a dilettante, I am not a professional artist, which is true.
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When you are totally depressed, you should try giggling. Just make yourself laugh. Force yourself to laugh.
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The amazing thing is that we could live in the world together peacefully, feed the world, shelter the world. We have that capability both spiritually and technologically.
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John would have been the first white rapper. And also he would have cherished the Internet.
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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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I think something that's very important for us to communicate is usually very simple. Like breathing: Breathing is very simple. You don't do a dissonant 9th harmony or something in breathing. You just breathe, you know. I think that's how it is with very important messages.
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I realized that an artist seeking to tell the truth in her art takes great courage. I recognize the courage required to bring children together from Israeli and Palestinian communities to find commonality in music as a very powerful and effective beginning towards Peace.
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Give peace a chance and let's hope that one day we will all live in peace.
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When Orientals are attacked, they don't hit back.
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I have a woman inside my soul.
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Power is power. It's energy. And if you get big, big energy, you can use that in a good way.
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I trust myself. You need that to survive.
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You can't always be in awe of someone's talent, living with them.
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I'm not interested so much in collaboration. You see that from the history of my albums.
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