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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.

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Yoko Ono
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: February 18
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City of Tokyo
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When you go through a negative situation, don’t think about it. Make it positive.
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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.
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Money is not everything. We don't need billions and trillions of dollars.
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The regret of my life is that I have not said 'I love you' often enough.
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Art for me is like breathing.
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When people don't understand my work, I don't feel like explaining.
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When I was four years old, my mother put me into a school for early music education where you get perfect pitch and harmony and composition.
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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.
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I love to work. Doing things we love is how we relax, I think.
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We are never alone. We are all aspects of one great being. No matter how far apart we are, the air links us.
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