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People think that their world will get smaller as they get older. My experience is just the opposite. Your senses become more acute. You start to blossom.

Yoko Ono

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Yoko Ono
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: February 18
Artist
Composer
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Film Director
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Peace Activist
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City of Tokyo
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