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Most people think that I am too optimistic, but my optimism is based on the thought that negative thinking is a luxury that we can't afford.
Yoko Ono
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Yoko Ono
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: February 18
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When I hear music, my body just starts to move. It has nothing to do with training or anything. That's just me. That's just my body. And I was like that as a child, too.
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I saw sorrow turning into clarity.
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