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I'm not the kind of woman who would love to make soup or knit sweaters. I never cherished that so much.

Yoko Ono

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