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I have to be pretty inclusive. I have to be pretty much inside of me rather than going out and finding out what people are doing. I don't have the time to. I just listen to my mind, in a way.
Yoko Ono
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Yoko Ono
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: February 18
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