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I think I'm an observer in a way. And my life was not so - well, my life was bad too - but it's just that I had the sense to cope with it. But it's probably not that easy to cope if you're in a society where you get killed when your husband dies.

Yoko Ono

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Yoko Ono
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: February 18
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City of Tokyo
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We artists have the dignity to tell the truth to the people, unlike politicians.
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