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Next time you meet a 'foreigner', remember it's only like a window with a different shape to it and the person who's sitting inside is you.

Yoko Ono

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Yoko Ono
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: February 18
Artist
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City of Tokyo
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Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it.
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I never thought, I'm going to be an artist. When I actually began to become successful in the art world I made it a point to say, 'I am a dilettante, I am not a professional artist, which is true.
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We artists have the dignity to tell the truth to the people, unlike politicians.
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Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
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Is truth always positive? Of course. Once the truth comes out, you know, it's all right. We're scared that if the truth comes out that it's not all right. It's the other way around.
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In the '60s we fought for peace, when the Vietnam war was on. We were against the cops and against the politicians, and there was a lot of waving banners and all that. And I think in a way, just as they were enjoying that machoism of war, we were enjoying the machismo of being anti-war, you know?
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Power is not something we should be afraid of. Power is great, power is energy. And in terms of energy, the most important energy is human spiritual energy and when I say spiritual, I feel like have to be very careful, I don't mean religious, I mean the energy of the mind, the energy that exists within us.
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Women artists are still treated differently from men.
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Marriage is a difficult project. When seven years have passed and all your body's cells have been replaced, you're meant to experience that seven-year itch.
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John would have been the first white rapper. And also he would have cherished the Internet.
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The 1960s were about releasing ourselves from conventional society and freeing ourselves.
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We need to really do something about the world. Otherwise, we're all going to blow up together.
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I think that there is incredible prejudice about witches while there is no prejudice about wizards. Words are very important, and I'm really into destroying myths.
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Society was built on male power, and women's power was... ignored is the best word to describe it I suppose, we have been running society on one power, half a power really. And that's so terrible. The world needs women's power too.
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