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I want to incite people to loosen their oppression by giving them something to work with, to build on. They shouldn't be frightened of creating themselves - that's why I make things very open, with things for people to do.

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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All women are feminists. Being a feminist is allowing woman to be natural, for what she is, whatever it is. All of us can be natural and we're all feminists in that sense.
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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.
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Artists are magicians and I definitely think John Lennon was a Wizard.
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Every time I create something, just before that there's a kind of - you're feeling very low, you're feeling very down and insecure. Then you create and then it's fine. This is the way I observe me doing it.
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John wrote with a very deep love for the human race and a concern for its future.
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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.
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I think that all women are witches, in the sense that a witch is a magical being. Don't be scared of witches, because we are good witches, and you should appreciate our magical power.
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What we do really affects the world. Most of us think we can't do anything, but it really isn't true.
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Your thoughts create reality. The most pragmatic way to create world peace is to use your power of visualization. Think Peace, Act Peace, Spread Peace, Imagine Peace. Your thoughts will soon cover the planet. The most important thing is to believe in your power. It works.
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I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it.
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When you are totally depressed, you should try giggling. Just make yourself laugh. Force yourself to laugh.
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