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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
Conceptual Artist
Film Director
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Peace Activist
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City of Tokyo
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Stand in the evening light until you become transparent or until you fall asleep.
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Even my mother told me: 'You are a handsome woman, but you're not pretty. Pretty girls don't have those big bones.'
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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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The Establishment likes people who take no responsibility and cannot respect themselves.
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I just like to explore all sorts of different forms - no, 'explore' is not even the word - enjoy. You don't want to limit yourself to a particular form.
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If your life changes, we can change the world, too.
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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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Society tells you that when you're old you have to retire. You have to defy that.
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I started to notice that simpleness is divine. I think we all start trying to use very complex harmonies and rhythms and all that because of a certain kind of ambition. But I was always trying to create something simple.
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Nobody's life is a bed of roses. We all have crosses to bear and we all just do our best.
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