Yoko Ono

“Most people like to hear sounds they are used to.”

“Art for me is like breathing.”

“Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world. Just start thinking peace, and the message will spread quicker than you think.”

“When people don't understand my work, I don't feel like explaining.”

“I'm not interested so much in collaboration. You see that from the history of my albums.”

“When I speak out against the guns or against the big corporations, some of my friends say, 'Oh Yoko, be careful. These people have all the power.' But, you know, most people don't speak out because they are frightened.”

“In the Second World War, I was a little girl. I was evacuated in my country.”

“Being alone is very difficult.”

“My father was a banker, but he was an independent spirit. He was a very good pianist and very much into music.”

“Our public officials have forgotten that they are ultimately accountable to the people who put them in office, that the information they keep in secrecy belongs to all of us.”

“I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive.”

“We know that our cells are speaking to each other.”

“All I can say is, it's not very easy for a woman to be associated with The Beatles.”

“Most of the fans of John Lennon and maybe John and Yoko are younger than me.”

“Society tells you that when you're old you have to retire. You have to defy that.”

“Every moment in our lives is a miracle we should enjoy instead of ignoring.”

“We're growing up together, the human race. And we've discovered a lot of things that we didn't know. We're finding our way. Instead of thinking about doomsday all the time, think about how beautiful the world is. We're all together, and together we're getting wiser.”

“I don't have a goal. I don't limit myself to a goal.”

“People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us?”

“We are all dreamers creating the next world, the next beautiful world for ourselves and for our children.”