Yoko Ono

“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?”

“Fracking is an incredible risk to the human race, I don't know why they even thought of doing it.”

“Women have become stronger, and there's a backlash. Men have become terribly possessive. I find it much easier to get on with women.”

“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.”

“The 1960s were about releasing ourselves from conventional society and freeing ourselves.”

“My career? I never think of it as a 'career.' Art and music and all those things that I'm creating are just part of me.”

“Many incredible artists die before they were famous.”

“Many people do remember their births, but they deny it.”

“After my husband John Lennon passed away, I tried to smile for my health.”

“There's a long life ahead of you and it's going to be beautiful, as long as you keep loving and hugging each other.”

“What the Beatles did was something incredible, it was more than what a band could do. We have to give them respect.”

“One day, the dance charts will be the biggest chart in the music world. Because we all need to dance. This planet will be a fun planet when the judges in court will end the day with a dance!”

“True artists are prophets. I don't want to be that prophetic in that sense because it's so lonely.”

“Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it.”

“When I was four years old, my mother put me into a school for early music education where you get perfect pitch and harmony and composition.”

“To me, the concept of distance is not important. Distance doesn't exist, in fact, and neither does time. Vibrations from love or music can be felt everywhere, at all times.”

“I think of John every day. I do try to block it, but December 8th is not the only day I think of him.”

“When people ask me what the most important thing is in life, I answer: 'Just breathe.'”

“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.”

“If your life changes, we can change the world, too.”