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Yoko Ono

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Quotations and sayings

01Undated

Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life.

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02Undated

I just want to be healthy and stay alive and keep my family going and everything and keep my friends going and try to do something so that this world will be peaceful. That is the most ambitious and the most difficult thing, but I'm there trying to do it.

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03Undated

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.

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04Undated

The computer is my favourite invention. I feel lucky to be part of the global village. I don't mean to brag, but I'm so fast with technology. People think it all seems too much, but we'll get used to it. I'm sure it all seemed too much when we were learning to walk.

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05Undated

A lot of things have been thrown at me in life, and I've got through it all without a rule book, taking it one day at a time.

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06Undated

Nobody's life is a bed of roses. We all have crosses to bear, and we all just do our best. I would never claim to have the worst situation. There are many widows, and many people dying of AIDS, many people killed in Lebanon, people starving all over the planet. So we have to count our lucky stars.

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07Undated

The human race is a very, very magical race. We have a magic power of witches and wizards. We're here on this earth to unravel the mystery of this planet. The planet is asking for it.

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08Undated

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.

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09Undated

I did not break up the Beatles. You can't have it both ways. If you're going to blame me for breaking the Beatles up, you should be thankful that I made them into myth rather than a crumbling group.

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10Undated

I'm very thankful that I can make people happy just by signing my name.

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11Undated

People think that their world will get smaller as they get older. My experience is just the opposite. Your senses become more acute. You start to blossom.

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12Undated

I was being hated for about 40 or 50 years by the whole world, but it did not destroy me, and it did not ruin my health. And the reason is because I just did not answer them. I had my own life.

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13Undated

I've always said that I use my voice as an instrument. It was something I created myself, and I said, 'Have voice, will travel.'

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14Undated

I travel a lot, so when I arrive in a city, I like to go to good local bookshops and make a selection based on how I'm feeling and what I'm thinking. The book I pick usually seems to have a definite karmic connection!

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15Undated

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.

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16Undated

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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17Undated

When you go through a negative situation, don't think about it. Make it positive.

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18Undated

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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19Undated

Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest.

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20Undated

We live too long for one marriage.

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21Undated

I trust myself. You need that to survive.

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22Undated

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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23Undated

The nice thing about the gallery shows is that without having to pay any money you can just go and see it.

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24Undated

Sometimes I am happy and sometimes not. I am, after all, a human being, you know. And I am glad that we are sometimes happy and sometimes not. You get your wisdom working by having different emotions.

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