Famous Quotes

Quotes by Yoko Ono

• A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is a reality.
• A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.
• All my concerts had no sounds in them they were completely silent. People had to make up their own music in their minds!
• Artists are going to be the metronome of this society.
• Being alone is very difficult.
• But only art and music have the power to bring peace.
• Controversy is part of the nature of art and creativity.
• Countries have lost their culture because what they wanted was money. Money became the running theme in every country and culture was sacrificed.
• Distance doesn't exist, in fact, and neither does time. Vibrations from love or music can be felt everywhere, at all times.
• Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it.
• Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
• Healing yourself is connected with healing others.
• I just go with the flow, so any style can be in my music - that makes it exciting.
• 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.
• 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.
• I trust myself. You need that to survive.
• If your life changes, we can change the world, too.
• 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.
• John wrote with a very deep love for the human race and a concern for its future.
• Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest.
• People make music to get a reaction. Music is communication.
• 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.
• Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life.
• The 1960s were about releasing ourselves from conventional society and freeing ourselves.
• The nice thing about the gallery shows is that without having to pay any money you can just go and see it.
• The only instrument I can play is piano. Whenever I make songs at home, I play the piano and make them on the piano.
• War is over if you want it.
• What the Beatles did was something incredible, it was more than what a band could do. We have to give them respect.
• When I turned 60, it didn't bother me at all.
• 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.
• When you go to war, both sides lose totally.