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People Quotes by Yoko Ono

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Yoko Ono talks about how leaders should remember they serve the people who chose them. She says love can still work even when people feel cynical, pointing to her own life as proof. She also sees art like a tree in a park—unfinished, inviting others to add their own leaves and branches.

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I just wish that people will be kinder to me when I pass away.

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

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

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People make music to get a reaction. Music is communication.

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We artists have the dignity to tell the truth to the people, unlike politicians.

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Most people like to hear sounds they are used to.

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

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The people have got to trust in themselves.

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Most people think that I am too optimistic, but my optimism is based on the thought that negative thinking is a luxury…

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To have a relationship that is pure and passionate and beautiful - I think people are scared of having that now. Especially…

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If people want to make war they should make a color war, and paint each others’ cities up in the night in…

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

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When people get cynical about love, they should look at us [Yoko and John Lennon] and see it is possible

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I often wish my mother had died so that at least I could get some people's sympathy. But there she was, a…

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Over 1,057,000 people have been killed by guns in the USA since John Lennon was shot and killed on 8 Dec 1980,

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I think it's nice to let people know that there is an invisible part of the world. I think there are many…

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I should think that people would be more interested in politics and all that is happening, rather than two lovebirds who are…

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The war industry people are very together; they know exactly what they want; they don't even have to talk to each other.…

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Everybody's an artist. Everybody's God. It's just that they're inhibited. I believe in people so much that if the whole of civilization…

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This society is driven by neurotic speed and force accelerated by greed and frustration of not being able to live up to…

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In the '60s, people were still very protective of each field that they belonged to. Avant-garde artists didn't know about rock or…

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I always believed that my work should be unfinished in the sense that I encourage people to add their creativity to it,…

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Our public officials have forgotten that they are ultimately accountable to the people who put them in office, that the information they…

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I have to be pretty inclusive. I have to be pretty much inside of me rather than going out and finding out…

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Some people say, "Sometimes I have violent thoughts, what can I do?" So I say, "Well, have them!" Cos we should not…

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What surprises me is-even though discrimination against women and racial discrimination still exist, they have improved a lot, especially among artists. And…

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Basically there are two types of people in the world: people who are confident because they know they have the ability to…

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It's difficult to explain love. You want to explain water? You need a book for it. There are many different ways to…

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Some people get medals and awards and all that, and maybe not intentionally - maybe the world is making them do it…

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Peace is here now. It's just that we don't recognize it. Let's say that 98 percent of people in the world are…

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I think that all women are witches, in the sense that a witch is a magical being. And a wizard, which is…

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I admire all people who are trying to be a good power in this chaotic world.

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Be silent in a group of people See what they reveal to you.

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People just love to be entertained, and in order to entertain them, you have to do things in a way that they…

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Bad stories are written about me because the press knows they can make me into a weeping dog and few people will…

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We don't read people's wishes. The wishes are suppose to be direct communication to the Universe. Your interception will weaken the power…

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I think energy is the most important thing that we can give to people as performers. Anything else is a little bit…

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People don't remember each tree in a park but all of us benefit from the trees. And in a way, artists are…

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The Establishment likes people who take no responsibility and cannot respect themselves.

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DJs are in incredible competition, musically. And they are the most musically creative and sensitive people in all the music charts. I…

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Our public officials have forgotten that they are ultimately accountable to the people who put them in office, that the information they keep in…

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

Think of the Earth as a turning point in eternity. Think of the Earth as a meeting point in infinity.

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

When people get cynical about love, they should look at us [Yoko and John Lennon] and see it is possible

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

The first idea, the first art piece I ever did, was when I was four. I cut the seed of a pear in half…

John wrote with a very deep love for the human race and a concern for its future.

I always believed that my work should be unfinished in the sense that I encourage people to add their creativity to it, either conceptually…

Losing my daughter was a very serious pain. There was always some empty space in my heart.

People don't remember each tree in a park but all of us benefit from the trees. And in a way, artists are like trees…

Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest.

It's difficult to explain love. You want to explain water? You need a book for it. There are many different ways to explain what…

Being alone is very difficult.

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