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title: "4 Careful Quotes By Yoko Ono"
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> [Words are power. And a book is full of words. Be careful what power you get from it. But know that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/words-are-power-and-a-book-is-full-of-words-be-careful-what-power-you/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

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> [Power is not something we should be afraid of. Power is great, power is energy. And in terms of energy, the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/power-is-not-something-we-should-be-afraid-of-power-is-great-power-is/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

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> [When I speak out against the guns or against the big corporations, some of my friends say, 'Oh Yoko, be careful. These…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/when-i-speak-out-against-the-guns-or-against-the-big-corporations/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

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> [I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/i-realized-that-if-my-thoughts-immediately-affect-my-body-i-should-be/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

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## Other authors on Careful

## More by Yoko Ono

> [Our public officials have forgotten that they are ultimately accountable to the people who put them in office, that the information they keep in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/our-public-officials-have-forgotten-that-they-are-ultimately/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

> [Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/smile-in-the-mirror-do-that-every-morning-and-you-ll-start-to-see-a/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

> [Think of the Earth as a turning point in eternity. Think of the Earth as a meeting point in infinity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/think-of-the-earth-as-a-turning-point-in-eternity-think-of-the-earth/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

> [If your life changes, we can change the world, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/if-your-life-changes-we-can-change-the-world-too/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

> [ When people get cynical about love, they should look at us \[Yoko and John Lennon\] and see it is possible ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/when-people-get-cynical-about-love-they-should-look-at-us-yoko-and/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

> [True artists are prophets. I don't want to be that prophetic in that sense because it's so lonely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/true-artists-are-prophets-i-don-t-want-to-be-that-prophetic-in-that/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

> [The first idea, the first art piece I ever did, was when I was four. I cut the seed of a pear in half…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/the-first-idea-the-first-art-piece-i-ever-did-was-when-i-was-four-i/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

> [John wrote with a very deep love for the human race and a concern for its future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/john-wrote-with-a-very-deep-love-for-the-human-race-and-a-concern-for/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

> [I always believed that my work should be unfinished in the sense that I encourage people to add their creativity to it, either conceptually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/i-always-believed-that-my-work-should-be-unfinished-in-the-sense-that/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

> [Losing my daughter was a very serious pain. There was always some empty space in my heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/losing-my-daughter-was-a-very-serious-pain-there-was-always-some/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/people-don-t-remember-each-tree-in-a-park-but-all-of-us-benefit-from/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

> [Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/marriage-is-a-gamble-let-s-be-honest/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/it-s-difficult-to-explain-love-you-want-to-explain-water-you-need-a/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

> [Being alone is very difficult.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/being-alone-is-very-difficult/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

> [Many people do remember their births, but they deny it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/many-people-do-remember-their-births-but-they-deny-it/)

[Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/)

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