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Quotes by Yoko Ono

Spring passes and one remembers ones innocence.Summer passes and one remembers ones exuberance.Autumn passes and one remembers ones reverence.Winter passes and one remembers ones perseverance.

Each time we dont say what we wanna say, were dying.

A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.

Write down everything you fear in life.Burn it.Pour herbal oil with a sweet scent on the ashes.

Art is my life and my life is art.

Tape the sound of the moon fading at dawn. Give it to your mother to listen to when shes in sorrow.

You may think I’m small, but I have a universe inside my mind.

Imagine the clouds drippingDig a hole in your garden to put them in

You are waterI’m waterwe’re all water in different containersthat’s why it’s so easy to meetsomeday we’ll evaporate together.

I think that all women are witches, in the sense that a witch is a magical being. And a wizard, which is a male version of a witch, is kind of revered, and people respect wizards. But a witch, my god, we have to burn them. It’s the male chauvinistic society that we’re living in for the longest time, 3,000 years or whatever. And so I just wanted to point out the fact that men and women are magical beings. We are very blessed that way, so I’m just bringing that out. Don’t be scared of witches, because we are good witches, and you should appreciate our magical power.

When all that hate energy was focused on me it was transformed into a fantastic energy. It was supporting me. If you are centered and you can transform all this energy that comes in it will help you. If you believe it is going to kill you it will kill you.

My husband John Lennon was a very special man. A man of humble origin, he brought light and hope to the whole world with his words and music.

When you go to war, both sides lose totally.

The regret of my life is that I have not said I love you often enough.

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

I see so many activists... who are artists because they feel that they have the power of communication.

When Im putting some communication out on Twitter or Facebook or Instagram, I think that its helping me, my brain, you know, because its always somehow stimulated by people who are sending things to me. And it works both ways. Its great. My brain is very happy about it.

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

Many incredible artists die before they were famous.

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