Quotes by Yoko Ono

Healing yourself is connected with healing others.

Im free from holding personal anger because I can express what I want through my music.

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

When I turned 60, it didnt bother me at all.

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

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 Im there trying to do it.

Theres a long life ahead of you and its going to be beautiful, as long as you keep loving and hugging each other.

The computer is my favourite invention. I feel lucky to be part of the global village. I dont mean to brag, but Im so fast with technology. People think it all seems too much, but well get used to it. Im sure it all seemed too much when we were learning to walk.

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

Nobodys 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.

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

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 dont speak out because they are frightened.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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 Im feeling and what Im thinking. The book I pick usually seems to have a definite karmic connection!

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.

Is truth always positive? Of course. Once the truth comes out, you know, its all right. Were scared that if the truth comes out that its not all right. Its the other way around.