Yoko Ono Quotes (52 Quotes)

What the Beatles did was something incredible, it was more than what a band could do. We have to give them respect.

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.

I just go with the flow, so any style can be in my music - that makes it exciting.

Spread the word. Spread the peace.

If we had a big Apple Records lawyers meeting or something, and we were sitting there and John was bored to death, he would start to (draw). The lawyers would later say.

(When) I read about the battle of the widows, I thought 'I'm not John's widow, Yoko is John's widow,

So many people have approached me and said, 'Can I do a musical of John,' ... It's a very simple idea, you know - wow, a musical of John But I've said no. This time, I said yes, because I liked the idea of having these different actors playing John. Because in the years after John's passing, John has transformed into something else. People in Asia think of him as their hero. People in Africa think of him as their hero. He was a hero for the whole world, and not just a white hero. So it's great to have a black performer singing as John. For me, this play is a revolution, a quiet revolution.

At least I had that, one guy understood me.

I'm a very obsessive type. If I do get into it, I'll soon be there 12 hours a day. I just don't want to do that.

War is over if you want it.

Healing yourself is connected with healing others.

Life with another person is always difficult.

People always portrayed us as enemies, like two boxers on opposite sides of the ring, but of course it was never really like that,

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.

Why do they cover Paul's songs but never mine?

I hope the press will keep their respectful distance and give Olivia and Dhani the space they need now. George has given so much to us in his lifetime and continues to do so even after his passing, with his music, his wit and his wisdom.

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

The nice thing about the gallery shows is that without having to pay any money you can just go and see it.

Every drop in the ocean counts.

Art is my life and my life is art.

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.

I'm not going to doubt my life.

Maybe we were naive, but still we were very honest about everything we did.

My life was pretty rough.

Let's just say I don't know if she has my number.

The cynicism that you have is not your real soul.

I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it.

Cosmetics is a boon to every woman, but a girl's best beauty aid is still a near-sighted man.

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

We are all dreamers creating the next world, the next beautiful world for ourselves and for our children.

I wonder why men get serious at all. They have this delicate, long thing hanging outside their bodies which goes up and down by its own will. If I were a man I would always be laughing at myself.

Everybody's an artist. Everybody's God. It's just that they're inhibited.

Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building on December 8, 1980. He and Ono were married in 1969. His life was a very driven one, a very compressed one, ... In his very short life, he did a lot for us.

When I turned 60, it didn't bother me at all.

Mothers are not supposed to give guidance, right' Sean's doing his own thing.

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

Being alone is very difficult.

I think of John every day. I do try to block it, but December 8th is not the only day I think of him.

I'd like to know how I feel towards her now. I'd really like to have a decent conversation to get to know this woman who has changed the face of musical history in many ways.

If he's observing me from up there, I'm sure he's proud of me. It's going to go on and on. This is what I love now, so it's great.

The 1960s were about releasing ourselves from conventional society and freeing ourselves.

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

What we do really affects the world. Most of us think we can't do anything, but it really isn't true.

I believe in people so much that if the whole of civilization is burned so we don't have any memory of it, even then people will start to build their own art. It is a necessity -- a function. We don't need history.

Most of the fans of John Lennon and maybe John and Yoko are younger than me.

Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest.

When you go to war, both sides lose totally.

At this time I think it's important that we remember John for what he contributed to the world. For people who still love John's music and for those now getting into John's music, this opens up a whole new world in which they can appreciate John's music again.