Yoko Ono quotes

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

Nobody's 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.

But only art and music have the power to bring peace.

You change the world by being yourself.

I don't think about the future. I don't think about the past. I just think of what comes into my head at the time. So that might be about the past, that might be about the future. Or, the present.

Marriage is a difficult project. When seven years have passed and all your body's cells have been replaced, you're meant to experience that seven-year itch.

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

Being alone is very difficult.

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

Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest.

The computer is my favourite invention. I feel lucky to be part of the global village. I don't mean to brag, but I'm so fast with technology. People think it all seems too much, but we'll get used to it. I'm sure it all seemed too much when we were learning to walk.

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 I'm there trying to do it.

Art is my life and my life is art.

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

Is truth always positive? Of course. Once the truth comes out, you know, it's all right. We're scared that if the truth comes out that it's not all right. It's the other way around.

Distance doesn't exist, in fact, and neither does time. Vibrations from love or music can be felt everywhere, at all times.

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

I relate to happiness as an ecstatic moment - something you don't create, you encounter.

Sometimes I am happy and sometimes not. I am, after all, a human being, you know. And I am glad that we are sometimes happy and sometimes not. You get your wisdom working by having different emotions.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Nobody's 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.

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

When you go to war, both sides lose totally.

Nothing is written in stone. So don't prepare yourself for a long and lucrative career. You might die tomorrow. Your gold holdings might become dust. Just make the music you want to make now and enjoy it.

The computer is my favourite invention. I feel lucky to be part of the global village. I don't mean to brag, but I'm so fast with technology. People think it all seems too much, but we'll get used to it. I'm sure it all seemed too much when we were learning to walk.

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.

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

When you go to war, both sides lose totally.

Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.

After my husband John Lennon passed away, I tried to smile for my health.

Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.

Controversy is part of the nature of art and creativity.

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

Controversy is part of the nature of art and creativity.

Every drop in the ocean counts.

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

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