There's a long life ahead of you and it's going to be beautiful, as long as you keep loving and hugging each other.

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

Even my mother told me: 'You are a handsome woman, but you're not pretty. Pretty girls don't have those big bones.'

Imagine a dolphin dancing in the sky. Let it dance with joy. Think of yourself at the bottom of the ocean watching.

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

I always thought that I was an important musician. If you don't have that confidence, why would you go on and do it?

You can't always measure the effects of activist work; you just have to wish and pray that the message gets through.

The only instrument I can play is piano. Whenever I make songs at home, I play the piano and make them on the piano.

Everyone is an artist and a genius, I think. If we don't choose to limit ourselves then we are totally accomplished.

We don't have a particular organization, but we all want to make a world in which justice is given to each one of us.

Bad stories are written about me because the press knows they can make me into a weeping dog and few people will object.

Dance in your dream. Go out into the street and hug everyone you meet. Tell them how beautiful they are. Dance together.

People just love to be entertained, and in order to entertain them, you have to do things in a way that they understand.

All my concerts had no sounds in them; they were completely silent. People had to make up their own music in their minds!

Anger is an emotion that is very energetic. It is an ideal emotion to turn it around to make it work as a positive force.

If people want to make war they should make a color war, and paint each others’ cities up in the night in pinks and greens.

I was born into a very important family in Japan. My grandfather was a descendant of the Emperor, and we were very wealthy.

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

Creativity is innate and it manifests itself in so many forms. It needs to come out somehow or it destroys you in some way.

It is sad that the air is the only thing we share. No matter how close we get to each other, there is always air between us.

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

When you are feeling bad, do one thing a day to make your heart dance. It could be a simple thing like looking up at the sky.

Try to say nothing negative about anybody for three days, for forty-five days, for three months. See what happens to your life.

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 in a park.

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

Give death announcements each time you move instead of giving announcements of the change of address. Send the same when you die.

All my life, I have been in love with the sky. Even when everything was falling apart around me, the sky was always there for me.

To have a relationship that is pure and passionate and beautiful - I think people are scared of having that now. Especially guys.

Watch the sun until it comes into your body and stays as a tiny sun. It will keep your face shining even in the coldest of winter.

If everybody thinks of something, then it will happen. Your mind is part of the universe. It is connected, you can use its energy.

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

If I was a Jewish girl in Hitler's day, I would become his girlfriend. After ten days in bed, he would come to my way of thinking.

Someday I'll be remembered for The phone calls I never made Letters I never mailed And the stories I never finished telling anyone.

Be kind to yourself this evening. Buy something for yourself. Treat yourself to a meal. Look in the mirror and give yourself a smile

Women have become stronger, and there's a backlash. Men have become terribly possessive. I find it much easier to get on with women.

Remember love. Remember our hearts are one. Even when we are fighting with each other, our hearts are beating in unison. I love you.

If someone is unpleasant to you, draw a halo around his or her head in your mind. He/she is an angel who came to teach you something.

I think if you give in and accept society's stereotypes, then you start thinking, 'I cannot dance till late at night because I'm 70.'

I often wish my mother had died so that at least I could get some people's sympathy. But there she was, a perfectly beautiful mother.

I thank Pussy Riot for standing firmly in their belief for Freedom of Expression, and making all women of the world proud to be women.

Tell the Earth how much you care, how beautiful she is, and how much you love her. Ask for her forgiveness for having been so careless.

My life has always been unplanned. So when something comes along, I feel like, Why not give it a try? It's fun to experiment like that.

I don't think you make a choice to be an artist. There was no decision for me. I've been expressing myself this way since I can remember.

Rather than deal with problems in relationships, I've always moved on. That's why I'm one of the very few survivors as a woman, you know.

When you say 'I love you', you are not just saying it to that person. You are saying 'I love you' to yourself, the planet & The Universe.

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.

We get shy about saying things like I love you. Life is so short. It's crazy, that we hesitate to express our true thoughts to each other.

I'm just being normal. A normal woman. Well, I don't know what a normal woman is, but I'm a woman and I'm Yoko and I've never changed that.

Next time you meet a 'foreigner', remember it's only like a window with a different shape to it and the person who's sitting inside is you.

I think people place limitations on each other and on ourselves. There is a great fear of expressing ourselves, of making creativity happen.

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