Yoko Ono Professions : Artist Born : February 18, 1933 Browse All Authors Top 362 quotes by Yoko Ono 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. Yoko Ono husband humble men I just go with the flow, so any style can be in my music - that makes it exciting. Yoko Ono style flow artist I'm kind of honored to be a dragon lady. The dragon is a very powerful, mythical animal. Yoko Ono dragons powerful animal When you go to war, both sides lose totally. Yoko Ono artist sides war 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. Yoko Ono thrown one-day-at-a-time book When I got pregnant, I had to concentrate on being pregnant for a whole nine months, even though I knew it was ruining my career at the time. Yoko Ono careers months nine When people don't understand my work, I don't feel like explaining. Yoko Ono explaining feels people After my husband John Lennon passed away, I tried to smile for my health. Yoko Ono my-husband passed-away husband All I can say is, it's not very easy for a woman to be associated with The Beatles. Yoko Ono i-can easy Bad stories are written about me because the press knows they can make me into a weeping dog and few people will object. Yoko Ono dog stories people I get very nervous before I get on the stage, but once I'm on the stage, I'm just, you know, me. Nothing hurts me. Yoko Ono nervous stage hurt I have been known as the minimal and conceptual artist for over five decades. I think I haven't changed much. Yoko Ono changed artist thinking I'm not interested so much in collaboration. You see that from the history of my albums. Yoko Ono collaboration not-interested albums I'm very thankful that I can make people happy just by signing my name. Yoko Ono signing names people If a woman writes about a domestic situation, everyone automatically assumes that it's about her. Yoko Ono situation assuming writing In the '60s we fought for peace, when the Vietnam war was on. We were against the cops and against the politicians, and there was a lot of waving banners and all that. And I think in a way, just as they were enjoying that machoism of war, we were enjoying the machismo of being anti-war, you know? Yoko Ono vietnam war thinking Some people think that movements, such as the movements in ballet, are a higher cultural expression, whereas some are just dirt. I think it is elitist to think that a trained movement is more acceptable than untrained and possibly unrehearsed movements. Yoko Ono expression people thinking The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities. Yoko Ono priorities males running There is an incredible love in creating art unless somebody is saying, 'Hey, let's just make money,' because it doesn't work when you do it that way. If you are aiming for that, forget it. Yoko Ono hey creating art When people get cynical about love, they should look at us [Yoko and John Lennon] and see it is possible Yoko Ono cynical people looks Similar Authors Burton Silverman artist Bruce Nauman artist Bruce Conner artist Brom artist Britney Spears artist Brigid Berlin artist All Authors