Artists are magicians and I definitely think John Lennon was a Wi... by Yoko Ono

Artists are magicians and I definitely think John Lennon was a Wizard.

Yoko Ono

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I started to notice that simpleness is divine. I think we all start trying to use very complex harmonies and rhythms and all that because of a certain kind of ambition. But I was always trying to create something simple.

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These days, DJ's are the ones who are bringing fresh sounds to the music world. In fact, they are creating a new spatial music. They are the space transformers of the universe.

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You can't love someone unless you are in an equal position with them. A lot of women have to cling to men out of fear or insecurity, and that's not love - basically that's why women hate men.

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I am the type of person who would do something thoroughly if someone said, "I don't think you can do it." I am extremely rebellious. I have this strong, defiant spirit.

strong spirit thinking

Peace is here now. It's just that we don't recognize it. Let's say that 98 percent of people in the world are wanting peace. Now people say, even people from Siberia? Yes. We want world peace. The two percent is really tying to mess it up. It's so sad in a way, because by messing it up what are they going to get? Their children are going to suffer, their grandchildren are going to suffer, and they might even die before something gets good.

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The people have got to trust in themselves. by Yoko Ono

The people have got to trust in themselves.

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There's nothing bad about feminism. We have to help each other, because there's a lot of women in the world who are suffering because the fact is we're not equal. It's as plain as that. It's still a men's world. I don't know. We'll go on with it.

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We created a thing called culture and civilization, and now we're about to lose it because we're trying to destroy everything. And I kind of miss it. I miss culture and civilization.

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We mustn't be traditional in the way we communicate with people - especially with the Establishment. We should surprise people by saying new things in an entirely new way. Communication of that sort can have a fantastic power so long as you don't do only what they expect you to do.

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What all of us artists are doing is using our pain as material to... by Yoko Ono

What all of us artists are doing is using our pain as material to create our work.

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Some people don't listen to my music because they say that I am an artist. And some don't want to go to my gallery shows, because they say I am a musician.

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When you go on a stage, before you go on a stage you're really scared and you're really frightened. You don't know what to do. "Why did I say yes to this?" But once you're on the stage you think, "Okay."

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The thing is, even after the revolution, if people don't have any trust in themselves, they'll get new problems.

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I think I'm an observer in a way. And my life was not so - well, my life was bad too - but it's just that I had the sense to cope with it. But it's probably not that easy to cope if you're in a society where you get killed when your husband dies.

husband way thinking

I'm a politician. Politics is just a convenience for our life and we just have to create a beautiful world together that would be very convenient for us and just enjoyable.

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I came here to bring peace, it is a very strong thing to say and it’s not going to happen right away but we can do it together.

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There was a closeness I felt to gay people, we both suffered a lo... by Yoko Ono

There was a closeness I felt to gay people, we both suffered a lot for being different.

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I think he had a desire to, but I think he was too inhibited, no, not inhibited. He said, ‘I don’t mind if there’s an incredibly attractive guy.’ It’s very difficult -- they would have to be not just physically attractive, but mentally very advanced too. And you can’t find people like that.

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It's as if (social media) were made for John, oh, he would be on... by Yoko Ono

It's as if (social media) were made for John, oh, he would be on a computer all day and night.

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John knew how urgent (peace) was, but also he knew that what we b... by Yoko Ono

John knew how urgent (peace) was, but also he knew that what we believe in becomes reality.

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