Yoko Ono Quotes

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.

Don't ever give up on life. Life can be so beautiful, especially after you've spent a lot of time with it.

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

Love is what it takes to fly

I’m not that concerned about professional politicians. I always believe that we can change the world by grass-roots movements. It is a very important thing to do. It is the first time that I realized that I respect America so much because there are so many Americans trying to shift the axis of the world to peace.

Œuvre Promesse
Promettez.

Elle a été interprétée pour la première fois au Jeanette Cochrane Theatre, à Londres, en 1966. C'était la dernière œuvre de la soirée. Yoko Ono a cassé un vase sur la scène et a demandé aux spectateurs de ramasser les morceaux et de les emporter chez eux, promettant qu'il se réuniraient tous dans 10 ans, rapporteraient les morceaux et reconstitueraient le vase.

If Lennon were alive today, he probably would have reconciled with the man he accused of having "made a fool of everyone." John would have been the first one now, if he had been there, to recognise and acknowledge what Maharishi has done for the world and appreciate it.

John and I felt that we were like people in an H. G. Wells story. Two people who are walking so fast that nobody else can see them.

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
there is a season that never passes and that is the season of glass — Season of Glass, 1981

Write down everything you fear in life.
Burn it.
Pour herbal oil with a sweet scent on the ashes.

Every drop in the ocean counts.

Think that snow is falling
Think that snow is falling everywhere
all the time
When you talk with a person, think
that snow is falling between you and
on that person
Stop conversing when you think the
person is covered by snow

CONCERT PIECE

When the curtain rises, go hide and wait until everybody leaves you.
Come out and play.

1963 autumn

Never say goodbye, You say tomorrow's another day, All I know is we're here today. I've got nightmares I could never share with you, The kind that keeps me up all night. So hold me tight till the room is light And tell me that it's all right.

I feel sad that he’s just a voice now.