Quotes By Yoko Ono

Every drop in the ocean counts.

When you are suffering, you become more understanding about yourself, but also about other people's sufferings too. That's the first step to understand somebody is to understand their sufferings. So then love follows.

Women artists are still treated differently from men.

True artists are prophets. I don't want to be that prophetic in that sense because it's so lonely.

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

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

I have only one life, so I want to make sure it's a good one.

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

I thought art was a verb, rather than a noun.

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

I trust myself. You need that to survive.

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

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

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.

Countries have lost their culture because what they wanted was money. Money became the running theme in every country and culture was sacrificed.

If your life changes, we can change the world, too.

It is very difficult for us to know we love somebody because it is an insecure position to be in. But in the end, it is important to be honest about your love because life is not that long.

We are all dreamers creating the next world, the next beautiful world for ourselves and for our children.

Healing yourself is connected with healing others.

It's a waste of time to think that if you colored a painting red what might have happened if you painted it black.

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.

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

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

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.

My life was pretty rough.

Art for me is like breathing.

When you go to war, both sides lose totally.

I'm not going to doubt my life.

John wrote with a very deep love for the human race and a concern for its future.

I'm a very obsessive type. If I do get into it, I'll soon be there 12 hours a day. I just don't want to do that.