Top 389 Quotes & Sayings by Yoko Ono

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.

Art is like breathing for me. If I don't do it, I start to choke.

The regret of my life is that I have not said 'I love you' often enough.

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

Every moment in our lives is a miracle we should enjoy instead of ignoring.

You change the world by being yourself.

Nothing is written in stone. So don't prepare yourself for a long and lucrative career. You might die tomorrow. Your gold holdings might become dust. Just make the music you want to make now and enjoy it.

I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive.

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?

Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it.

I trust myself. You need that to survive.

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

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.

When you're imagining peace, you can't kill anyone. That's good isn't it?

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

The sky is always there for me, while my life has been going through many, many changes. When I look up the sky, it gives me a nice feeling, like looking at an old friend.

Art is my life and my life is art.

Marriage is a difficult project. When seven years have passed and all your body's cells have been replaced, you're meant to experience that seven-year itch.

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

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

The human race is a very, very magical race. We have a magic power of witches and wizards. We're here on this earth to unravel the mystery of this planet. The planet is asking for it.

The war industry people are very together; they know exactly what they want; they don't even have to talk to each other. The peace industry people are just intellectuals who are very critical of each other... Unless the peace industry is powerful, we're always going to have war. It is as simple as that.

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.

Healing yourself is connected with healing others.

You can be very wild and still be very wise.

Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life.

One day, the dance charts will be the biggest chart in the music world. Because we all need to dance. This planet will be a fun planet when the judges in court will end the day with a dance!

The computer is my favourite invention. I feel lucky to be part of the global village. I don't mean to brag, but I'm so fast with technology. People think it all seems too much, but we'll get used to it. I'm sure it all seemed too much when we were learning to walk.

Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest.

Artists are going to be the metronome of this society.

People think that their world will get smaller as they get older. My experience is just the opposite. Your senses become more acute. You start to blossom.

When people ask me what the most important thing is in life, I answer: 'Just breathe.'

There's many women now who think, 'Surely we don't need feminism anymore, we're all liberated and society's accepting us as we are'. Which is just hogwash. It's not true at all.

I never want projects to be finished; I have always believed in unfinished work. I got that from Schubert, you know, the 'Unfinished Symphony.'

Being alone is very difficult.

When you are totally depressed, you should try giggling. Just make yourself laugh. Force yourself to laugh.

If you have too many quotes from other people in your head, you can't create. You have to keep your head empty. That's why I am constantly enjoying the sky, the park, the walk.

Sometimes I am happy and sometimes not. I am, after all, a human being, you know. And I am glad that we are sometimes happy and sometimes not. You get your wisdom working by having different emotions.

After my husband John Lennon passed away, I tried to smile for my health.

I admire all people who are trying to be a good power in this chaotic world.

I travel a lot, so when I arrive in a city, I like to go to good local bookshops and make a selection based on how I'm feeling and what I'm thinking. The book I pick usually seems to have a definite karmic connection!

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

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.

Nobody's life is a bed of roses. We all have crosses to bear, and we all just do our best. I would never claim to have the worst situation. There are many widows, and many people dying of AIDS, many people killed in Lebanon, people starving all over the planet. So we have to count our lucky stars.

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.

Every drop in the ocean counts.

Fracking kills, and it doesn't just kill us. It kills the land, nature and, eventually, the whole world.

Mothers are not supposed to give guidance.

We don't live by just sleeping and eating. We need pride and dignity in our lives. Work gives you that.

Controversy is part of the nature of art and creativity.

Energy is so important. If you don't have it, don't bother with rock and roll.

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

At least I had that, one guy understood me.

I relate to happiness as an ecstatic moment - something you don't create, you encounter.

When you go through a negative situation, don't think about it. Make it positive.

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

When you go to war, both sides lose totally.

I did not break up the Beatles. You can't have it both ways. If you're going to blame me for breaking the Beatles up, you should be thankful that I made them into myth rather than a crumbling group.

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

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