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.
Each time we don’t say what we wanna say, we’re dying.
A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.
Write down everything you fear in life.Burn it.Pour herbal oil with a sweet scent on the ashes.
Tape the sound of the moon fading at dawn. Give it to your mother to listen to when she’s in sorrow.
You may think I’m small, but I have a universe inside my mind.
Imagine the clouds drippingDig a hole in your garden to put them in
You are waterI’m waterwe’re all water in different containersthat’s why it’s so easy to meetsomeday we’ll evaporate together.
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.
The regret of my life is that I have not said ‘I love you’ often enough.
People make music to get a reaction. Music is communication.
I see so many activists… who are artists because they feel that they have the power of communication.
Losing my daughter was a very serious pain. There was always some empty space in my heart.
Many incredible artists die before they were famous.
Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it.
Healing yourself is connected with healing others.
I’m free from holding personal anger because I can express what I want through my music.
DJs are in incredible competition, musically. And they are the most musically creative and sensitive people in all the music charts. I am amazed how they are.
Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you’ll start to see a big difference in your life.
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.
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.
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.
When I speak out against the guns or against the big corporations, some of my friends say, ‘Oh Yoko, be careful. These people have all the power.’ But, you know, most people don’t speak out because they are frightened.
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.
I’m very thankful that I can make people happy just by signing my name.
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.
I was being hated for about 40 or 50 years by the whole world, but it did not destroy me, and it did not ruin my health. And the reason is because I just did not answer them. I had my own life.
I’ve always said that I use my voice as an instrument. It was something I created myself, and I said, ‘Have voice, will travel.’
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!
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.
When you go through a negative situation, don’t think about it. Make it positive.
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.
Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
The nice thing about the gallery shows is that without having to pay any money you can just go and see it.
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.
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.
After my husband John Lennon passed away, I tried to smile for my health.
I think there is a big difference between the music business and music. And my relationship is to music, not music business. I think the business will keep changing, but music won’t. Music will be there.
This society is driven by neurotic speed and force accelerated by greed and frustration of not being able to live up to the image of men and woman we have created for ourselves the image has nothing to do with the reality of people.
If your life changes, we can change the world, too.
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.