Yoko Ono

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

“Being alone is very difficult.”

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

“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.”

“Controversy is part of the nature of art and creativity.”

“When I turned 60, it didn't bother me at all.”

“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.”

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

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

“When I was four years old, my mother put me into a school for early music education where you get perfect pitch and harmony and composition.”

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

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

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

“The nice thing about the gallery shows is that without having to pay any money you can just go and see it.”

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

“Healing yourself is connected with healing others.”

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

“I just go with the flow, so any style can be in my music - that makes it exciting.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“Artists are going to be the metronome of this society.”

“The 1960s were about releasing ourselves from conventional society and freeing ourselves.”