Quotes from Yoko Ono

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.

If a woman writes about a domestic situation, everyone automatically assumes that it's about her.

World peace is one project that we have to do together.

People don't remember each tree in a park but all of us benefit from the trees. And in a way, artists are like trees in a park.

The thing is, even after the revolution, if people don't have any trust in themselves, they'll get new problems.

Each time we don't say what we wanna say, we're dying.

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

I'm not the kind of woman who would love to make soup or knit sweaters. I never cherished that so much.

Real success is doing things right every day by not forgetting to express love to your friends.

Tape the sound of the moon fading at dawn. Give it to your mother to listen to when she's in sorrow.

Love is what I give to the one I love.

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.'

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.

People say that this new generation is so used to the Internet that their heads are already different. They can't read a book from beginning to end. That is not a tragedy. The book changes form.

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.

We artists have the dignity to tell the truth to the people, unlike politicians.

No one person could have broken up a band, especially one the size of the Beatles.

When you say 'I love you', you are not just saying it to that person. You are saying 'I love you' to yourself, the planet & The Universe.

And the more you are active about something you love, the world is going to be a better place.

The odds of not meeting in this life are so great that every meeting is like a miracle. It's a wonder that we don't make love to every single person we meet.

I think it's nice to let people know that there is an invisible part of the world. I think there are many people now who are interested in the invisible world.

Japanese are very proud and workaholics. Proud workaholics.

I think of John every day. I do try to block it, but December 8th is not the only day I think of him.

See what you can do. See what you want to do. See what you will do about it. Find your way out.