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Yoko Ono (born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist who is also known for her work in performance art and filmmaking. She performs in both English and Japanese. She is known for being the second wife and widow of singer-songwriter John Lennon of the Beatles.

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Sound as medium has an incredible elasticity. So, of course, it is tempting for artists of other fields to try something with sounds. Why not? We are living in the age when there is no limit in gathering all forms of art and music to mix it together if you so desire.

Age, Art, Desire, Elasticity, Music

Everybody's an artist. Everybody's God. It's just that they're inhibited.

Art, Artist, Inhibited, God

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.

Beatles, Being Thankful, Break, Crumbling, Groups, Myth

I want to incite people to loosen their oppression by giving them something to work with, to build on. They shouldn't be frightened of creating themselves - that's why I make things very open, with things for people to do.

Build, Creating, Frightened, Giving, People

The Establishment likes people who take no responsibility and cannot respect themselves.

Establishment, Likes, People, Responsibility

I think that there is incredible prejudice about witches while there is no prejudice about wizards. Words are very important, and I'm really into destroying myths.

Important, Incredible, Myths, Prejudice, Thinking, Words

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

1960S, Aquarius, Artist, Freeing, Releasing, Society

We're all water from different rivers, That's why it's so easy to meet, We're all water in this vast, vast ocean, Someday we'll evaporate together.

Evaporate, Ocean, Rivers, Water

It's difficult to explain love. You want to explain water? You need a book for it. There are many different ways to explain what water is. Love is big, it's very big. I know that I have tons of it. But maybe we don't want to open up so much, and we think, maybe we don't have so much, but yes, you know that you have tons of love. We all do. Through that love we can connect, we can heal each other, we can make people, all of us, happy, joyful, and make a better world.

Book, Love Is, Love You, Make, Tons, Water

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

Dog, Knows, People, Stories, Written

Try to say nothing negative about anybody for three days, for forty-five days, for three months. See what happens to your life.

Happens, Inspirational, Inspiring, Life, Negative, Say

Words are power. And a book is full of words. Be careful what power you get from it. But know that you do.

Be Careful, Book, Careful, Power, Words

Tell the Earth how much you care, how beautiful she is, and how much you love her. Ask for her forgiveness for having been so careless.

Beautiful, Care, Earth

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

Artist, Exciting, Flow, Music, Style

Hide until everybody goes home. Hide until everybody forgets about you. Hide until everybody dies.

Dies, Forget, Forgets, Hide, Home

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

Art, Art And Music, Bring, Music, Peace, Power

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

Answers, Ask, Important, People, Thing

Transform jealousy to admiration, and what you admire will become part of your life.

Admiration, Admire, Become, Jealousy, Part, Transform

Losing my daughter was a very serious pain. There was always some empty space in my heart.

Daughter, Heart, Losing, Pain, Serious

Performance art is going to be the future. Plays on Broadway are so restricted. But performance art is like haikus, just one line thing. And it's more casual but more interesting.

Art, Casual, Interesting, Line, Performance, Play

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