Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
Yoko Onois a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist who is also known for her work in performance art, music, and filmmaking. She is the widow and second wife of singer-songwriter John Lennon...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth18 February 1933
CityTokyo, Japan
CountryUnited States of America
teacher people trying
Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it.
moving giving addresses
Give death announcements each time you move instead of giving announcements of the change of address. Send the same when you die.
simple thinking breathing
I think something that's very important for us to communicate is usually very simple. Like breathing: Breathing is very simple. You don't do a dissonant 9th harmony or something in breathing. You just breathe, you know. I think that's how it is with very important messages.
ocean thinking sky
Imagine a dolphin dancing in the sky. Let it dance with joy. Think of yourself at the bottom of the ocean watching.
wish messages praying
You can't always measure the effects of activist work; you just have to wish and pray that the message gets through.
lonely artist want
True artists are prophets. I don't want to be that prophetic in that sense because it's so lonely.
creativity unfinished-work two
I always believed that my work should be unfinished in the sense that I encourage people to add their creativity to it, either conceptually or physically. Back in the 1960s, I was calling for 'Unfinished Music,' number one, and number two, with my artwork - I was taking unfinished work into the gallery. And that's how I was looking at it.
clever intelligent trying
Women are very intelligent and not appreciated. We try to pretend that we are not clever, and it's such a pity that we can't show how clever we are.
effort hometown keep-going
Keep going until your efforts start to make things better in your hometown.
pain parent hungry
Perhaps one feels more pain when parents are there. It's like when you're hungry, you know, it's worse to get a symbol of a cheeseburger than no cheeseburger at all. It doesn't do you any good, you know.
heart air ice
Walking on thin ice, I'm paying the price. I'm throwing the dice in the air. Why must we learn it the hard way, and play the game of life with your heart?
beautiful giving-up giving
Don't ever give up on life. Life can be so beautiful, especially after you've spent a lot of time with it.
expression pussy world
I thank Pussy Riot for standing firmly in their belief for Freedom of Expression, and making all women of the world proud to be women.
talent awe
You can't always be in awe of someone's talent, living with them.