Yoko Ono > Quotes

“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.”
― Yoko Ono

“Each time we don't say what we wanna say, we're dying.”
― Yoko Ono

“You may think I’m small, but I have a universe inside my mind.”
― Yoko Ono

“Some people are old at 18 and some are young at 90. Time is a concept that humans created.”
― Yoko Ono

“A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“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.”
― Yoko Ono

“Use your blood to paint. Keep painting until you faint. Keep painting until you die.”
― Yoko Ono

“It's better to dance than to march through life.”
― Yoko Ono

“I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it”
― Yoko Ono

“I think that all women are witches, in the sense that a witch is a magical being. And a wizard, which is a male version of a witch, is kind of revered, and people respect wizards. But a witch, my god, we have to burn them. It’s the male chauvinistic society that we’re living in for the longest time, 3,000 years or whatever. And so I just wanted to point out the fact that men and women are magical beings. We are very blessed that way, so I’m just bringing that out. Don’t be scared of witches, because we are good witches, and you should appreciate our magical power.”
― Yoko Ono

“You are water
I’m water
we’re all water in different containers
that’s why it’s so easy to meet
someday we’ll evaporate together.”
― Yoko Ono

“Try to say nothing negative about anybody.
a) for three days
b) for forty-five days
c) for three months

See what happens to your life.”
― Yoko Ono

“We’ve been filled with great treasure for one purpose: to be spilled. ”
― Yoko Ono

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

“Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken. A stick becomes a flute when it's loved.”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“Hide until everybody goes home. Hide until everybody forgets about you. Hide until everybody dies.”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“Art is a way of survival.”
― Yoko Ono

“I feel sad that he’s just a voice now.”
― Yoko Ono

“Art is my life and my life is art.”
― Yoko Ono

“Life with another person is always difficult.”
― Yoko Ono

“Imagine the clouds dripping
Dig a hole in your garden to
put them in”
― Yoko Ono, Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

“Cosmetics is a boon to every woman, but a girl's best beauty aid is still a near-sighted man.”
― yoko ono

“You change the world by being yourself.”
― Yoko Ono

“You can be very wild and still be very wise.”
― Yoko Ono

“I thought art was a verb, rather than a noun.”
― Yoko Ono

“Every drop in the ocean counts.”
― Yoko Ono

“Write down everything you fear in life.
Burn it.
Pour herbal oil with a sweet scent on the ashes.”
― Yoko Ono, Acorn

“A dream you dream alone may be a dream, but a dream two people dream together is a reality.”
― Yoko Ono

“Love is what it takes to fly”
― Yoko Ono

“Whisper your dream to a cloud.
Ask the cloud to remember it.”
― Yoko Ono