Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life.
Yoko Ono
You change the world by being yourself.
The sky is always there for me, while my life has been going through many, many changes. When I look up the sky, it gives me a nice feeling, like looking at an old friend.
A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.
Every drop in the ocean counts.
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.
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.
Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
Sometimes I am happy and sometimes not. I am, after all, a human being, you know. And I am glad that we are sometimes happy and sometimes not. You get your wisdom working by having different emotions.
Every moment in our lives is a miracle we should enjoy instead of ignoring.
You can be very wild and still be very wise.
I have only one life, so I want to make sure it's a good one.
When people ask me what the most important thing is in life, I answer: 'Just breathe.'
I don't think about the future. I don't think about the past. I just think of what comes into my head at the time. So that might be about the past, that might be about the future. Or, the present.
There's a long life ahead of you and it's going to be beautiful, as long as you keep loving and hugging each other.
Nothing is written in stone. So don't prepare yourself for a long and lucrative career. You might die tomorrow. Your gold holdings might become dust. Just make the music you want to make now and enjoy it.
The computer is my favourite invention. I feel lucky to be part of the global village. I don't mean to brag, but I'm so fast with technology. People think it all seems too much, but we'll get used to it. I'm sure it all seemed too much when we were learning to walk.
Healing yourself is connected with healing others.
Art is my life and my life is art.
Controversy is part of the nature of art and creativity.
The regret of my life is that I have not said 'I love you' often enough.
Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest.
I never want projects to be finished; I have always believed in unfinished work. I got that from Schubert, you know, the 'Unfinished Symphony.'
Fracking kills, and it doesn't just kill us. It kills the land, nature and, eventually, the whole world.
The human race is a very, very magical race. We have a magic power of witches and wizards. We're here on this earth to unravel the mystery of this planet. The planet is asking for it.
Being alone is very difficult.
The nice thing about the gallery shows is that without having to pay any money you can just go and see it.
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.
One day, the dance charts will be the biggest chart in the music world. Because we all need to dance. This planet will be a fun planet when the judges in court will end the day with a dance!
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.
Energy is so important. If you don't have it, don't bother with rock and roll.
We're growing up together, the human race. And we've discovered a lot of things that we didn't know. We're finding our way. Instead of thinking about doomsday all the time, think about how beautiful the world is. We're all together, and together we're getting wiser.
My husband John Lennon was a very special man. A man of humble origin, he brought light and hope to the whole world with his words and music.
Distance doesn't exist, in fact, and neither does time. Vibrations from love or music can be felt everywhere, at all times.
I relate to happiness as an ecstatic moment - something you don't create, you encounter.
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.
People think that their world will get smaller as they get older. My experience is just the opposite. Your senses become more acute. You start to blossom.
When you go to war, both sides lose totally.
I just want to be healthy and stay alive and keep my family going and everything and keep my friends going and try to do something so that this world will be peaceful. That is the most ambitious and the most difficult thing, but I'm there trying to do it.
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.
I think if you give in and accept society's stereotypes, then you start thinking, 'I cannot dance till late at night because I'm 70.'
The 1960s were about releasing ourselves from conventional society and freeing ourselves.
To me, the concept of distance is not important. Distance doesn't exist, in fact, and neither does time. Vibrations from love or music can be felt everywhere, at all times.
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.
When you go through a negative situation, don't think about it. Make it positive.
In the '60s we fought for peace, when the Vietnam war was on. We were against the cops and against the politicians, and there was a lot of waving banners and all that. And I think in a way, just as they were enjoying that machoism of war, we were enjoying the machismo of being anti-war, you know?
If your life changes, we can change the world, too.
Women artists are still treated differently from men.
DJs are in incredible competition, musically. And they are the most musically creative and sensitive people in all the music charts. I am amazed how they are.
Art is like breathing for me. If I don't do it, I start to choke.
