Quotes by Yoko Ono

When you keep saying you are busy, then you are never free. When you keep saying you have no time, then you will never have time.

Love is the answer, and you know that for sure.

You can heal yourself, and you can do it by imagining yourself in a place of complete freedom.

Every moment in our lives is a miracle we should enjoy instead of ignoring.

I think the whole world is dying to hear someone say, 'I love you.'

Love is not a possession. It’s a process, a series of steps that lead to growth and understanding.

When I cry for you, it’s not because I want you back. It’s because I finally realize I have to let you go.

Your body is a beautiful sculpture created by your actions.

Our hearts are ringing in the key that our souls are singing.

You make your own dream. That's the beauty of it. Nobody can wake you up. Only you.

Being alone is very difficult.

We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.

I see that I am a little piece of a big, big universe, and that makes it very exciting.

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

I think that all of us are 100% responsible for what we are.

You are beautiful. You are important. You are loved.

I just do what I do, and I do it the best way that I can.

Love is like energy. It can never be created or destroyed. It just is and always will be, giving meaning to life and direction to goodness.

You can't change the world if you're broken.

I think that it is important for every one of us, male or female, to stand up for our rights.

The thing that would most improve my life is 27 hours in a day.

Try to say nothing negative about anybody for three days, for forty-five days, for three months.

I'm not going to drown in things that don't belong to me.

A woman’s life is three times more than a man’s.

I like to feel the burn of the audience’s eyes when I’m whispering all my darkest secrets into the microphone.

We’re all water in different containers, but we’re all part of the same ocean.

What the artists have accomplished is realizing there's only a small amount of space in the big picture.

I get so much out of being married, and the time is so precious and I want to be with them.

I’m not going to waste any time trying to prove to anybody that I’m not a charlatan.

You can forgive yourself for what you've done, but it's better to forgive yourself for what you haven't done.

The thing that would most improve my life is 27 hours in a day. I could meet all my deadlines.

The best part of being alone is that you really don't have to answer to anybody.

The more I see, the less I know for sure.

The sky is always there for me, while my life has been going through many, many changes.

There is an incredible amount of potential in each one of us.

You are water. I’m water. We’re all water in different containers.

Nothing is ever the same as they said it was.

Art is a means of survival.

Give yourself the freedom to be who you are.

It's better to dance than to march through life.

Some people are old at 18 and some are young at 90. Time is a concept that humans created.

A lot of artists have been influenced by one another, and everyone is touching each other in a way.

If you smile at me, I will understand, because that is something everyone everywhere does in the same language.

We are all water from different rivers, that's why it's so easy to meet.

Keep going until you achieve your goals.

Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world.

We should always try to bring back that child who is inside us.

Spread your wings and fly.

I just want to tell you that I didn’t do it, and I’m proud that I didn’t do it.

When you go through hell, your own personal hell, and you can't run away from it, you see a lot of things you never knew before.

Every drop in the ocean counts.

You may think I’m small, but I have a universe inside my mind.

Everything is perfect. Everything is unfolding as it should be. It’s all right.

Healing yourself is connected with healing others.

Life is difficult; things don't always work out the way you want them to. But still, stay positive.

We are all part of this big cosmic dance, and we must keep the dance going.

War is over if you want 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.

Art is a way of survival.

Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.

You change the world by being yourself.

Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.

Experiencing creativity is a way of being creative.

Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life.

Art is my life and my life is art.

Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you’ll start to see a big difference in your life.