Yoko Ono

Conceptual Artist Musician Japanese-American Born 1933 (age 93)

Conceptual artist and Beatles widow whose avant-garde work influenced contemporary art.

350 quotes

"Success is measured by inner peace, not accolades."
Success
"Art is the most effective form of communication we have."
Art
"Every moment is an opportunity to redefine yourself."
Change
"Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life."
Happiness
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."
Freedom
"I'm always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning."
Creativity
"Dream up the kind of world you want to live in. Dream out loud on paper."
Dreams
"In the end, we are all the same person trying to love and be loved in this world."
Love
"Loneliness is a state of mind. You can be lonely anywhere, and you can be not lonely anywhere."
Solitude
"Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats."
Motivation
"Nature always wears the colors of the season."
Nature
"You know what they call you if you refuse to fight for your rights? They call you free."
Peace
"The most powerful thing we can do is hold hands and feel connected."
Strength
"Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it."
Courage
"What a wonderful world it will be when we teach the sale of music instead of the sale of guns."
Music
"Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."
Time
"Walking on thin ice, my life has changed."
Change
"The difference between great art and mediocre art is vision and execution."
Art
"I believe that every person has infinite power within them, waiting to be discovered."
Power
"Education is the passport to the future."
Education
"I think that being an artist is about learning how to see the world differently."
Creativity
"We accept the love we think we deserve."
Relationships
"The only way to know how deep the water is, is to jump in."
Adventure
"Anger is like a guest who sometimes takes control of the body and voice."
Wisdom
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."
Life
"Remember, each person is responsible for all of humanity."
Justice
"The earth is our home. We must take care of it as if our lives depend on it, because they do."
Nature
"Forgiveness is the most powerful thing a person can do."
Kindness
"I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think."
Health
"The power of imagination is infinite."
Imagination