“We artists have the dignity to tell the truth to the people, unlike politicians.”
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“Some people get medals and awards and all that, and maybe not intentionally - maybe the world is making them do it - but they sort of just follow what they were doing. Repeat or follow what they were doing all their lives, in their style of music or whatever. In my case, I always try to start from scratch. It's very nerve-wracking actually, but it's interesting.”
“The people have got to trust in themselves.”
“I think people place limitations on each other and on ourselves. There is a great fear of expressing ourselves, of making creativity happen.”
“I think energy is the most important thing that we can give to people as performers. Anything else is a little bit pretentious. But energy is not.”
“Bad stories are written about me because the press knows they can make me into a weeping dog and few people will object.”
“Our public officials have forgotten that they are ultimately accountable to the people who put them in office, that the information they keep in secrecy belongs to all of us. Julian Assange took a courageous step by rightfully returning what belongs to the public domain. For that reason, I believe we need to stand behind him.”
“When people get cynical about love, they should look at us [Yoko and John Lennon] and see it is possible”
“Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it.”
“When I speak out against the guns or against the big corporations, some of my friends say, 'Oh Yoko, be careful. These people have all the power.' But, you know, most people don't speak out because they are frightened.”
“I want to incite people to loosen their oppression by giving them something to work with, to build on. They shouldn't be frightened of creating themselves - that's why I make things very open, with things for people to do.”
“I'm very thankful that I can make people happy just by signing my name.”
“We are very lucky really, because we can create our own reality, John [Lennon] and me, but we know the important thing is to communicate with other people.”
“Some people are saying there's going to be a third World War. I hope not. I really think this is a time that people can start to mend things by negotiations, dealings. We know about dealings, don't we? We have brilliant lawyers. Why don't we have brilliant lawyers standing up and working for peace?”
“The thing is, even after the revolution, if people don't have any trust in themselves, they'll get new problems.”
“Some people don't listen to my music because they say that I am an artist. And some don't want to go to my gallery shows, because they say I am a musician.”
“We mustn't be traditional in the way we communicate with people - especially with the Establishment. We should surprise people by saying new things in an entirely new way. Communication of that sort can have a fantastic power so long as you don't do only what they expect you to do.”
“It's nerve wracking being in the stadium with so many people supporting.”
“Luckily, I don't have to be anybody but Yolanda, because people don't expect me to be anything other than who I am. For an artist, it's a great place to be.”
“You can go watch everything so you can see a transition of someone who is coming into his own. That's what I feel like my music is. I'm finally here, arriving and I know exactly what I want to talk to people about.”