I often wish my mother had died so that at least I could get some people's sympathy. But there she was, a perfectly beautiful mother.

When Orientals are attacked, they don't hit back.

When people get cynical about love, they should look at us [Yoko and John Lennon] and see it is possible

I get very sad when I think about Vietnam where there seems to be no choice but violence. This violence goes on for centuries perpetuating itself.

It is very difficult for us to know we love somebody because it is an insecure position to be in. But in the end, it is important to be honest about your love because life is not that long.

The 1960s were about releasing ourselves from conventional society and freeing ourselves.

True artists are prophets. I don't want to be that prophetic in that sense because it's so lonely.