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.

Everyone is an artist and a genius, I think. If we don't choose to limit ourselves then we are totally accomplished.

Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken. A stick becomes a flute when it's loved.

Someday I'll be remembered for The phone calls I never made Letters I never mailed And the stories I never finished telling anyone.

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.

When I was 4 years old my mother put me into an early music education school. That's where they taught you perfect pitch and harmony and how to write music and all that. At that time, one of the homeworks was to listen to all the sounds and the noise of a day and transfer that into musical notes.

Keep going until your efforts start to make things better in your hometown.