Society tells you that when you're old you have to retire. You have to defy that.

Art is a way of survival.

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

Rather than deal with problems in relationships, I've always moved on. That's why I'm one of the very few survivors as a woman, you know.

When you burn the chair, you suddenly realize that the chair in your mind did not burn or disappear

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.

Women have become stronger, and there's a backlash. Men have become terribly possessive. I find it much easier to get on with women.