Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it.

Losing my daughter was a very serious pain. There was always some empty space in my heart.

Some people think that movements, such as the movements in ballet, are a higher cultural expression, whereas some are just dirt. I think it is elitist to think that a trained movement is more acceptable than untrained and possibly unrehearsed movements.

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 never want projects to be finished; I have always believed in unfinished work. I got that from Schubert, you know, the 'Unfinished Symphony.'

You can't always measure the effects of activist work; you just have to wish and pray that the message gets through.