To love is to give.

I see art as a way to give people hope.

Life is beautiful, even in its sadness.

Life is a journey, not a destination.

Fracking kills, and it doesn’t just kill us. It kills the land, nature and, eventually, the whole world.

The computer is my favourite invention. I feel lucky to be part of the global village. I don’t mean to brag, but I’m so fast with technology. People think it all seems too much, but we’ll get used to it. I’m sure it all seemed too much when we were learning to walk.

Art connects people in ways that words can never do.

I’m kind of honored to be a dragon lady. The dragon is a very powerful, mythical animal.

Energy is so important. If you don’t have it, don’t bother with rock and roll.

Don’t wait for the world to change. Be the change.

Do something that makes you happy every day.

A world without art is a world without soul.

We need to care for each other, as well as for the earth.

To be creative is to allow yourself to be vulnerable.

Japanese are very proud and workaholics. Proud workaholics.

Controversy is part of the nature of art and creativity.

Freedom is the foundation of all art.

What’s important is that we live a life of purpose and not just a life of success.

Your mind is your most powerful tool.

Loneliness is equal to the radius of one’s awareness.

Power is power. It’s energy. And if you get big, big energy, you can use that in a good way.

Dreams are the true reality.

Being an artist is about making a statement with your life.

The act of creating is the act of giving.

All women are feminists. Being a feminist is allowing woman to be natural, for what she is, whatever it is. All of us can be natural and we’re all feminists in that sense.

To me, the concept of distance is not important. Distance doesn’t exist, in fact, and neither does time. Vibrations from love or music can be felt everywhere, at all times.

My life is my message.

People are always worried about how much money they make, but the best things in life are free.

The greatest thing about art is that it has no boundaries.

The opposite of love is fear, not hate.

My father was a banker, but he was an independent spirit. He was a very good pianist and very much into music.

Everything I do is a message of peace.

If you can be yourself, you are a masterpiece.

Jimmy Carter is the embodiment of dignity, grace, and the hope for a better world – Carlos Santana.

Remember love. Remember our hearts are one. Even when we are fighting with each other, our hearts are beating in unison. I love you.

Marriage is a difficult project. When seven years have passed and all your body’s cells have been replaced, you’re meant to experience that seven-year itch.

Art is about making things that are real.

It’s a big responsibility to be a human being, and not just to exist but to live fully.

Give death announcements each time you move instead of giving announcements of the change of address. Send the same when you die.

Listen to the sound of the earth turning.

We artists have the dignity to tell the truth to the people, unlike politicians.

Don’t let anyone steal your dreams.

Everything you can imagine is real.

I thought art was a verb, rather than a noun.

You can be very wild and still be very wise.

My husband John Lennon was a very special man. A man of humble origin, he brought light and hope to the whole world with his words and music.

When you are honest, you can never be afraid.

When you are making art, you are telling the truth.

Cosmetics is a boon to every woman, but a girl’s best beauty aid is still a near-sighted man.

When people ask me what the most important thing is in life, I answer: ‘Just breathe.

Money is not everything. We don’t need billions and trillions of dollars.

If you are working on something that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed.

There is no such thing as ‘too much’ art. Art is an endless, beautiful world.

Life with another person is always difficult.

Every drop in the ocean counts.

If you have too many quotes from other people in your head, you can’t create. You have to keep your head empty. That’s why I am constantly enjoying the sky, the park, the walk.

Our generation has had it very hard. But we must continue fighting for peace.

The revolution is not an event, it’s a state of mind.

Imagine the clouds dripping Dig a hole in your garden to put them in.

I trust myself. You need that to survive.

People think that their world will get smaller as they get older. My experience is just the opposite. Your senses become more acute. You start to blossom.

The most radical thing you can do is be happy.

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

I feel sad that he’s just a voice now.

Try to say nothing negative about anybody for three days, for forty-five days, for three months. See what happens to your life.

Art is like breathing for me. If I don’t do it, I start to choke.

You don’t have to be an artist to be creative.

The fact that I am misunderstood has always given me an added impetus to work on communication to bridge the gap.

We’ve been filled with great treasure for one purpose: to be spilled.

The sky is always there for me, while my life has been going through many, many changes. When I look up at the sky, it gives me a nice feeling, like looking at an old friend

Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.

I am not a feminist, but I do believe in the equality of the sexes.

When I’m putting some communication out on Twitter or Facebook or Instagram, I think that it’s helping me, my brain, you know, because it’s always somehow stimulated by people who are sending things to me. And it works both ways. It’s great. My brain is very happy about it.

Use your blood to paint. Keep painting until you faint. Keep painting until you die.

World peace is one project that we have to do together.

I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive.

Art is the most beautiful of all lies.

It’s better to dance than to march through life.

I see so many activists… who are artists because they feel that they have the power of communication.

Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you’ll start to see a big difference in your life.

The human race is a very, very magical race. We have a magic power of witches and wizards. We’re here on this earth to unravel the mystery of this planet. The planet is asking for it.

You don’t have to be a famous artist to be an artist.

In the present age when communication is so rapid, we should create a different tradition, traditions are created everyday. Five years now is like 100 years before. We are living in a society that has no history. There’s no precedent for this kind of society so we can break the old patterns.

We’re all water from different rivers, That’s why it’s so easy to meet, We’re all water in this vast, vast ocean, Someday we’ll evaporate together.

Art is my life and my life is art.

Every moment in our lives is a miracle we should enjoy instead of ignoring.

Love is the thing that makes everything else possible.

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.

Some people are old at 18 and some are young at 90. Time is a concept that humans created.

You may think I’m small, but I have a universe inside my mind.

The regret of my life is that I have not said ‘I love you’ often enough.

There is no such thing as a mistake, only lessons.

You know harmony only exists in music-isn’t that amazing? I think that if you see earth from very far away, the color is blue. That is very interesting because blue is the color of communication.

Each time we don’t say what we wanna say, we’re dying.

Art is a way of survival.

Healing yourself is connected with healing others.

The most important thing is to try to give the message of peace to the world.

People make music to get a reaction. Music is communication.

Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.

You change the world by being yourself.

A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.