"Be silent in a group of people See what they reveal to you."

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Source : Yoko Ono (2013). “Acorn”, p.88, Algonquin Books

Yoko Ono

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“If we taught music the way we try to teach engineering, in an unbroken four year course, we could end up with all theory and no music. When we study music, we start to practice from the beginning, and we practice for the entire time...”
“I both love and do not love; and am mad and not mad.”
“Confidence comes from seeing so many sides, angles, views, and tangents. Because when you do select an approach or direction, you are doing so with better/ more complete information.”
“I love the feeling of nostalgia vying with the present. That can be from song to song, or within the same song.”
“To imagine myself in different ways comes from my beginnings in the theatre. People are more accepting when you go 'apparently', 'wildly' afield from who you are or where you were brought up.”
“Doesn't anyone wonder why the NAACP does not have events celebrating the first black woman secretary of state?.. Why does an organization whose mission is to advance the lot of blacks not celebrate Clarence Thomas, our black Supreme Court justice?”
“Surviving a failure gives you more self-confidence. Failures are great learning tools.. but they must be kept to a minimum.”

Source : "The Fast Company Interview: Jeff Immelt". Interview with John R. Byrne, www.fastcompany.com. July 1, 2005.
“I always tend to see, right after reading the script, the character and how I want to play it. I guess that's sort of most of the work, preparing for the role, but almost the creation of the character seems to go on as I read through the script.”

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