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

—  Yoko Ono

The quote "A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." is famous quote by Yoko Ono (1933), Japanese artist, author, and peace activist.

A line written by Ono many years before, and quoted by Lennon in December 1980, as quoted in All We Are Saying : The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono (2000) by John Lennon, Yōko Ono, David Sheff, p. 16.
Source: Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings

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Japanese artist, author, and peace activist 1933

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