I trust myself. You need that to survive.

In this brief statement, Ono frames self-trust not as a luxury or a self-help slogan but as a basic survival skill. The first sentence asserts an internal anchor—confidence in one’s own perceptions and judgment—while the second generalizes it into a necessity (“You need that”) for enduring adversity. Read in light of Ono’s public life, the line resonates with the pressures of scrutiny, misunderstanding, and hostility that can erode a person’s sense of self. The quote suggests that resilience begins with believing your own experience enough to keep acting, creating, and living despite external doubt.