John Cage Quotes - 9quotes.com

I have nothing to say, I am saying it, and that is poetry.
Written by John Cage
I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.
Written by John Cage
There is poetry as soon as we realize that we possess nothing.
Written by John Cage
We need not destroy the past. It is gone.
Written by John Cage
If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all.
Written by John Cage
The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.
Written by John Cage
There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a silence, we cannot.
Written by John Cage
The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner of operation.
Written by John Cage
We carry our homes within us which enables us to fly.
Written by John Cage
When we separate music from life we get art.
Written by John Cage
Ideas are one thing and what happens is another.
Written by John Cage
It's useless to play lullabies for those who cannot sleep.
Written by John Cage
We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our daily life.
Written by John Cage
It is better to make a piece of music than to perform one, better to perform one than to listen to one, better to listen to one than to misuse it as a means of distraction, entertainment, or acquisition of 'culture.'
Written by John Cage

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