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> [What is a good performance? It lies in the hands and head of a performer... the shortest way between two people is not a straight line.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earle-brown/what-is-a-good-performance-it-lies-in-the-hands-and-head-of-a/)

[Earle Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earle-brown/)

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## More by Earle Brown

> [It is not possible, given any degree of optimism and generosity in regard to people in general, to set a time limit on creative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earle-brown/it-is-not-possible-given-any-degree-of-optimism-and-generosity-in/)

[Earle Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earle-brown/)

> [There is no music that can't be used politically, but the motives behind the creation of that music can be non-political.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earle-brown/there-is-no-music-that-can-t-be-used-politically-but-the-motives/)

[Earle Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earle-brown/)

> [I'm convinced that in a healthy society, artistic norms should be constantly under question which is not of course, to deny the need for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earle-brown/i-m-convinced-that-in-a-healthy-society-artistic-norms-should-be/)

[Earle Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earle-brown/)

> [Cage's Music of Changes was a further indication that the arts in general were beginning to consciously deal with the given material and, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earle-brown/cage-s-music-of-changes-was-a-further-indication-that-the-arts-in/)

[Earle Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earle-brown/)

> [What is a good performance? It lies in the hands and head of a performer... the shortest way between two people is not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earle-brown/what-is-a-good-performance-it-lies-in-the-hands-and-head-of-a/)

[Earle Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earle-brown/)

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