All John Cage Quotes
- I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. Bad Ass
- 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… All
- 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… Ask
- There is poetry as soon as we realize that we possess nothing. Inspirational
- 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… Always Something
- 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… Acquisition
- The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner of operation. Accord
- There's no such thing as silence. Something is always happening that makes a sound. Always Happening
- We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our daily life. Business
- Everyday is a beautiful day, Everything is pleasing Beautiful
- If someone says can't, that shows you what to do. Inspirational
- Now that we have everything we need, we discover that there is almost nothing that we have that we want Almost Nothing
- We carry our homes within us which enables us to fly. Carry
- The function of Art is to imitate Nature in her manner of operation. Our understanding of her manner of operation&Rdquo; changes according to advances in… According
- Art is whatever you can get away with. Art
- Food, one assumes, provides nourishment; but Americans eat it fully aware that small amounts of poison have been added to improve its appearance and delay… Added
- There are no secrets.It's just we thought that they said dead. When they said bread. Bread
- Wherever we are, what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us. When we listen to it, we find it fascinating. Disturbs
- Look at everything. Don't close your eyes to the world around you. Look and become curious and interested in what there is to see. Become Curious
- When we separate music from life we get art. Art
- Why do you not do as I do? Letting go of your thoughts as though they were the cold ashes of a long dead fire? Ashes
- Value judgments are destructive to our proper business, which is curiosity and awareness. Awareness
- What I'm proposing, to myself and other people, is what I often call the tourist attitude - that you act as though you've never been… Act
- Art's purpose is to sober and quiet the mind so that it is in accord with what happens. Accord
- I certainly had no feeling for harmony, and Schoenberg thought that that would make it impossible for me to write music. He said, 'You'll come… Able