All John Cage Quotes
- To accept whatever comes, regardless of the consequences, is to be unafraid. Accept
- The act of listening is in fact an act of composing. Act
- A mind that is interested in changing...is interested precisely in the things that are at extremes. I'm certainly like that. Unless we go to extremes,… Anywhere
- Combine nursing homes with nursery schools. Bring very old and very young together: they interest one another. Bring
- Not one sound fears the silence that extinguishes it. And no silence exists that is not pregnant with sound. Exists
- People who aren't artists often feel that artists are inspired. But if you work at your art you don't have time to be inspired. Art
- Music is a means of rapid transportation. Means
- The world, the real is not an object. It is a process. Inspirational
- I remember loving sound before I ever took a music lesson. And so we make our lives by what we love. Ever Took
- Good music can act as a guide to good living. Act
- My favorite piece of music is the one we hear all the time if we are quiet. All
- Guy Nearing told us it's a good idea when hunting mushrooms to have a pleasant goal, a waterfall for instance, and, having reached it, to… Another Way
- The world is no longer a romantic place; some of its people still are however, and therein lies the promise. Don't let the world win. Dream
- Paper should be edible, nutritious. Inks used for printing or writing should have delicious flavors. Magazines or newspapers read at breakfast should be eaten for… Basket
- The attitude I take is that everyday life is more interesting than forms of celebration, when we become aware of it. That when is when… Attitude
- I never had a hat, never wore one, but recently was given a brown suede duck-hunting hat. The moment I put it on I realized… Any
- One day when I was studying with Schoenberg, he pointed out the eraser on his pencil and said, 'This end is more important than the… Day
- When I went to the analyst for a kind of preliminary meeting, he said, 'I'll be able to fix you so that you'll write much… Able
- All God's religions ... have not been able to put mankind back together again. Able
- We are living in a period in which many people have changed their mind about what the use of music is or could be for… Activity