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• I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.
• If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one…
• The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And…
• There is poetry as soon as we realize that we possess nothing.
• There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear.…
• It is better to make a piece of music than to perform one, better to perform one than to listen to one,…
• The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner of operation.
• There's no such thing as silence. Something is always happening that makes a sound.
• We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our daily life.
• Everyday is a beautiful day, Everything is pleasing
• If someone says can't, that shows you what to do.
• Now that we have everything we need, we discover that there is almost nothing that we have that we want

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