Classical Composer Quotes by John Cage

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John Cage has 118 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

• 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.
• It is better to make a piece of music than to perform one, better to perform one than to listen to one,…
• Wherever we are, what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us. When we listen to it, we…
• Art's purpose is to sober and quiet the mind so that it is in accord with what happens.
• An error is simply a failure to adjust immediately from a preconception to an actuality.
• One shouldn't go to the woods looking for something, but rather to see what is there.
• I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

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