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Mind Quotes by John Cage
- Art's purpose is to sober and quiet the mind so that it is in accord with what happens.
- Why make art ? To quiet the mind thus making it susceptible to divine influences.
- 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,…
- 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…
- The grand thing about the human mind is that it can turn its own tables and see meaninglessness as ultimate meaning.
- What is the purpose of writing music? One is, of course, not dealing with purposes but dealing with sounds. Or the answer must take the…
- Our intention is to affirm this life, not to bring order out of chaos, nor to suggest improvements in creation, but simply to wake up…
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- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally arise. — Hannah Arendt
- All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. — Aristotle
- I've known you long enough to know you try not to let your feelings show. Lately when I hold you near, I… — Superman
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- The energy of the mind is the essence of life. — Aristotle