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John Cage quotes

American Composer September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992

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John Cage quote: "As far as consistency of thought goes, I prefer inconsistency."
As far as consistency of thought goes, I prefer inconsistency. John Cage
John Cage quote: "I have nothing to say, I am saying it, and that is poetry."
I have nothing to say, I am saying it, and that is poetry. John Cage
Things we were going to do are now being done by others. They were, it seems, not in our minds to do (were we or they out of our minds?) but simply ready to enter any open mind, any mind disturbed enough not to have an idea in it. John Cage
John Cage quote: "There is poetry as soon as we realize that we possess nothing."
There is poetry as soon as we realize that we possess nothing. John Cage
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 is not boring at all. John Cage
John Cage quote: "We need not destroy the past. It is gone."
We need not destroy the past. It is gone. John Cage
John Cage quote: "Now we have come to the end of the part about structure...."
Now we have come to the end of the part about structure. However, it occurs to me to say more about structure. John Cage
John Cage quote: "The world is teeming; anything can happen."
The world is teeming; anything can happen. John Cage
John Cage quote: "Whether I make them or not, there are always sounds to be..."
Whether I make them or not, there are always sounds to be heard and all of them are excellent. John Cage
John Cage quote: "The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all."
The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. John Cage
John Cage quote: "I have nothing to say, and I am saying it."
I have nothing to say, and I am saying it. John Cage
Syntax, like government, can only be obeyed. It istherefore of no use except when youhave something particular to commandsuch as: Go buy me a bunch of carrots. John Cage
John Cage quote: "Every something is an echo of nothing"
Every something is an echo of nothing John Cage
John Cage quote: "There is nothing we need to do that isn't dangerous."
There is nothing we need to do that isn't dangerous. John Cage
John Cage quote: "Ideas are one thing and what happens is another."
Ideas are one thing and what happens is another. John Cage

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