Ideas are one thing and what happens is another.

Quote by John Cage

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It is better to make a piece of music than to perform one, better to...

It is better to make a piece of music than to perform one, better to...

The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why...

The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why...

Food, one assumes, provides nourishment: but Americans eat it fully aware that small amounts of...

Food, one assumes, provides nourishment: but Americans eat it fully aware that small amounts of...

We carry our homes within us which enables us to fly.

We carry our homes within us which enables us to fly.

When we separate music from life we get art.

When we separate music from life we get art.

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old...

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old...

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.

Music is a means of Rapid Transportation

Music is a means of Rapid Transportation

There is poetry as soon as we realize that we possess nothing.

There is poetry as soon as we realize that we possess nothing.

The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why...

The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why...

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old...

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old...

If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then...

If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then...

There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is...

There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is...

We need not destroy the past. It is gone.

We need not destroy the past. It is gone.

It's useless to play lullabies for those who cannot sleep.

It's useless to play lullabies for those who cannot sleep.

The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord...

The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord...

We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our...

We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our...

Music is edifying, for from time to time it sets the soul in operation

Music is edifying, for from time to time it sets the soul in operation