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

Quote by John Cage

Topics: John Cage Quotes

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...

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

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

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

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

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

When we separate music from life we get art.

When we separate music from life we get art.

Music is a means of Rapid Transportation

Music is a means of Rapid Transportation

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 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...

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...

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 need not destroy the past. It is gone.

We need not destroy the past. It is gone.

Ideas are one thing and what happens is another.

Ideas are one thing and what happens is another.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

There are years that ask questions and years that answer.

There are years that ask questions and years that answer.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not...

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not...

You don't want a million answers as much as you want a few forever questions....

You don't want a million answers as much as you want a few forever questions....