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

Quote by John Cage

Topics: John Cage Quotes

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

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

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...

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.

We need not destroy the past. It is gone.

We need not destroy the past. It is gone.

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...

Music is a means of Rapid Transportation

Music is a means of Rapid Transportation

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 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.

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...

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...

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...

Ideas are one thing and what happens is another.

Ideas are one thing and what happens is another.

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...

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...

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

Beauty isn't worth thinking about; what's important is your mind. You don't want a fifty-dollar...

Beauty isn't worth thinking about; what's important is your mind. You don't want a fifty-dollar...

Beauty?...To me it is a word without sense because I do not know where its...

Beauty?...To me it is a word without sense because I do not know where its...