Creative Quotations from John Cage (1912-1992)

Creative Quotations from . . .

John Cage
(1912-1992) born on Sep 05

US composer, poet, essayist, painter, pianist. His avante-garde, inventive compositions and unorthodox ideas, e.g. with 12-tone scales, profoundly influenced mid-20th-century music.

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

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

The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner of operation.

Ideas are one thing and what happens is another.

Beware of losing what isn't in your head.

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	``Where Are We Going and What Are We Doing?'' in 'Silence'
R:	In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994.
A:	In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994.
N:	In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994.
K:	In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994.