John Cage Quotes

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Music is a means of rapid transportation. - John Cage quote.
Music is a means of rapid transportation.
— John Cage Silence: Lectures and Writings

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Music is edifying, for from time to time it sets the soul in operation. - John Cage quote.
Music is edifying, for from time to time it sets the soul in operation.
— John Cage Silence: Lectures and Writings

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An error is simply a failure to adjust immediately from a preconception to an actuality. - John Cage quote.
An error is simply a failure to adjust immediately from a preconception to an actuality.
— John Cage Silence

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I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. - John Cage quote.
I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.
— John Cage Conversing with Cage

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