John Cage Quotes

There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a silence, we cannot.

I have nothing to say And I am saying it And that is poetry.

I have never found a sound to be nerve-racking, not even a burglar alarm.

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

If someone says ‘can’t,’ that shows you what to do.

If someone says “can’t ” that shows you what to do.

If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all.