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In that case I will devote my life to beating my head against that wall.
John Cage
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John Cage
Age: 79 †
Born: 1912
Born: September 5
Died: 1992
Died: August 2
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John Milton Cage Jr.
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Whether I make them or not, there are always sounds to be heard and all of them are excellent.
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Our poetry now is the realization that we possess nothing. Anything therefore is a delight (since we do not posses it) and thus need not fear its loss.
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In an utter emptiness anything can take place.
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