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I want to change my way of seeing, NOT my way of feeling. I was perfectly happy about my feelings.

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John Cage
Age: 79 †
Born: 1912
Born: September 5
Died: 1992
Died: August 2
Composer
Illustrator
Music Theorist
Musician
Musicologist
Painter
Philosopher
Poet
University Teacher
Writer
LA
California
John Milton Cage Jr.
John Milton Cage
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The world, the real is not an object. It is a process.
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No one can have an idea once he starts really listening.
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So somebody has talent? So what? Dime a dozen. And we're overpopulated. Actually we have more food than we have people and more art. We've gotten to the point of burning food. When will we begin to burn our art?
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All God's religions ... have not been able to put mankind back together again.
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There's no such thing as silence. Something is always happening that makes a sound.
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The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.
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Be happy whenever you can manage it. Enjoy yourself. It's lighter than you think.
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