235 Quotes by John Cage

I remember loving sound before I ever took a music lesson. And so we make our lives by what we love.

Whether I make them or not, there are always sounds to be heard and all of them are excellent.

The world, the real is not an object. It is a process.

I have nothing to say, and I am saying it.

My favorite piece of music is the one we hear all the time if we are quiet.

The function of Art is to imitate Nature in her manner of operation. Our understanding of her manner of operation&Rdquo; changes according to advances in the sciences.

Be happy whenever you can manage it. Enjoy yourself. It's lighter than you think.

The white paintings came first; my silent piece came later.

Our intention is to affirm this life, not to bring order out of chaos, nor to suggest improvements in creation, but simply to wake up to the very life we're living, which is so excellent once one gets one's mind and desires out of its way and lets it act of it's own accord.