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Quote by John Cage
The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in

The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner of operation. – John Cage

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If this word “music” is sacred and reserved for eighteenth and nineteenth century instruments, we can substitute a more meaningful term: organization of sound. – John Cage

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