Quote by John Cage
There is poetry as soon as we realize that we possess nothing. - J

There is poetry as soon as we realize that we possess nothing. – John Cage

Other quotes by John Cage

We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our daily life. – John Cage

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Business
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John Cage
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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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Nature
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Other Quotes from
Poetry
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The poet is like the prince of clouds
Who haunts the tempest and laughs at the archer;
Exiled on the ground in the midst of jeers,
His giant wings prevent him from walking. – Charles Baudelaire

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Poetry

The true poet is all the time a visionary and whether with friends or not, as much alone as a man on his death bed. – W.B. Yeats

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Poetry

A great many people seem to think writing poetry is worthwhile, even though it pays next to nothing and is not as widely read as it should be. – Mark Strand

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Poetry

Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private. – Allen Ginsberg

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Poetry

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People are doing amazing things right now on the Web. – Chris Hughes

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Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it. – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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The productivity now at universities is terrible. Tenure is a terrible idea. It keeps them around forever and they dont have to work hard. – Jack Welch

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What you discover about life’s shell game is that it’s hardest to follow the pea when you’re the pea. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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