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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

Other quotes by John Cage

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

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When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created. – Billy Joel

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Music

Music is my life, it is a reflection of what I go through. – Lenny Kravitz

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Music

I just want to keep making music, recording and trying different things. I dont want to do the same thing all the time. – Norah Jones

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Music

Before you can make good music, you just have to shut up. Then the music can say what it has to say. – Kristin Hersh

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The time for action is now. Its never too late to do something. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams. – Gaston Bachelard

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Dreams

I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up by its tail outside a window and trying to stick to the panes of glass with its claws. – Charles Baudelaire

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A problem is a chance for you to do your best. – Duke Ellington

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Adversity