John Cage

"You can't make anything clear to people who don't want to be confused by it."

"The best way to change anything is to include it in the present moment."

"Art is either plagiarism or revolution."

"We are capable of anything; we are also incapable of anything."

"Silence is all around us, ready to be discovered."

"To describe something by its outside is to miss its essence."

"Everything is beautiful and has an equal right to be heard."

"The moment one learns English, complications set in."

"Enjoyment of life is a right, not a privilege."

"I think music will die if we keep trying to make it something it isn't."

"Dreams are a reality that we often take for granted."

"Nothing is perfect, and that's the most perfect thing."

"The future is already here; it's just unevenly distributed."

"We live in a world of process and flow, not static being."

"It is a kind of love song to the world."

"Every person is a unique expression of the universe."

"Repetition is the basis of all meaning."

"The more you try to control things, the less you understand them."

"Beauty is in the eye of the one who is willing to see it."

"Art should be understood by the spirit, not just the intellect."

"We are all instruments in a vast orchestra."

"The question is not what sounds one wants to make, but what sounds the world is making."

"Give everything away and you will be rich."

"Form and content are not separate; they are one."

"To create is to take a risk that others may not understand."

"The unexpected is what makes life interesting."

"Listening is a form of learning."

"In music, we have the opportunity to make things new."

"There is no greater power than the power to let things be as they are."

"Silence speaks louder than any words could."