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

- John Cage

Wherever we are, what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us. When we listen to it, we find it fascinating.

- John Cage

Everything you do is music, and everywhere is the best seat.

- John Cage

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

- 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

Art is whatever you can get away with.

- John Cage

Look at everything. Don't close your eyes to the world around you. Look and become curious and interested in what there is to see.

- John Cage

There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a sile…

- John Cage

The Indians long ago knew that music was going on permanently and that hearing it was like looking out a window at a landscape which didn't stop when…

- John Cage