John Cage Quotes

We carry our homes within us which enables us to fly.

John Cage

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: composer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 5, 1912 - August 12, 1992

Topics

FlyWithinCarryUsOurWhich

I've been very lucky with prizes. But the thing about prizes is that, when you talk about a prize-winning author, you can be talking about one that is well-regarded but doesn't sell any books.

Jim Crace

TalkingYouLuckyTalkSellBeen

We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement.

Jil Sander

BestColorsLookAirSophisticated

O'Malley wanted to move the Dodgers out of Brooklyn because he saw the promised land. He was right about that, but to this day I think he was wrong to take the Dodgers out of Brooklyn.

Jerry Reinsdorf

DayThinkBrooklynWrongLandRight

I've failed a lot, you know, in football, and I've gone on a lot of auditions, been told no, been told I'm not right, so I know what failure feels like. It's about the work.

John David Washington

WorkFailureFootballYouKnowGone

One of the things I do struggle with is being in the present.

Angourie Rice

StrugglePresentThingsBeing

Through tattered clothes, small vices do appear. Robes and furred gowns hide all.

Merle Shain

SmallClothesHideThroughVices

Biomedical research is only as good as its delivery. Distribution of medicines by charities is no more than a stopgap.

John Sulston

GoodResearchMoreDeliveryOnly

What I like about writing a stand alone novel is you're starting with a fresh world and fresh characters. Part of what I love about writing is that journey of discovery where it's all new to me as well.

Michael Koryta

LoveJourneyAloneMeWritingWorld

Follow your passion. Nothing - not wealth, success, accolades or fame - is worth spending a lifetime doing things you don't enjoy.

Jonathan Sacks

SuccessPassionDoingEnjoyYou

I felt like I couldn't meet a single rich person. Regardless of where I live, they don't want to talk to me. I threw a barbecue and invited the whole neighborhood, and nobody showed up.

Chris Cubas

LiveMeRichPersonNobodyMeet

When you have something special, it's like everybody picks apart words. They'll pick apart a moment in a picture and take something that's special and trash it.

Christina Milian

MomentWordsPictureYouTrashTake

When you work at 'The Wall Street Journal,' the coins of the realm are truth and trust - the latter flowing exclusively from the former.

Bret Stephens

WorkTruthTrustYouWallStreet

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