Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by John Cage

Quote by John Cage

“Be happy whenever you can manage it. Enjoy yourself. It's lighter than you think.”

Quote by John Cage

Create image

Author

John Cage
John Cage

John Cage (September 5, 1912 - August 12, 1992) was an American composer, music theorist, writer, and experimental musician. Known for his unique approach to music composition and exploration of sound, Cage's works often broke the boundaries of traditional music, profoundly influencing modern music. more

You May Also Like

“In this speedy world of ours when facts are multiplying rapidly and giant rearrangements are happening all around us, it seems dangerous to be made nervous by the new - to want what we can never have, to want things not to be rearranged. It would be better to be able to take the leap, which is to be able not only to live with change and newness, but even to help make it.”

WorldWantMadeFactsHelpingSeemsWould BeAbleDangerousHappeningsNervousGiantsLeapCarpe DiemCarpeNewnessMultiplying
Author:Corita Kent
Create image

“It is a pity to make a mystery out of what should most easily be understood. There is nothing occult about the thought that all things maybe made well or made ill. A work of art is a well-made thing - that is all. It may be a well-made statue of a well-made chair or a well-made book. Art is not a special sauce applied to ordinary cooking; it is the cooking itself that is good. Most simply and generally, Art may be thought of as "The Well Doing of What Needs Doing."”

NeedsShouldWellsMayArtMadeBookMysterySpecialOrdinaryUnderstoodArt IsAll ThingsCookingIllPityChairsWorks Of ArtStatuesCarpe DiemSauceOccultCarpe
Author:Oscar Wilde
Create image

“The arts, instead of quaking along the periphery of our policy concerns, must push boldly into the core of policy. The arts are a response to our individuality and our nature and help to shape our identity. The arts are not a frill and should not be treated as such. They have the potential to become the driving force for healing division and divisiveness.”

ShouldArtHelpingForceHealingPolicyIdentityShapesConcernResponseIndividualityDrivingCoreTreatedDivisionCarpe DiemCarpeDriving ForcePeripheryDivisivenessFrills
Author:Barbara Jordan
Create image