Quotes by John Cage, M: Writings '67-'72

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Freedom from likes and dislikes, the sudden sense of identification, the spirit of comedy. — John Cage, M: Writings '67-'72
Frost interviewing Noel Coward and Margaret Mead. Sir Noel's view of life is Sir Noel. Mead's mind is large and open, li — John Cage, M: Writings '67-'72
Remove God from the world of ideas. Remove government, politics from society. Keep sex, humor, utilities. Let private pr — John Cage, M: Writings '67-'72
It would be better to have no school at all than the schools we now have. Encouraged, instead of frightened, children co — John Cage, M: Writings '67-'72
Why is it that children, taught the names of the months and the fact that there are twelve of them, don't ask why the ni — John Cage, M: Writings '67-'72
Only chance to make the world a success for humanity lies in technology, grand possibility technology provides to do mor — John Cage, M: Writings '67-'72
Power and profit structures're out of cahoots with current technology. Aware of new inventions, corporations put them as — John Cage, M: Writings '67-'72
I haven't been to a movie for three months of Sundays. I gather from what Carolyn reports that Hollywood now produces fa — John Cage, M: Writings '67-'72
Combine nursing homes with nursery schools. Bring very old and very young together: they interest one another. — John Cage, M: Writings '67-'72
Sleep's what we need. It produces an emptiness in us into which sooner or later energies flow. — John Cage, M: Writings '67-'72
Computer mistake in grade-giving resulted in academic failure of several brilliant students. After some years the mistak — John Cage, M: Writings '67-'72
Veblen called it the price-system. Mills called it the Power Elite. It's probably no more than ninety-nine people who do — John Cage, M: Writings '67-'72
College: two hundred people reading the same book. An obvious mistake. Two hundred people can read two hundred books. — John Cage, M: Writings '67-'72
Put 'em who threaten possessions and power together with 'em who offend our tastes in sex and dope. Those who're touched — John Cage, M: Writings '67-'72