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

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Source : "Lecture on Nothing" (1961)

John Cage

“All lasting business is built on friendship.”
“The earth, that is sufficient, I do not want the constellations any nearer, I know they are very well where they are, I know they suffice for those who belong to them.”
“Suffering for your art is most definitely overrated but I do get a certain, I don't know, satisfaction from being able to deal with my paranoia and insecurity.”
“For when last need to desperation driveth, Who dareth most he wiseth counsel giveth. [It., Che spesso avvien che ne' maggior perigli Son piu audaci gli ottimi consigli.]”
“What I tried to show is that this idea of this fundamental conflict between savagery and civilization goes back to the very beginnings of Western history. I go back to the Greeks, I go back to the Romans. You can read Homer. And of course Homer has his great heroes involved in this myth, this wonderful mythic contest with savage tribal peoples, half-human monsters on distant parts of the world.”
“There is no history worthy attention save that of free nations; the history of nations under the sway of despotism is no more than a collection of anecdotes.”
“Pitbull is great with brands. Endorsements with hip-hop artists work because hip-hop artists typically set the most trends... It's every brand's goal to be seen in the mainstream, and hip-hop music has become mainstream music.”
“I grew up in a Caribbean family household, so the parents are always right. My father smacked me up til I was 20. It was a strict household.”

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