John Cage Quotes
We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our daily life.
Quotes to Explore
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Money opens up wonderful worlds of possibilities.
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Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.
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Iggy Pop has a voice that's somehow simultaneously self-mocking, wild, precise, amused, righteous, cool, contained and bold. I don't know how he does what he does.
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In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.
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I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.
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The mutated Marfan gene creates a defective version of fibrillin, a protein that provides structural support for soft tissues like blood vessels. Marfan victims often die young, in fact, after their aortas grow threadbare and rupture.
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My fans are so loving and encouraging. They're with me on good days and bad days.
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But I think boys ultimately are easier than girls.
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There's no second chance on stage, and I was trained to make the most of my first chance.
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What I can tell you is that for Puerto Rico being such a small island, it has culturally impacted the entire world.
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Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence.
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It takes a lot of dedication to quit smoking, and whether you give up for good on your first try or have to give it a couple of tries - just keep swinging at it and you will succeed.
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Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best. A monopoly renders people complacent and satisfied with mediocrity.
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All we have is our vote. But it's powerful.
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I almost never set out to photograph a landscape, nor do I think of my camera as a means of recording a mountain or an animal unless I absolutely need a 'record shot'. My first thought is always of light.
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The most famous Obama precept is, 'No drama.'
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It's pretty intense writing about my own life, my own struggles.
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Endorphins are a very powerful thing.
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If I was ever a rare fine summer person, that's long ago. Most of us are half-and-half. The August noon in us works to stave off the November chills. We survive by what little Fourth of July wits we've stashed away. But there are times when we're all autumn people.
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I had always dreamed of winning Wimbledon and when it happened it was very stressful. It was more of a relief!
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Friendships that don't fit my life anymore have faded away, and new ones have come in.
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There is no situation like the open road, and seeing things completely afresh. I'm used to traveling. It's not a question of meeting or seeing new faces particularly, or hearing new stories, but of looking at life in a different way. It's the curtain coming up on another act.
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Genuine love not only respects the individuality of the other but actually cultivates it, even at the risk of separation or loss. The ultimate goal of life remains the spiritual growth of the individual, the solitary journey to peaks that can be climbed only alone.
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We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our daily life.
