The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner of operation.
John Cage
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More quotes by John Cage
- We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our daily life.
- The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner of operation.
- There is poetry as soon as we realize that we possess nothing.
- I have nothing to say, I am saying it, and that is poetry.