Carolina QuotesI can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.
John Cage Connected to the Carolinas
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Quoted in Richard Kostelanetz (1988) Conversing with Cage
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- 1988
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“I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I…” John Cage. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-8DB1F7BB50. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/8db1f7bb50
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