"There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a silence, we cannot"

In this quote, John Cage is revealing the idea that there is never genuinely a minute of complete vacuum or silence. He thinks that there is constantly something to be seen or heard, even if we try to create a sense of stillness. This might be translated as a commentary on the continuous stimulation and sound in our modern-day world, where true minutes of quiet and vacuum are rare. Cage recommends that even in these moments, there is still something to be knowledgeable and observed. This quote motivates us to be more conscious and knowledgeable about our environments, as there is constantly something to be found.