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All my inspiration comes from life. That's how it never stops, in a way.

Marina Abramovic

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Marina Abramovic
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: November 30
Artist
Film Director
Film Producer
Performance Artist
Performing Artist
Photographer
Photojournalist
Scenographer
Sculptor
Sound Artist
Belgrade
Serbia
Marina Abramovic
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I didn't get paid for performances most of my life. If I did, I would be billionaire now, and I'm not.
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The only way to change consciousness and the world around us is to start with yourself.
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I don't know anything about the afterlife because I haven't been there yet.
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Once you live in New York, you can't live anywhere else. Living in Paris is like going in slow motion. It's so bourgeois. I get so bored.
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If we go for the easy way, then we never change.
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