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Happiness comes from the full understanding of your own being.

Marina Abramovic

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Marina Abramovic
Age: 78
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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Performance has to be mainstream art. This is what I'm fighting for.
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Why not do something strange and different for once? Artists can do whatever they want!
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If you're a woman, it's almost impossible to establish a relationship. You're too much for everybody. It's too much. The woman always has to play this role of being fragile and dependent. And if you're not, they're fascinated by you, but only for a little while. And then they want to change you and crush you. And then they leave.
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You know the movie Rashomon from [Takeshi] Kurosawa, when all the people in the forest see something different? Each performance was like that.
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The most revolutionary ideas are not sellable, but only mind-changing.
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When you're 50, the best thing to do is dance the Argentinean tango.
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Every party is the same, too many people, too little food, and you have to wait around. I'm extremely bored with parties.
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The only way to change consciousness and the world around us is to start with yourself.
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