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Happiness comes from the full understanding of your own being.
Marina Abramovic
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Marina Abramovic
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: November 30
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Film Director
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Belgrade
Serbia
Marina Abramovic
Marina Abramoviæ
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I never say Serbia. I always say I come from a country that no longer exists.
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