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To control the breathing is to control the mind. With different patterns of breathing, you can fall in love, you can hate someone, you can feel the whole spectrum of feelings just by changing your breathing.
Marina Abramovic
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Marina Abramovic
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: November 30
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Belgrade
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Marina Abramovic
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