Serbian - Artist | November 30, 1946 -
When you have a nonverbal conversation with a total stranger, then he can't cover himself with words, he can't create a wall.
Marina Abramovic
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I had difficult mother, difficult childhood like she had. She is Sagittarius like I am. I almost died from broken heart because of love. And she really did.
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I am only interested in the ideas that become obsessive and make me feel uneasy. The ideas that I'm afraid of.
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A powerful performance will transform everyone in the room.
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I am obsessive always, even as a child. On one side is this strict orthodox religion, on the other is communism, and I am this little girl pulled between the two. It makes me who I am. It turns me into the kind of person that Freud would have a field day with, for sure.
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When I was 14, I thought I looked terrible. I wore these typical Slavic shoes with metal bottoms so you could always hear me coming and this really ugly princess skirt and blouse with the top button closed. I had a boy haircut, a baby face covered with pimples, and a really big nose.
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Happiness comes from the full understanding of your own being.
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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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People ask why there are so few female artists who succeed. It's because women are not ready to sacrifice as much as men. Women want a man, they want a family, they want to have children, they want to be loved, and to be an artist. And they can't; it's impossible.
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The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind.
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Unconditional love with someone you've never met is a straightforward feeling that is so overwhelming and fulfilling.
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All my inspiration comes from life. That's how it never stops, in a way.
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