Marina Abramovic Quotes
I hate studio. For me, studio is a trap to overproduce and repeat yourself. It is a habit that leads to art pollution.
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I joined a radical group at the age of 16 because I'm a passionate man; the good news is that I turned myself around since then. But my character is still quite free and passionate.
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My parents divorced when I was seven. Because divorce is messy, for good or ill, they sent me to boarding school.
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When the Taiwan Relations Act passed in 1979, our biggest concern was preventing the use of military force against Taiwan. Little did we know that our friends on Taiwan could so effectively use the space created by our friendship to revolutionize their political system.
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Though we may know Him by a thousand names, He is one and the same to us all.
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Some people ask, 'How do you attract the young and so many different people when your poetry is complicated and different?' I say, 'My accomplishment is that my readers trust me and accept my suggestions for change.'
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It's a funny thing about rap, that when you say 'I' into the microphone, it's like a public confession. It's very strange.
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Weakness is something we don't like to admit we have. We hold it against people, until we experience it, and then we feel more compassion for it.
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You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.
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One cannot be too careful in the selection of adjectives for descriptions. Words or compounds which describe precisely, and which convey exactly the right suggestions to the mind of the reader, are essential.
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I find the whole situation of confronting an audience terrifying.
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I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.
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I did as much research as I could and I took ownership of this illness, because if you don't take care of your body, where are you going to live?
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There's nothing I like more than picking fresh vegetables then putting them in the dinner you make that night.
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Not long ago I made a list of Doc Ford books I would like to do, and I came up with 11 pretty easily. I like to let the characters go their own ways and see what happens. I find them fascinating.
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All I remember is the last time I played a videogame, it was Space Invaders.
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A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire.
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I'm a big fan of the 'Rocky' series. Given the chance, I'd love to meet Sylvester Stallone. But apart from boxing, I'm an ardent fan of tennis and football.
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In Denmark, we're making 20 films a year. If I'm showing up in even two of those, people will get tired of me really fast.
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I know what I like and what I want, and I can sit and enjoy every 10 minutes that go by. And truly enjoy it.
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The Internal Revenue code has ballooned to a 5,600-page, 4 million-word complicated mess that is seven times as long as the Bible with none of the good news.
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I believe that I improve with every book I write - most writers will probably tell you the same thing. I'm still learning my craft and will be until the day I drop dead at my computer. In my opinion, art isn't something that can be perfected. There's always room for improvement.
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My friend, singer Kaya Jones of the Pussycat Dolls, told me she could finally come out of the closet and wear her Trump 2016 campaign shirt.
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Play because it's fun, and not to become a pro. If your goal is to become pro, the best way to realize that is by loving what you do.
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I hate studio. For me, studio is a trap to overproduce and repeat yourself. It is a habit that leads to art pollution.
