"The experience I learned was that â€¦ if you leave decision to the public, you can be killedâ€¦ I felt really violated: they cut my clothes, stuck rose thorns in my stomach, one person aimed the gun at my head, and another took it away. It created an aggressive atmosphere. After exactly 6 hours, as planned, I stood up and started walking toward the public. Everyone ran away, escaping an actual confrontation."

-- Marina Abramovic

#Cutting Quotes #Gun Quotes #Escaping Quotes

“Being a part of the action is just incredible. I loved doing stunt stuff. I loved learning to ride.”
“The referee will now keep track of the time on the field and the shootouts have finally been banned.”
“Mr. President, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke.”

Source : "NRA: 'Only Thing That Stops A Bad Guy With A Gun Is A Good Guy With A Gun'". "All Things Considered" with Melissa Block, Peter Overby, www.npr.org. December 21, 2012.
“People come into public life for different reasons. None of us are ego-challenged, I think, or we probably wouldn't be doing what we're doing, so if anyone tells you that they don't like the sound of the applause and the ego gratification, I don't think they're being straight with you.”
“Some of us will probably become famous. It will be an ironic fame fashioned largely by those who have never seen our work.”

Source : Allan Kaprow, Jeff Kelley (2003). “Essays on the Blurring of Art and Life”, p.25, Univ of California Press
“In bad weather, I spent hours drawing action figures on paper, coloring them, backing them on cardboard, then cutting them out and creating whole stories around their lives.”
“I simply cannot get over what a surprising and wonderful life God has given me,”
“I'm not going to look back. 'Don't look back, something might be gaining on you.' I don't have anything specific in mind. I want to do what comes my way. No plans, no idea, I believe in things happening organically. Right now the plan is to wrap things up - we've got one more Abbie Hoffman Fest to put together - whatever happens after that is unknown. I'm not going to push anything beyond passive behavior.”

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