I’m a conduit for telling people’s stories. It’s a privilege.
TORI AMOSMy father has a pragmatic mind. He marched with Dr King in the 60s, and he’s very much for women’s rights.
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I found the secret to life: I’m ok when everything is not ok.
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Most people would rather be sheep than stand on their own with antlers on.
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Look, I’m standing naked before you; Don’t you want more than my sex? I can scream as loud as your last one, But I can’t claim innocence.
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I’m a grown woman. I’ve earned my experiences, my scars.
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Some of the biggest advocates for feminism seem to believe that in order to feel powerful you have to make another woman subservient, and that is not what feminism is about at all.
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I used to get really pissed off that my life was so dictated by when this Jesus guy was born and when he was dying every year. I felt really resentful that I couldn’t get on with my own life because I was so busy with his.
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If you’re a lame brain, then you’re a lame brain. I can’t help that.
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If you call me a new-age, airy-fairy, hippie-dippy airhead I will shove my crystals up your ass.
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Anyone who doesn’t belive in Faeries, isn’t worth knowing.
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There are ways to stimulate being prolific, and part of that is making pilgrimages, and being open to listening, changing up the routine.
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I like involved projects.
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The way I see it, the men that I’m with, whoever they are, it’s like look, you have to accept the fact that I like ice cream, and I know it shows up on my hips but if you can’t accept that, then leave. Go away, toodles. It is non-negotiable.
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If you really want a challenge, just deal with yourself.
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People are the most fascinating mysteries I’ve ever read.
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My ears are huge. If there’s ever a problem with a plane I’m on, they could just put me on the wing and I’ll land the sucker.
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The key things are about power and about growing up and realizing as you grow up that there are consequences for the choices you make, especially when you get seduced by power.
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Don’t give up. Don’t listen to these foolish critics that are so small minded they don’t get it tonight.
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got a little red line that tells you, boy where the razor’s been.
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The word ‘confession,’ to me, means needing to be absolved. I’m not asking for forgiveness. I’m not asking people to understand. I’d like to think that I tell stories and sometimes my life weaves through it.
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You decide whether you look at your reality or live pretending these feelings don’t exist.
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I’ve never felt anything that moves me as much as my piano. I’m an emotional player. I don’t really like people. I prefer my piano to people. It’s totally reliable and it’s alive. I can hear what it’s saying.
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A guitarist or a drummer can get a cold and still play; I get a cold and sound like a wet mitten trying to sing you a love song. Charming.
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You have to really respect your path, or you will lose your mind.
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Anything a wife should do, I’m terrible at. Anything a mistress should do, I’ll try.
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Get off the cross, we need the wood.
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Over the last few hours I’ve allowed myself to feel defeated, and just like she said if you allow yourself to feel the way you really feel, maybe you won’t be afraid of that feeling anymore.
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