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My father was strict, but he recognised my ability and got a lot of flak from the church for supporting me.

Tori Amos

I’ve got tonnes of aboriginal and Native American art, but I’d like even more.
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Aboriginal Art Country Native People
A lot of the carols were not as you hear them now.
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Carols Country Hera People
I found the secret to life: I’m ok when everything is not ok.
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Everything Found Secret
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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Mean People Thinking
There is value in everybody’s gift. No matter how hard to find or strange it is.
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Hard Matter Strange
At 15, I knew someone whose mother cooked macrobiotic, so I persuaded my mother to go macrobiotic with me.
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Cook Macrobiotic Mother
I think doing variations on a classical theme is a dangerous thing to do.
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Theme Thinking Variation
I’m a hard worker. I get my hands dirty.
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Dirty Hands Worker
You don’t have to justify everything. Being pissed off is just absolutely okay.
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Justify Off Okay Pissed
Musically, I always allow myself to jump off of cliffs. At least that’s what it feels like to me. Whether that’s what it actually sounds like might depend on what the listener brings to the songs.
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might Song Sound
Standin’ on a corner in Winslow, Arizona, and I’m quite sure I’m in the wrong song.
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Arizona Honesty Song
I can’t believe that I would keep, keep you from flying And I would cry a thousand more if that’s what it takes to sail you home.
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Believe Flying Home
Nothing’s gonna stop me from floating
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Floating Nothing Stop
If you really want a challenge, just deal with yourself.
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Challenges Deals Want
Vulnerability can be empowering as a songwriter and storyteller.
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Empowering Songwriters Storyteller
I collect art books. I have hundreds and hundreds of them and they get me to start hearing things. Sometimes people look at them, but I find that visual art gets me listening, gets me hearing things.
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Art Books Hearing Things

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