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The fact that religion plays such a part in how people vote troubles me, troubles me as a minister’s daughter. Because I always felt that the separation of church and state was what our forefathers and foremothers really fought for.

Tori Amos

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
After a while, though, you realize that a whole slew of young singer-songwriter piano players are getting compared to you. That’s when you feel the passage of time is occurring.
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Occur Piano Players Singer
I think doing variations on a classical theme is a dangerous thing to do.
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Theme Thinking Variation
A lot of the carols were not as you hear them now.
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Carols Country Hera People
If you really want a challenge, just deal with yourself.
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Challenges Deals Want
You don’t have to justify everything. Being pissed off is just absolutely okay.
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Justify Off Okay Pissed
Nothing’s gonna stop me from floating
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Floating Nothing Stop
The violence betwen women is unbelievable. Women try to make each other crawl so that their knees are bleeding.
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Bleeding Knees Trying
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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Looks Naked Sex
I’m not like a poker player. I’m not into bluff. My way is to look someone in the eye and tell them the way I’m intending to go. My cards are always on the table.
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Cards Eye Player Table
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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Away Going Ice Cream Men
Vulnerability can be empowering as a songwriter and storyteller.
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Empowering Songwriters Storyteller
My father was a preacher in Maryland and we had crab feasts – with corn on the cob, but no beer, being Methodist – outside on the church lawn.
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Beer Cob Corn Father
Parenting is not for everybody. It changes your life. Especially when they’re little.
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Changing Your Life Littles
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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Emotional Moving Player
Womanhood is a whole different thing from girlhood. Girlhood is a gift…Womanhood is a choice.
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Choices Different Growth

The fact that religion plays such a part in how people vote troubles me, troubles me as a minister’s daughter. Because I always felt that the separation of church and state was what our forefathers and foremothers really fought for.

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The fact that religion plays such a part in how people vote troubles me, troubles me as a minister’s daughter. Because I always felt that the separation of church and state was what our forefathers and foremothers really fought for.

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