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Tori Amos

If you think a child is going to be your accessory… it’s not like a micro pig. It’s not about putting them in front of the television. You need to read to them at night.
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Children Night Thinking
The romantic myth of the artist says that you are the Source. I have no illusion about that. Native Americans don’t believe they are the Source. They have access to the Source. Endless access. But don’t get confused.
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Art Believe Confused Source
Vulnerability can be empowering as a songwriter and storyteller.
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Empowering Songwriters Storyteller
Sometimes you have to do what you don’t like to get to where you want to be.
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Country People Sometimes Want
I have a rule that I don’t read my press, but then somebody in the crew will be reading it and of course it’s right there, so what do you think I do?
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Crew Reading Thinking
The most important thing to me as a songwriter is the breath. The most important thing I could say to somebody is, ‘Sometimes I just breathe you in.’
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Important Music Sometimes
Press the button, pump the water, build the pressure, push the piston, press the button. It’s the perfect job.
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Jobs Perfect Work
After a while of getting jerked around, you realize what the business is really made up of.
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Around Business Made Realizing
I think doing variations on a classical theme is a dangerous thing to do.
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Theme Thinking Variation
You know when people smile too much? It’s painful. I find it really painful. Happy is not very reliable. I’m trying to live like, um, with a fierce calm.
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People Too Much Trying
Healing for me is being able to sit next to the butcher and say ‘Yes, I’m sitting next to the butcher now,’ instead of saying ‘there is no butcher’.
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Able Healing Sitting
We all must develop a grounded clarity for ourselves.
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Clarity Country Grounded People
Well, I have a lot of food references in my work.
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Food References Wells
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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Church Daughter People Play Separation
I think even in a good marriage, especially if you stay together long enough, there are going to be events that happen.
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Long Thinking Together
I want to be an integrated woman.
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Integrated Want Woman

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