Get off the cross, we need the wood.
TORI AMOSSome 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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Press the button, pump the water, build the pressure, push the piston, press the button. It’s the perfect job.
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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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I wanted to do something creatively, having been a beached whale for many months and nursing my daughter.
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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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Anything a wife should do, I’m terrible at. Anything a mistress should do, I’ll try.
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Take a different route to the coffee shop to see what you can see and hear. When we get in a routine, we can become zombie-like and shut down. It’s about discipline. You have to push yourself.
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An interview will seem very sane to me, and I’ll find out that the journalist was laughing out of the side of his mouth half of the time.
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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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I have a great relationship with my mother-in-law. We’re both Leos, we understand each other.
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If you sing to the mermaids, they come when you’re drowning.
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If I was writing songs just for me I’d only play them in my living room, alone.
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I found the secret to life: I’m ok when everything is not ok.
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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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Sometimes, I think Trent just needs a cup of hot chocolate and a blankie.
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I’m a conduit for telling people’s stories. It’s a privilege.
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