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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.

Tori Amos

It’s been a thrilling journey – I have had to really learn that an orchestra is an entity – it’s a creature. I have been calling it the dragon and the conductor is the dragon tamer. And you just have to … ride and don’t let go and you will be fine.
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Dragon Go Journey Letting
If you really want a challenge, just deal with yourself.
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Challenges Deals Want
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
You don’t have to justify everything. Being pissed off is just absolutely okay.
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Justify Off Okay Pissed
Parenting is not for everybody. It changes your life. Especially when they’re little.
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Changing Your Life Littles
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
I guess you go too far when pianos try to be guitars.
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Guitar Piano Trying
I’m a hard worker. I get my hands dirty.
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Dirty Hands Worker
When I got older, I chose to look at Christianity as another myth.
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Christianity Looks Myth
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
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
Have a seat, while I take to the sky.
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Inspirational Seats Sky
I’m a winter girl. I like coming out when things are desolate and everybody’s ready to slit their wrists.
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Coming Girl Out Winter
You decide whether you look at your reality or live pretending these feelings don’t exist.
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Feelings Looks Reality
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
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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Guy Jesus Years

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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