Tori Amos Quotes

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Tori Amos

Profession : Musician

Birth : August 22, 1963

Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.

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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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I became a mom at 37 and having a child has been an emancipation for me.

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Some of the most wonderful people are the ones who don't fit into boxes.

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Some people are afraid of what they might find if they try to analyze themselves too much, but you have to crawl into your wounds to discover where your fears are. Once the bleeding starts, the cleansing can begin.

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I don't mind a dirty girl. But what I find tragic is when we, as women, become not the subject of our own story but someone else's object.

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I have so many different personalities in me and I still feel lonely.

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I think everyone understands grief, the journey it takes us on, whether it's the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, a disappointment. Some people don't deal with it, the power of it. Some do. Some feel the weight of it and it informs their choices. I've had to open up to grief in different contexts.

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I am the worst influence. If you can't handle your vices, then I am the Devil.

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I think you have to know who you are. Get to know the monster that lives in your soul, dive deep into your soul and explore it.

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I know I'm an acquired taste - I'm anchovies. And not everybody wants those hairy little things.

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Cornwall is one of the most beautiful places, with great people - there's not a great downside to it.

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I'm a musician first, a food-lover second, a dirty mouth with feet, and a girl last time I checked.

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I've had to keep exploring different ways of presenting the music so I don't repeat myself.

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There are two ways to wake up. You can wake up thinking about what you know, or you wake up thinking and saying 'What can I learn?.' That's a very different approach.

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My father was a minister and so rock music was banned in our house.

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When you don't have people in your life pushing you, can you push yourself?

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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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Give me life, give me pain, give me myself again.

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I'm a hard worker. I get my hands dirty.

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