Pat Benatar Quotes

Everything must change, everything must move forward.

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Most chick singers say 'if you hurt me, I'll die'... I say, 'if you hurt me, I'll kick your ass.'

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I wasn't a visionary but I literally had my finger on the pulse of the women of America.

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'Hell is for Children' is amazing to do every night and 'Promises in the Dark' and 'Love Is a Battlefied,' of course, but my absolute favorite would be 'Heartbreaker.' It's the one that started everything, so it has a very special place in my heart. And it still rocks every night! It's so fun to do.

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You don't want to trash what you've done; that's your history.

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If at any moment of the day I ever think I'm remotely cool at all, which is hardly ever, I have two daughters who make sure that never happens.

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When you have girl children, they torture you! If at any moment of the day I ever think I'm remotely cool at all, which is hardly ever, I have two daughters who make sure that never happens. They say, 'Mom, you didn't really wear that?' And I say, 'Yes, and pretty much everyone saw it.'

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People's lives change dramatically over such a long time period, and I think that if you're still vital, and you're still interested in writing and things like that, of course your music evolves and reflects where you are in your life.

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I love Katy Perry and Lady GaGa. I think GaGa's pushing the envelope every day and I really like that.

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I like Lady Gaga because I like that she pushes the envelope.

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If you're retired, it's a blessing. You know, if you want to keep working and doing what you want to do, it's not a blessing as all - it's a curse.

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I love Katy Perry, she is a wonderful pop singer.

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You shouldn't have to pay for your love with your bones and your flesh.

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First of all, I'm pretty private about my personal life.

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There are so many young women coming up through the ranks. Adele is an amazing singer. Beyonce has great stage presence. She's just a beautiful woman. I love how everyone has just taken charge of their lives and careers.

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Everything changes all the time, and unfortunately, everyone who knows what you do by buying records only hears a small amount of what's going on in your life.

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I never looked at people or singing as commodities.

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When the first record came out, I'd go down to radio stations pretty much every day to get the record played, and I would walk in and they'd tell us how much they loved the record, but they weren't sure how much they could play it because they were already playing a girl.

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But the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent.

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I don't care who's on the label, because I have a job to do.

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When you have girl children they torture you!

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Before I put another notch in my lipstick case, you better make sure you put me in my place.

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It was very difficult when I was trying to figure out how to have a marriage and babies and do this at the same time. There was no handbook. You were making it up as you went along.

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Love and pain become one in the same in the eyes of a wounded child.

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With the power of conviction, there is no sacrifice.

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