--- title: "1 40 Really Quotes By Debbie Harry" description: "1 40 Really quotes by Debbie Harry. Plus more from Debbie Harry and more 40 Really sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9f/debbie-harry-9627_art_that-was-the-impetus-for-me-to-do-music_1436801.jpg" --- > [That was the impetus for me to do music or art, because I knew if I didn't try when I was young, then I would get to be in my 40's and I'd be really unhappy that I hadn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-harry/that-was-the-impetus-for-me-to-do-music-or-art-because-i-knew-if-i/) [Debbie Harry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-harry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9f/debbie-harry-9627_art_that-was-the-impetus-for-me-to-do-music_1436801.jpg) ## More by Debbie Harry > [We wanted to enjoy what we were doing and we had business things we had to straighten out and personnel problems and it sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-harry/we-wanted-to-enjoy-what-we-were-doing-and-we-had-business-things-we/) [Debbie Harry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-harry/) > [It's scary times for humanity, it seems. But as my octogenarian father tells me, "The world has seen harder times, and the world will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-harry/it-s-scary-times-for-humanity-it-seems-but-as-my-octogenarian-father/) [Debbie Harry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-harry/) > [I love the ACLU and I'm concerned now, especially when it comes to our rights, with current politics and the religious community and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-harry/i-love-the-aclu-and-i-m-concerned-now-especially-when-it-comes-to-our/) [Debbie Harry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-harry/) > [I'm interested in Buddhism. Of all the organized religions, that to me is the only one that makes even vague sense. I just don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-harry/i-m-interested-in-buddhism-of-all-the-organized-religions-that-to-me/) [Debbie Harry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-harry/) > [I feel like I have to have a voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-harry/i-feel-like-i-have-to-have-a-voice/) [Debbie Harry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-harry/) > [I guess people assume I have some sort of totally magical life, but I'm a working musician, fortunately. I've worked on my craft, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-harry/i-guess-people-assume-i-have-some-sort-of-totally-magical-life-but-i/) [Debbie Harry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-harry/) > [Working as a solo artist has given me a confidence that I didn't have with Blondie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-harry/working-as-a-solo-artist-has-given-me-a-confidence-that-i-didn-t-have/) [Debbie Harry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-harry/) > [I really, really like writing songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-harry/i-really-really-like-writing-songs/) [Debbie Harry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-harry/) > [If I had to spend equal time doing paintings, and equal time going to galleries and doing art business, and equal time making music,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-harry/if-i-had-to-spend-equal-time-doing-paintings-and-equal-time-going-to/) [Debbie Harry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-harry/) > [I really, really like writing songs. Capote wrote every day. He said that's the only way, you have to sit down every day and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-harry/i-really-really-like-writing-songs-capote-wrote-every-day-he-said/) [Debbie Harry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-harry/) > [But as a writer and performer, I want to get paid for what I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-harry/but-as-a-writer-and-performer-i-want-to-get-paid-for-what-i-do/) [Debbie Harry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-harry/) > [I turned on VH1 this morning just to get a little warm-up before I came over here, and I think it's just terrific. There's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-harry/i-turned-on-vh1-this-morning-just-to-get-a-little-warm-up-before-i/) [Debbie Harry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-harry/) > [How can one be a woman and not be a feminist? That's my question.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-harry/how-can-one-be-a-woman-and-not-be-a-feminist-that-s-my-question/) [Debbie Harry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-harry/) > [Lately I've been believing that music predates speech.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-harry/lately-i-ve-been-believing-that-music-predates-speech/) [Debbie Harry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-harry/) > [The only person I really believe in is me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-harry/the-only-person-i-really-believe-in-is-me/) [Debbie Harry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-harry/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/40-really/debbie-harry/#itemlist", "name": "1 40 Really Quotes By Debbie Harry", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That was the impetus for me to do music or art, because I knew if I didn't try when I was young, then I would get to be in my 40's and I'd be really unhappy that I hadn't.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Debbie Harry" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-harry/that-was-the-impetus-for-me-to-do-music-or-art-because-i-knew-if-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9f/debbie-harry-9627_art_that-was-the-impetus-for-me-to-do-music_1436801.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9f/debbie-harry-9627_art_that-was-the-impetus-for-me-to-do-music_1436801.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9f/debbie-harry-9627_art_that-was-the-impetus-for-me-to-do-music_1436801.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“That was the impetus for me to do music or art, because I knew if I didn't try when I was young, then I…” — Debbie Harry", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/40-really/debbie-harry/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/40-really/debbie-harry/", "name": "40 Really Quotes by Debbie Harry", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/40-really/debbie-harry/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9f/debbie-harry-9627_art_that-was-the-impetus-for-me-to-do-music_1436801.jpg" }, "description": "1 40 Really quotes by Debbie Harry. 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