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> [You have to be true, you have to be honest.. Don't do anything, just figure out what it is that is true to you, what makes you happiest to do and be out there. And if it doesn't work, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-benatar/you-have-to-be-true-you-have-to-be-honest-don-t-do-anything-just/)

[Pat Benatar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-benatar/)

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## More by Pat Benatar

> [When I started it still wasn't okay to be this age and still make this kind of music. And believe me, I consider our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-benatar/when-i-started-it-still-wasn-t-okay-to-be-this-age-and-still-make/)

[Pat Benatar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-benatar/)

> [Of course, you're not making records in a vacuum. I'm not making them for myself. It would be nice if I could get more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-benatar/of-course-you-re-not-making-records-in-a-vacuum-i-m-not-making-them/)

[Pat Benatar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-benatar/)

> [Once I had kids, my whole attitude changed. I was like, "You make a spinal cord from scratch and we'll talk."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-benatar/once-i-had-kids-my-whole-attitude-changed-i-was-like-you-make-a/)

[Pat Benatar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-benatar/)

> [You're the Picasso of pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-benatar/you-re-the-picasso-of-pain/)

[Pat Benatar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-benatar/)

> [It's really hard to make records and concentrate and have a free mind, because I have this whole other life. If you don't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-benatar/it-s-really-hard-to-make-records-and-concentrate-and-have-a-free-mind/)

[Pat Benatar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-benatar/)

> [I never looked at people or singing as commodities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-benatar/i-never-looked-at-people-or-singing-as-commodities/)

[Pat Benatar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-benatar/)

> [First of all, I'm pretty private about my personal life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-benatar/first-of-all-i-m-pretty-private-about-my-personal-life/)

[Pat Benatar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-benatar/)

> [I love "Heartbreaker." "Heartbreaker" stands up for me still. It still works to me. The sentiment is still timely and it just works. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-benatar/i-love-heartbreaker-heartbreaker-stands-up-for-me-still-it-still/)

[Pat Benatar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-benatar/)

> [I read somewhere that we are all more than we know. And I really believe that. Everybody is worth something, and think of all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-benatar/i-read-somewhere-that-we-are-all-more-than-we-know-and-i-really/)

[Pat Benatar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-benatar/)

> [I love Katy Perry and Lady GaGa. I think GaGa's pushing the envelope every day and I really like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-benatar/i-love-katy-perry-and-lady-gaga-i-think-gaga-s-pushing-the-envelope/)

[Pat Benatar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-benatar/)

> [You don't want to trash what you've done; that's your history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-benatar/you-don-t-want-to-trash-what-you-ve-done-that-s-your-history/)

[Pat Benatar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-benatar/)

> [But the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-benatar/but-the-soul-of-touring-and-the-heart-of-it-is-basically-every-day-is/)

[Pat Benatar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-benatar/)

> [“Now I believe there comes a time When everything just falls in line We live an' learn from our mistakes The deepest cuts are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-benatar/now-i-believe-there-comes-a-time-when-everything-just-falls-in-line/)

[Pat Benatar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-benatar/)

> [You can't change the past so don't let it haunt you. You can change the future but first you've got to want to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-benatar/you-can-t-change-the-past-so-don-t-let-it-haunt-you-you-can-change/)

[Pat Benatar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-benatar/)

> [I love Katy Perry, she is a wonderful pop singer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-benatar/i-love-katy-perry-she-is-a-wonderful-pop-singer/)

[Pat Benatar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-benatar/)

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