Top 20 Quotes & Sayings by Karen Carpenter

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American musician Karen Carpenter.

Last updated on December 20, 2024.

Karen Anne Carpenter was an American singer and drummer who with her elder brother Richard performed as the duo the Carpenters. With a distinctive three-octave contralto vocal range, she was praised by her peers as a great vocalist. Her struggle with and eventual death from anorexia would later raise awareness of eating disorders and body dysmorphia.

American - Musician | March 2, 1950 - February 4, 1983

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I'm just afraid I'm gonna miss it all... being married... being a mother.

Karen Carpenter

I enjoy money. Not enough people in this world are happy. I'm determined to be contented, and having plenty of money from working makes it easier for me.

Karen Carpenter

People never think of entertainers as being human. When you walk out on stage, the audience think, 'Nothing can go wrong with them.' We get sick and we have headaches just like they do. When we are cut, we bleed.

Karen Carpenter

The image we have would be impossible for Mickey Mouse to maintain. We're just... normal people.

Karen Carpenter

I have a harder time finding somebody. The problem is we were growing professionally during the years most people were concentrating on being a person.

Karen Carpenter

I enjoy money.

Karen Carpenter

It's kinda nice to be remembered by your peers and your fans, because you can achieve a lot of success and be a creep too! But we try to be nice, just normal people.

Karen Carpenter

Not enough people in this world are happy.

Karen Carpenter

I feel like the health industry is getting nothing but stronger every day.

Karen Carpenter

I'm determined to be contented, and having plenty of money from working makes it easier for me.

Karen Carpenter

People never think of entertainers as being human. When you walk out on stage, the audience think, Nothing can go wrong with them. We get sick and we have headaches just like they do. When we are cut, we bleed.

Karen Carpenter

We came out right in the middle of the hard-rock period... it was hard-rock everywhere! But we were ready to make our music, you know?And it was such a turn around, I guess it caught people by surprise.

Karen Carpenter

Its kinda nice to be remembered by your peers and your fans, because you can achieve a lot of success and be a creep too! But we try to be nice, just normal people.

Karen Carpenter

Our first single, 'Ticket To Ride', was a kind of half-hit, half flop: in some places it was number one, in others it was ash-tray material.

Karen Carpenter

I may not be in control of anything else, but I am in control of my body.

Karen Carpenter

Dedicated to my brother Richard with all my heart.

Karen Carpenter

A star on earth - a star in heaven.

Karen Carpenter

Make it simple to last your whole life long. Don't worry that it's not enough for anyone else to hear. Just sing, sing a song

Karen Carpenter

I had no idea whether I could play 'em or not, but I wanted to and I was very determined... but the band director said #That's not really normal.' Of course, all you have to tell me is that something's not normal and I'll go for it!!

Karen Carpenter

Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.

Karen Carpenter

Top 20 Quotes & Sayings by Karen Carpenter

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