Karen Carpenter Quotes

If you tell me I can't do something, it just makes me want to do it more.

I love doing a lot of things I'm told I can't do. I think that's what drives me and keeps me awake every day.

Don't tell me I can't do that. Watch me. Don't tell me I can't direct this movie. Watch me.

If you tell me there's something I can't do, I'll want to do it even more. Especially when it comes to entertaining.

I guess I should say I like to do things that people say you can't do.

Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare.

We're a big check mark on everybody's schedule. I told them it's just another challenge, let's go after it.

I love competing. I love a challenge. I love going in and showing people what I can do, proving to them that I can get this part, that I can give you what you want.

I had that laser focus, identified what I wanted when I was a kid, and never let anything get in my way. If you look on paper at who I am and what I sound like, and what I look like, you wouldn't say, 'Go into broadcasting.' It's just what I wanted to do - I knew that I could do it, and I never let anyone tell me that I couldn't.

When people keep telling you that you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try it.

I have always liked a challenge.

My father instilled in me the attitude of prevailing. If there's a challenge, go for it. If there's a wall to break down, break it down.

I like a challenge.

I could care less about what people think. I'm a Devil Without A Cause.

I don't like guys who are conventional. I'm an achiever; he has to be an achiever. I admire drive, I admire ambition. I like a guy who keeps my on my toes.

The whole 'bad girl' thing allows me to mess up sometimes. And I have freedom to say more of what I want to.

I've always loved a challenge.

I have no plans to slow down.

Anytime someone tells me that I can't do something, I want to do it more.

I think the quickest way to get me to do something is really, 'You can't do that.' And I'm like, 'OK, I will make that happen.'

When I was 13, I told Henry Winkler I wanted to act. He said, Do it and don't let anyone stand in your way. His validation just made it all the more true. I haven't stopped thanking him since.

I'm staying focused and clear about what I want in life, and I'm going to get it, man.

Hold on to your dream. Don't let the people shake you from your dream.

I love the challenge of the game. I love the work. My goal right now is to have a season next year that will make people forget about this one. I'll use things like this for motivation. I'm pumped. I'm hungry.

I love being as bad as possible! You've got to love a bad girl. Look at 'Gone With the Wind,' Scarlett O'Hara - total bad girl, but you love her.