Kathryn Minshew Quotes

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

It sounds corny, but I never have avoided the challenges - I relish them - I think it's what make me tick, to a certain extent.

I was told millions of times that I was never going to achieve what I set out to, but I decided to do it, and I did it.

Don't give up. There are too many nay-sayers out there who will try to discourage you. Don't listen to them. The only one who can make you give up is yourself.

No matter how many people say you can't do something, use that as inspiration to prove them wrong.

Believe in yourself, and don't let anyone stand in your way.

I like being the underdog. I like turning around and shutting people up when they tell me I can't.

If people keep telling you you can't do a thing, then you need to find a really good reason to continue. If someone tells you you can't do something, how will you know? If someone tells you something is impossible, how will you know?

When people doubt me, I want to prove them wrong.

It's in my nature that when people say something is impossible I like to prove them wrong.

If you want it, and the more you keep hearing you can't have it, you just go and get it.

When I hear people say that they don't think that I can do something or they don't think I belong somewhere, that's all it takes for me to prove them wrong, and it's motivation.

I'm going to keep proving people wrong because I have a lot of people to prove wrong, a lot of doubters.

I was raised with a mother who told me that I wouldn't succeed, that I wasn't good enough. Even at the pinnacle of my success, she'd come to a show, and there'd be, like, 10,000 people screaming. And she'd say, "I just don't get it." I think she had so little faith in herself and her abilities as a parent that she couldn't imagine any offspring of hers could do so well. And all that did was drive me to push back. If someone says, "You can't do this," I'm like, "F-ck you! Oh, yes I can, and I will."

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense. Make up your mind, you'll never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.

Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.

I have always liked a challenge.

When I was young, a lot of things were closed off to me. I was always told, 'Don't do this, you can't do that' - instead of stopping me, it made me think, 'I can do that, I must do that.'

I like a challenge.

You just have to keep believing in yourself.

If I listened to my critics, I would still be at home under my bed right now.

You can make your own way. It's about getting out there and not letting rejection get you down.

I've always been pretty tough in that way, where if you tell me I can't do something, I will prove you wrong.

My job, my whole life, I've always had that kind of doubter, people have always doubted me. And I don't know how I would succeed without it. So I welcome it, and it gives me a challenge, and I will see if I can live up to my challenge.

I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.