The Carpenters Quotes

United States,
1969 – 1983.

The Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen (1950–1983) and Richard Carpenter (b. 1946). They produced a distinct soft musical style, combining Karen's contralto vocals with Richard's arranging and composition skills. During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded ten albums, along with numerous singles and several television specials.

A star on earth - a star in heaven.

Karen Carpenter The Carpenters
- Earth
- Star
- Heaven
The image we have would be impossible for Mickey Mouse to maintain. We're just... normal people.

Karen Carpenter The Carpenters
- People
- Impossible
- Normal

Dedicated to my brother Richard with all my heart.

Karen Carpenter The Carpenters
- Heart
- Brother Richard
I'm just afraid I'm gonna miss it all... being married... being a mother.

Karen Carpenter The Carpenters
- Mother
- Afraid
- Married
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 The Carpenters
- People
- World
- Money
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 The Carpenters
- People
- Time
- Growing
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 Carpenters
- People
- Sick
- Walk
I feel like the health industry is getting nothing but stronger every day.

Karen Carpenter The Carpenters
- Health
- Day
- Stronger

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 The Carpenters
- People
- Success
- Nice
Not enough people in this world are happy.

Karen Carpenter The Carpenters
- People
- World
- Happy
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 The Carpenters
- Worry
- Enough
- Sing a song
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.

Karen Carpenter The Carpenters
- Mondays
- Rainy days
I enjoy money.

Karen Carpenter The Carpenters
- Money
- Enjoy
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 The Carpenters
- Music
- Surprise
- Hard Rock

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 The Carpenters