March 1: Notable Births and Deaths, with Quotes

Let’s explore notable birth and death anniversaries for March 1.

Ron Howard, filmmaker and actor (March 1, 1954–present)

“In recent years, I’ve come to appreciate my unique place in pop culture.” —Ron Howard
Freeman, Hadley. “Ron Howard: ‘I’m introverted and risk-averse. But not when there’s a story to be told.’” The Guardian, September 22, 2020, https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/sep/22/ron-howard-im-introverted-and-risk-averse-but-not-when-theres-a-story-to-be-told.

“Donald Trump is definitely that kind of self-promoter looking for the soundbite. So much of his presidency is based on noise and rhetoric.” —Ron Howard
Freeman, Hadley. “Ron Howard: ‘I’m introverted and risk-averse. But not when there’s a story to be told.’” The Guardian, September 22, 2020, https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/sep/22/ron-howard-im-introverted-and-risk-averse-but-not-when-theres-a-story-to-be-told.

“I grew up as a child actor, been working all my life, and I love it. But it does create a kind of bubble. So I look for projects that lead me to life experiences I wouldn’t have otherwise had—and on my own I’m an introverted, risk-averse individual. But, when there’s a story to be told, it gets me out of the house, talking to people, learning things.” —Ron Howard
Freeman, Hadley. “Ron Howard: ‘I’m introverted and risk-averse. But not when there’s a story to be told.’” The Guardian, September 22, 2020, https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/sep/22/ron-howard-im-introverted-and-risk-averse-but-not-when-theres-a-story-to-be-told.

Roger Daltrey, singer, songwriter, and actor (March 1, 1944–present)

“It’s just getting harder to disseminate the truth. It’s almost like, now we should turn the whole thing off. Go back to newsprint, go back to word of mouth and start to read books again.” —Roger Daltrey
Harris, Niomi. “‘It’s terrifying, the miserable world they’re going to create’: The Who’s Roger Daltrey criticises today’s ‘woke generation’ and says he’s ‘privileged’ to have lived in the ‘golden era.’” Daily Mail, April 29, 2021, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9526699/The-Whos-Roger-Daltrey-takes-swipe-todays-woke-generation.html.

“Fortunately, we did have the intelligence, or I had the intelligence, certainly, to recognise that within the abilities of Pete Townshend, we had someone really unique in his songwriting ability. He had the ability to voice that inner voice that we all have into music in a way that it struck a chord, which in itself is timeless. That’s what’s so amazing when I listen back to these records.” —Roger Daltrey
Harris, Niomi. “‘It’s terrifying, the miserable world they’re going to create’: The Who’s Roger Daltrey criticises today’s ‘woke generation’ and says he’s ‘privileged’ to have lived in the ‘golden era.’” Daily Mail, April 29, 2021, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9526699/The-Whos-Roger-Daltrey-takes-swipe-todays-woke-generation.html.

“To me, when I record a song and put it down, that’s like a painting—it’s finished. And I walk away from it.” —Roger Daltrey
Harris, Niomi. “‘It’s terrifying, the miserable world they’re going to create’: The Who’s Roger Daltrey criticises today’s ‘woke generation’ and says he’s ‘privileged’ to have lived in the ‘golden era.’” Daily Mail, April 29, 2021, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9526699/The-Whos-Roger-Daltrey-takes-swipe-todays-woke-generation.html.

Jack Welch, business executive (November 19, 1935–March 1, 2020)

“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion. Above all else, though, good leaders are open. They go up, down, and around their organization to reach people. They don’t stick to the established channels.” —Jack Welch
Tichy, Noel and Charan, Ram. “Speed, Simplicity, Self-Confidence: An Interview with Jack Welch.” Harvard Business Review, March 2, 2020, https://hbr.org/1989/09/speed-simplicity-self-confidence-an-interview-with-jack-welch.

“Real communication takes countless hours of eyeball to eyeball, back and forth. It means more listening than talking.” —Jack Welch
Tichy, Noel and Charan, Ram. “Speed, Simplicity, Self-Confidence: An Interview with Jack Welch.” Harvard Business Review, March 2, 2020, https://hbr.org/1989/09/speed-simplicity-self-confidence-an-interview-with-jack-welch.

“We’ve had managers at GE who couldn’t change, who kept telling us to leave them alone. They wanted to sit back, to keep things the way they were. And that’s just what they did—until they and most of their staffs had to go.” —Jack Welch
Tichy, Noel and Charan, Ram. “Speed, Simplicity, Self-Confidence: An Interview with Jack Welch.” Harvard Business Review, March 2, 2020, https://hbr.org/1989/09/speed-simplicity-self-confidence-an-interview-with-jack-welch.

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