September 22: Notable Births, with Quotes

Explore memorable and revealing quotes from public figures, past and present, who were born on September 22.

Tommy Lasorda, baseball player and manager (September 22, 1927–January 7, 2021)

“Being labeled an ambassador means that no matter where you go, you talk about the Dodgers or you talk about baseball. So I always said being an ambassador for the game is a privilege and an honor.” —Tommy Lasorda
Weinrich, Kelsey Shea. “World Baseball Classic: An Interview with Ambassador Tommy Lasorda.” Bleacher Report, March 8, 2013, https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1559269-world-baseball-classic-an-interview-with-ambassador-tommy-lasorda

“I promote marriage. I’ve been married 63 years. I tell people I love my wife, and I love what I do. So that’s what it’s all about: love, enjoyment, and being tactful, and being energetic and doing the things that you love to do.” —Tommy Lasorda
Weinrich, Kelsey Shea. “World Baseball Classic: An Interview with Ambassador Tommy Lasorda.” Bleacher Report, March 8, 2013, https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1559269-world-baseball-classic-an-interview-with-ambassador-tommy-lasorda

Michael Faraday, scientist (September 22, 1791–August 25, 1867)

“I…express a wish that you may, in your generation, be fit to compare to a candle; that you may, like it, shine as lights to those about you; that, in all your actions, you may justify the beauty of the taper by making your deeds honourable and effectual in the discharge of your duty to your fellow-men.” —Michael Faraday
Faraday, Michael and Crookes, William. “The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Chemical History of a Candle, by Michael Faraday and William Crookes.” Project Gutenberg, December 26, 2004, https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/14474/pg14474.html

“There is no better, there is no more open door by which you can enter into the study of natural philosophy, than by considering the physical phenomena of a candle.” —Michael Faraday
Faraday, Michael and Crookes, William. “The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Chemical History of a Candle, by Michael Faraday and William Crookes.” Project Gutenberg, December 26, 2004, https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/14474/pg14474.html

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