October 21: Notable Births, with Quotes
Explore memorable and revealing quotes from public figures, past and present, who were born on October 21.
Kim Kardashian, media personality (October 21, 1980–present)
“The most important people in my life that have shaped my life and shaped my career and helped me get to where I am today all are women.” —Kim Kardashian
Sisavat, Monica. “Kim Kardashian Addresses Variety Interview Backlash: ‘It Wasn’t a Blanket Statement.’” Popsugar, October 13, 2022, https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/kim-kardashian-variety-interview-backlash-48977193
“I think people would assume that I got everything handed to me being on a TV show, but being on a reality show, let alone a reality show girl with a sex tape, does not open doors. And so I always felt like I had to work extra hard and harder to be taken seriously and for people to forget about my past.” —Kim Kardashian
Sisavat, Monica. “Kim Kardashian Addresses Variety Interview Backlash: ‘It Wasn’t a Blanket Statement.’” Popsugar, October 13, 2022, https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/kim-kardashian-variety-interview-backlash-48977193
Carrie Fisher, actor and writer (October 21, 1956–December 27, 2016)
“I think I do overshare, and I sometime marvel that I do it. But it’s sort of – in a way, it’s my way of trying to understand myself. I don’t know. I get it out of my head. It creates community when you talk about private things and you can find other people that have the same things.” —Carrie Fisher
Gross, Terry. “Carrie Fisher Opens Up About ‘Star Wars,’ The Gold Bikini And Her On-Set Affair.” NPR, November 28, 2016, https://www.npr.org/transcripts/503580112
“I’m a female in Hollywood over the age of, let’s say 40, and then, we could also say 50. You don’t have to ask yourself if you want to work at that age.” —Carrie Fisher
Abad-Santos, Alex. “Watch: this hilarious Carrie Fisher interview is why we will always love Carrie Fisher.” Vox, December 28, 2016, https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/12/27/14072842/carrie-fisher-death-interview-gma
Judith Sheindlin, judge and media personality (October 21, 1942–present)
“The question of what justice means depends on the audience witnessing the process. It could be the litigants, or the people watching courtroom television (for whom it may be entertainment). When we talk about the litigants, there’s rarely grey areas in a case, it’s black or white.” —Judith Sheindlin
Shah, Vikas. “A Conversation with Judge Judith Sheindlin (Judge Judy) on Justice, Humanity, Conflict & Legacy.” Thought Economics, April 11, 2022, https://thoughteconomics.com/judge-judy/
“I think people get frustrated by what they see as a lack of justice in this country, and sometimes watching my show gives them the opportunity to see justice in action.” —Judith Sheindlin
Shah, Vikas. “A Conversation with Judge Judith Sheindlin (Judge Judy) on Justice, Humanity, Conflict & Legacy.” Thought Economics, April 11, 2022, https://thoughteconomics.com/judge-judy/
Ursula K. Le Guin, author (October 21, 1929–January 22, 2018)
“Where I can get prickly and combative is if I’m just called a sci-fi writer. I’m not. I’m a novelist and poet. Don’t shove me into your damn pigeonhole, where I don’t fit, because I’m all over. My tentacles are coming out of the pigeonhole in all directions.” —Ursula K. Le Guin
Wray, John. “Ursula K. Le Guin, The Art of Fiction No. 221.” The Paris Review, Fall 2013, https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/6253/the-art-of-fiction-no-221-ursula-k-le-guin
“I draw on the social sciences a great deal. I get a lot of ideas from them, particularly from anthropology. When I create another planet, another world, with a society on it, I try to hint at the complexity of the society I’m creating, instead of just referring to an empire or something like that.” —Ursula K. Le Guin
Wray, John. “Ursula K. Le Guin, The Art of Fiction No. 221.” The Paris Review, Fall 2013, https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/6253/the-art-of-fiction-no-221-ursula-k-le-guin
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