January 9, 2023: Notable Birthdays, with Quotes

Explore memorable and revealing quotes from public figures, past and present, who were born on January 9.

Kate Middleton, British royal (January 9, 1982–present)

“One of the hardest things that we have all found about the pandemic is being separated from the people we love.” —Kate Middleton
Johnston, Harriet. “’The hardest part of Covid-19 was being separated from those we love’: Kate Middleton gives poignant speech about rediscovering the ‘importance of family and friends’ as she joins William at a Nassau primary school.” Daily Mail, March 25, 2022, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10653009/Kate-Middleton-gives-poignant-speech-rediscovering-important-family-pandemic.html

“I always think it is the simple things in life that bring us the most joy: Playing together, chatting to your friends at school, eating meals together, and listening to each other’s stories.” —Kate Middleton
Johnston, Harriet. “’The hardest part of Covid-19 was being separated from those we love’: Kate Middleton gives poignant speech about rediscovering the ‘importance of family and friends’ as she joins William at a Nassau primary school.” Daily Mail, March 25, 2022, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10653009/Kate-Middleton-gives-poignant-speech-rediscovering-important-family-pandemic.html

Simone de Beauvoir, activist and philosopher (January 9, 1908–April 14, 1986)

“Why should we talk about me? Don’t you think I’ve done enough in my three books of memoirs?” —Simone de Beauvoir
Gobeil, Madeleine. “Simone de Beauvoir, The Art of Fiction No. 35.” The Paris Review, Spring-Summer 1965, https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/4444/the-art-of-fiction-no-35-simone-de-beauvoir

“I read English better than I speak it.” —Simone de Beauvoir
Gobeil, Madeleine. “Simone de Beauvoir, The Art of Fiction No. 35.” The Paris Review, Spring-Summer 1965, https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/4444/the-art-of-fiction-no-35-simone-de-beauvoir

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