June 1: Notable Births, with Quotes
Explore memorable and revealing quotes from public figures, past and present, who were born on June 1.
Alanis Morissette, singer and songwriter (June 1, 1974–present)
“I think anger gets such a bad rap, because we often equate it with destructive anger — guns and fighting and murder and war. But anger itself is such a powerful, beautiful emotion that can move worlds, it can set boundaries, it can help us show up, it can help us vote, it can help us not tolerate certain circumstances anymore.” —Alanis Morissette
CBC Radio. “Jagged Little Pill at 25: How Alanis Morissette tapped into female rage and changed music for good.” CBC, October 5, 2020, https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/monday-oct-5-2020-alanis-morissette-caitlin-moran-1.5750261/jagged-little-pill-at-25-how-alanis-morissette-tapped-into-female-rage-and-changed-music-for-good-1.5750263.
“Sometimes I’m white knuckling and I do need to lean; the COVID pandemic time is particularly challenging for those of us who are attempting to work through traumas because it’s compounded macro massive trauma, basically. Unrelenting chronic stress is re-traumatization.” —Alanis Morissette
CBC Radio. “Jagged Little Pill at 25: How Alanis Morissette tapped into female rage and changed music for good.” CBC, October 5, 2020, https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/monday-oct-5-2020-alanis-morissette-caitlin-moran-1.5750261/jagged-little-pill-at-25-how-alanis-morissette-tapped-into-female-rage-and-changed-music-for-good-1.5750263.
Heidi Klum, model and television personality (June 1, 1973–present)
“I’ll still be wearing miniskirts when I’m 90.” —Heidi Klum
Grazia. “Heidi Klum on Fashion, Family and Her New Song with Snoop Dogg.” Grazia, https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/heidi-klum-snoop-dogg-interview/.
“Yes, the coiffed woman is Heidi but at home I put a clip in my bangs and become Helga, and that is the real me, more chilled and relaxed.” —Heidi Klum
Grazia. “Heidi Klum on Fashion, Family and Her New Song with Snoop Dogg.” Grazia, https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/heidi-klum-snoop-dogg-interview/.
Morgan Freeman, actor and director (June 1, 1937–present)
“I’ve lived in New York and LA, San Francisco and Chicago. I got tired of the crowds and feeling as though I lived in a dungeon, no matter what floor I was on. I started coming home to Mississippi in the mid ’80s and I realized that, gosh, I’m not really ever relaxed until I get here.” —Morgan Freeman
Southern Living Editors. “Paper Napkin Interview: Dishing with Morgan Freeman.” Southern Living, https://www.southernliving.com/culture/interview-with-morgan-freeman.
“I don’t cook. I’m a partner in the restaurant, but it isn’t because I like to cook.” —Morgan Freeman
Williams, Kam. “Morgan on Mandela, Mirrors, Mississippi and More.” AALBC.com, https://aalbc.com/reviews/morgan_freeman1.htm.
Marilyn Monroe, actor and model (June 1, 1926–August 4, 1962)
“The working men, I’ll go by and they’ll whistle. At first they whistle because they think, oh, it’s a girl. She’s got blond hair and she’s not out of shape, and then they say, ‘Gosh, it’s Marilyn Monroe!’ And that has its … you know, those are times it’s nice. People knowing who you are and all of that, and feeling that you’ve meant something to them.” —Marilyn Monroe
Meryman, Richard. “‘When you’re famous you run into human nature in a raw kind of way.’” The Guardian, September 14, 2007, https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2007/sep/14/greatinterviews.
“When you’re famous you kind of run into human nature in a raw kind of way. It stirs up envy, fame does. People you run into feel that, well, who is she who does she think she is, Marilyn Monroe?” —Marilyn Monroe
Meryman, Richard. “‘When you’re famous you run into human nature in a raw kind of way.’” The Guardian, September 14, 2007, https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2007/sep/14/greatinterviews.
Brigham Young, religious leader (June 1, 1801–August 29, 1877)
“We hold that there can be no true Christian Church without a priesthood directly commissioned by and in immediate communication with the Son of God. Such a church is the Latter-Day Saints. We know of no other that even pretends to have present and direct revelations of God’s will.” —Brigham Young
Carlson, Peter. “Horace Greeley Interrogates Brigham Young.” HistoryNet, September 29, 2017, https://www.historynet.com/horace-greeley-interrogates-brigham-young/.
“I myself hire many laborers and pay them fair wages. I could not afford to own them. I can do better than subject myself to an obligation to feed and clothe their families, to provide and care for them in sickness and health. Utah is not adapted to slave labor.” —Brigham Young
Carlson, Peter. “Horace Greeley Interrogates Brigham Young.” HistoryNet, September 29, 2017, https://www.historynet.com/horace-greeley-interrogates-brigham-young/.
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