October 25: Notable Births, with Quotes

Explore memorable and revealing quotes from public figures, past and present, who were born on October 25.

Ciara, singer and songwriter (October 25, 1985–present)

“I always say I’m a woman of ambition on a mission. I’m going to go after what I want, and I believe I can get it …I’m convinced. When I think about my baby girl, this is pretty powerful. She can see me and say ‘I can do that.’” —Ciara
McDaniel, Mike. “Watch: Ciara Talks Moving Women Forward, Russell Wilson’s Support in Powerful Interview With SI Swimsuit Editor in Chief MJ Day.” SI, May 18, 2022, https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2022/05/16/watch-ciara-talks-womens-empowerment-and-support-of-husband-russell-wilson

“To be able to have someone to go to that you trust, that you know has got your back, to have that in life is so precious, it’s a blessing.” —Ciara
McDaniel, Mike. “Watch: Ciara Talks Moving Women Forward, Russell Wilson’s Support in Powerful Interview With SI Swimsuit Editor in Chief MJ Day.” SI, May 18, 2022, https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2022/05/16/watch-ciara-talks-womens-empowerment-and-support-of-husband-russell-wilson

Katy Perry, singer and songwriter (October 25, 1984–present)

“You gotta be a little bit innovative these days—especially because like 20,000 new songs come out every day on streamers.” —Katy Perry
Macias, Ernesto. “‘It Was Undeniable’: Katy Perry and Alesso Have a Post-Collab Catch Up.” Interview, January 27, 2022, https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/with-when-im-gone-katy-perry-and-alesso-channelling-vegas-energy

“A Vegas audience…is different from any other audience. It’s raucous and full of people that are definitely peaking. They’re either there for a bachelorette or a 21st birthday.” —Katy Perry
Macias, Ernesto. “‘It Was Undeniable’: Katy Perry and Alesso Have a Post-Collab Catch Up.” Interview, January 27, 2022, https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/with-when-im-gone-katy-perry-and-alesso-channelling-vegas-energy

Anne Tyler, author (October 25, 1941–present)

“If you love a good war story, you won’t be remotely interested in my books. Nothing’s going on in them except time passing, and people being who they are.” —Anne Tyler
Hubbard, Kim. “Novelist Anne Tyler Is Still on Top of Her Game at 80: ‘I Wouldn’t Want to Be Younger for a Million Bucks’” People, March 24, 2022, https://people.com/books/novelist-anne-tyler-is-still-on-top-of-her-game-at-80-i-wouldnt-want-to-be-younger-for-a-million-bucks/

“I always say families are my version of survivors on a desert island — they’re forced to be together. You can break up with your family but it’s not easily done. Family is the ultimate test of endurance.” —Anne Tyler
Hubbard, Kim. “Novelist Anne Tyler Is Still on Top of Her Game at 80: ‘I Wouldn’t Want to Be Younger for a Million Bucks’” People, March 24, 2022, https://people.com/books/novelist-anne-tyler-is-still-on-top-of-her-game-at-80-i-wouldnt-want-to-be-younger-for-a-million-bucks/

Pablo Picasso, artist (October 24, 1881–April 8, 1973)

“People are always asking me to sign my old canvases. It’s ridiculous! In one way or another, I always marked my pictures. But there were times when I put my signature on the back of the canvas. All my works from the cubist period, until about 1914, have my name and the date on the back side of the stretcher.” —Pablo Picasso
Brassai. “Brassai Interviews Pablo Picasso: An excerpt from ‘Conversations with Picasso.’” December 7, 2015, https://americansuburbx.com/2015/12/brassai-interviews-pablo-picasso-an-excerpt-from-conversations-with-picasso.html

“It seems strange to me that someone thought of making marble statues. I understand how you could see something in the root of a tree, a crack in the wall, in an eroded stone or pebble. But marble? It comes off in blocks and doesn’t evoke any image. It does not inspire. How could Michelangelo have seen his David in a block of marble?” —Pablo Picasso
Brassai. “Brassai Interviews Pablo Picasso: An excerpt from ‘Conversations with Picasso.’” December 7, 2015, https://americansuburbx.com/2015/12/brassai-interviews-pablo-picasso-an-excerpt-from-conversations-with-picasso.html

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