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Shirley Temple Quotes & Sayings

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We would have to invent the U.N. if we did not have it, which is not an original thought. — Shirley Temple

Dr. Kissinger was surprised that I knew where Ghana was. — Shirley Temple

I'm not too proud of the movies I made as a grownup except for 'That Hagen Girl', which nobody remembers but which gave me a chance to act. — Shirley Temple

Intentions often melt in the face of unexpected opportunity. — Shirley Temple

Good luck needs no explanation. — Shirley Temple

By the time I was 4, I knew how to hit my mark. — Shirley Temple

By the time I got to the Fox studio for my first major film, I knew how to hit a mark. I knew how to memorize lines. I knew how to pay attention. — Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple opens doors for Shirley Temple Black. — Shirley Temple

I have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award: Start early! — Shirley Temple

Delay and indecision are first weapons in the armory of moviemakers. — Shirley Temple

If you hear someone scream, you shouldn't close the drapes. You should help. You've got to try. — Shirley Temple

Movies mirror the times, they do not create them. — Shirley Temple

Many people consider me an old friend. — Shirley Temple

Another thing I recall was falling in love with Shirley Temple when I was nine or ten. — Clint Walker

Most of the people in Ghana wouldn't know me as an actress. They'd know me for my work at the U.N. — Shirley Temple

I ran for Congress, just once. — Shirley Temple

[Campaign sign when running for Congress in 1967:] Vote for me or I will hold my breath until I turn blue. — Shirley Temple

Sunnybrook Farm is now a parking lot; the petticoats are in the garbage can, where they belong in the modern world; and I detest censorship. — Shirley Temple

I work a seventeen hour day, and I'm personally responsible for 108 staff members in the embassy. — Shirley Temple

Some people liked Rudolph Valentino. I liked Rin Tin Tin. — Shirley Temple

Drinking Shirley Temple with my Mary Janes on,
let's say that every possibility waits — Lyn Hejinian

I liked work shoes and big, working-class hands. The stars would come and go, but the crew on my movies was my extended family. — Shirley Temple

I've always been bossy. — Shirley Temple

Long ago, I became more interested in the real world than in make-believe. — Shirley Temple

When I was 14, I was the oldest I ever was. I've been getting younger ever since. — Shirley Temple

Don't forget to tell your favorite people that you love them. — Shirley Temple

When you're a performer, you have to please a large audience. And when you're in politics, you have to please a large audience, too. — Shirley Temple

I have always told anyone who would listen that I was available for more public service. — Shirley Temple

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph. — Shirley Temple Black

I don't like to do negatives. There are always pluses to things. — Shirley Temple

Time is money. Wasted time means wasted money means trouble. — Shirley Temple

Any star can be devoured by human adoration, sparkle by sparkle. — Shirley Temple Black

There's nothing like real love. Nothing. — Shirley Temple

My Chicken can do a special trick! "And what is that?" She can lay an egg! "And what's so special about THAT?!" Well, Can YOU lay an egg? — Shirley Temple

Be brave and clear. Follow your heart and don't be overly influenced by outside factors. Be true to yourself. — Shirley Temple

I had a very close family and I couldn't get away with anything. — Shirley Temple

Nothing crushes freedom as substantially as a tank. — Shirley Temple

Acting is the most minor of gifts. After all, Shirley Temple could do it when she was four. — Katharine Hepburn

You've got to S-M-I-L-E
To be H-A-Double-P-Y — Shirley Temple Black

Visiting old haunts is hard on memory. Things shrink, change, and disappear. — Shirley Temple

Cute kid. Dimples, curls, he's like a male Shirley Temple. — Jessica Martinez

Shirley Temple had charisma as a child. But it cleared up as an adult. — Totie Fields

Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four. — Katharine Hepburn

In the world of movie personalities the distance between popularity and politics is short. — Shirley Temple

They used to photograph Shirley Temple through gauze. They should photograph me through linoleum. — Tallulah Bankhead

There are many of us who should be in a position to bring peace to the world. — Shirley Temple