Shirley Temple quotes

Shirley Temple was an American actress and singer, famous as the most popular child star of the 1930s. Her charm, curly hair, and signature dimples captivated audiences worldwide. She later became a respected diplomat, serving her country in various ambassadorial roles. Here are 28 of her quotes:

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)

Time is money. Wasted time means wasted money means trouble.

Shirley Temple

There's nothing like real love. Nothing.

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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.

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Good luck needs no explanation.

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

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If I had it to do all over again, I wouldn't change anything. I probably would have paid for the pleasure of working.

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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.

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Any star can be devoured by human adoration, sparkle by sparkle.

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

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Politicians are actors, too, don't you think? Usually, if you like people and you're outgoing, not a shy little thing, you can do pretty well in politics. (Shirley Temple)

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

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The U.N. acts as the world's conscience, and over eighty-five percent of the work that is done by the United Nations is in the social, economic, educational and cultural fields.

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

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Nothing crushes freedom as substantially as a tank.

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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.

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I guess I was an early method actress. I would go to a quiet part of the sound stage with my mother. I wouldn't think of anything sad, I would just make my mind a blank. In a minute I could cry.

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I've always been bossy.

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I was in Vienna in August 1968 for a meeting of the International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies, of which I was co-founder, and we wanted a 20th country to join. They asked for a volunteer to go to Prague to get Czechoslovakia to do it, and my hand always goes up first.

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Many people consider me an old friend.

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I ran for Congress, just once. (Shirley Temple)

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

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

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I've led three lives: the acting part, wife and mother - which is a career - and international relations. I'm proud of my career, the first one, and I'm proud of the other two, too.

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Make-believe colors the past with innocent distortion, and it swirls ahead of us in a thousand ways - in science, in politics, in every bold intention.

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Shirley Temple

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Occupation: American Actress
Born: April 23, 1928
Died: February 10, 2014
Quotes count: 28
Wikipedia: Shirley Temple

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