Shirley Temple 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. View quote
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There's nothing like real love. Nothing. View quote
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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. View quote
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Good luck needs no explanation. View quote
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Long ago, I became more interested in the real world than in make-believe. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Any star can be devoured by human adoration, sparkle by sparkle. View quote
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There are many of us who should be in a position to bring peace to the world. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Nothing crushes freedom as substantially as a tank. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I've always been bossy. View quote
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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. View quote
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Many people consider me an old friend. View quote
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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. View quote
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I have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award: Start early! View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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