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Shirley Temple Inspirational Quotes (36)

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[Campaign sign when running for Congress in 1967:] Vote for me or I will hold my breath until I turn blue.
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I have always told anyone who would listen that I was available for more public service.
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Delay and indecision are first weapons in the armory of moviemakers.
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Time is money. Wasted time means wasted money means trouble.
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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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My mother made it seem perfectly normal for thousands of people to be cheering me, as if there was nothing special going on. I thought all children must live as I did.
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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.
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Our whole way of life today is dedicated to the removal of risk. Cradle to grave we are supported, insulated, and isolated from the risks of life - and if we fail, our government stands ready with Bandaids of every size.
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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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Nothing crushes freedom as substantially as a tank.
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In the world of movie personalities the distance between popularity and politics is short.
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When I was 14, I was the oldest I ever was. I've been getting younger ever since.
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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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We salute her for a life of remarkable achievements as an actor, as a diplomat, and most importantly as our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and adored wife for fifty-five years of the late and much missed Charles Alden Black.
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I've been so blessed. If someone asked me whom I would choose to be if I could come back in another life, I would have to say Shirley Temple Black. I cannot think of a more interesting life to ask for.
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Any star can be devoured by human adoration, sparkle by sparkle.
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Intentions often melt in the face of unexpected opportunity.
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Many people consider me an old friend.
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By the time I was 4, I knew how to hit my mark.
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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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Won't the new 'Suggested for Mature Audience' protect our youngsters from such films? I don't believe so. I know many forty-five-year old men with the mentalities of six-year-olds, and my feeling is that they should not see such pictures, either.
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Be brave and clear. Follow your heart and don't be overly influenced by outside factors. Be true to yourself.
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If you hear someone scream, you shouldn't close the drapes. You should help. You've got to try.
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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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