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I have always told anyone who would listen that I was available for more public service.
Shirley Temple
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Shirley Temple
Age: 85 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 23
Died: 2014
Died: February 10
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Child Actor
Dancer
Diplomat
Film Actor
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Shirley Temple Black
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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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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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There are many of us who should be in a position to bring peace to the world.
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Intentions often melt in the face of unexpected opportunity.
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Time is money. Wasted time means wasted money means trouble.
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One famous movie executive who shall remain nameless, exposed himself to me in his office. 'Mr X,' I said, 'I thought you were a producer not an exhibitor'.
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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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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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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 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.
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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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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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Nothing crushes freedom as substantially as a tank.
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One has to handle these negative experiences alone.You can't get help from your friends or family.You're finally alone with it, and you have to come to grips with misfortune and go on.
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I had a very close family and I couldn't get away with anything.
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Long ago, I became more interested in the real world than in make-believe.
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Any star can be devoured by human adoration, sparkle by sparkle.
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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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