A biography for Shirley Templehasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“I was absolutely bathed in love. I was so young, starting at age 3, that working seemed very normal. I thought everybody went to work.”
“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.”
“Good luck needs no explanation.”
“We would have to invent the U.N. if we did not have it, which is not an original thought.”
“I've been blessed with three wonderful careers: motion pictures and television, wife, mother and grandmother... and diplomatic services for the United States government.”
“I have always told anyone who would listen that I was available for more public service.”
“The idea of being with my peers at a real school seemed much more exciting than making movies.”
“There's nothing like real love. Nothing.”
“When I was 14, I was the oldest I ever was. I've been getting younger ever since.”
“I wish my name was Cobb. Then they would send over a Cobb salad.”
“Time is money. Wasted time means wasted money means trouble.”
“When I saw work shoes, I would know that that person worked. I was very worried about people with shiny, pointed shoes as a child.”
“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.”
“Shirley Temple doesn't hurt Shirley Temple Black. Shirley Temple helps Shirley Temple Black. She is thought of as a friend - which I am!”
“Many people consider me an old friend.”
“Long ago, I became more interested in the real world than in make-believe.”