Shirley Temple Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“I have always told anyone who would listen that I was available for more public service.”

“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.”

“Shirley Temple opens doors for Shirley Temple Black.”

“Dr. Kissinger was a former child. Jerry Ford was a former child. Even F.D.R. was a former child. I retired from the movies in 1949, and I'm still a former child.”