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. — Shirley Temple Copy Share Image
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. — Shirley Temple Copy Share Image
At the end of the Depression, people were perhaps looking for something to cheer themselves up. They fell in love with a dog and… — Shirley Temple Copy Share Image
On the good ship Lollipop Its a sweet trip To the candy shop Where bon-bon's play, On the sunny beach Of peppermint bay Lemonade… — Shirley Temple Copy Share Image
Sunnybrook Farm is now a parking lot; the petticoats are in the garbage can, where they belong in the modern world; and I detest… — Shirley Temple Copy Share Image
I have always told anyone who would listen that I was available for more public service. — Shirley Temple Copy Share Image
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… — Shirley Temple Copy Share Image
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… — Shirley Temple Copy Share Image
When I was 14, I was the oldest I ever was. I've been getting younger ever since. — Shirley Temple Copy Share Image
Our whole way of life today is dedicated to the removal of risk. Cradle to grave we are supported, insulated, and isolated from the… — Shirley Temple Copy Share Image
In the world of movie personalities the distance between popularity and politics is short. — Shirley Temple Copy Share Image
