I wanted to be the first girl in my class to get married. From the seventh grade on, I used to write in my yearbook under each senior's picture, 'married' or 'engaged.' I had marriage on the brain. Shirley Temple brainclassengage Change image and share on social
I loved what I did. I remember cruel mothers who would pinch their children to make them cry in a scene, but my mother encircled me with affection. Shirley Temple affectionchildcruel Change image and share on social
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 childfordjerry Change image and share on social
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. Shirley Temple actchancegirl Change image and share on social
Biographies of me have usually been compiled from old newspaper clips, untruthful publicity stories, and reminiscences of people who claim to have known me well. Shirley Temple biographyclaimclip Change image and share on social
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 attentionfilmfox Change image and share on social
I was in Vienna in August 1968 for a meeting of the International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies, of which I was co-founder, and we wanted a 20th country to join. They asked for a volunteer to go to Prague to get Czechoslovakia to do it, and my hand always goes up first. Shirley Temple 20thaskaugust share on social
I have always told anyone who would listen that I was available for more public service. Shirley Temple listenpublicservice Change image and share on social
