When I asked my mother why crowds shouted my name and said 'We love you,' she would dust it off by saying, 'Your work makes them happy.' She never let it go to my head. Shirley Temple askcrowddust 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 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
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. Shirley Temple actcareerhave Change image and share on social
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
Most of the people in Ghana wouldn't know me as an actress. They'd know me for my work at the U.N. Shirley Temple actressghanapeople Change image and share on social
My role models were Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt, and my major crush was J. Edgar Hoover. Shirley Temple ameliacrushearhart Change image and share on social
Nothing crushes freedom as substantially as a tank. Shirley Temple crushfreedomsubstantially Change image and share on social
