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Shirley Temple Biography

Shirley Temple Black[note 1] (April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was an American actress, singer, dancer, businesswoman, and diplomat who was Hollywood's number one box-office draw as a child actress from 1935 to 1938. As an adult, she was named United States ambassador to Ghana and to Czechoslovakia, and also served as Chief of Protocol of the United States.

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

Adoration, Human, Sparkle, Star, Stars, Temples

I don’t like to do negatives. There are always pluses to things.

Like, Negatives, Pluses, Things

[Campaign sign when running for Congress in 1967:] Vote for me or I will hold my breath until I turn blue.

Blue, Campaign, Campaigns, Running, Vote

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

Available, Listen, Public Service, Service, Told

I've always been bossy.

Bossy

I liked work shoes and big, working-class hands. The stars would come and go, but the crew on my movies was my extended family.

Big, Class, Come, Crew, Hands, Stars

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

Ifs, Invent, Original, Original Thought, Originals, Thought

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.

Believing, Christmas, Claus, Funny, Mother, See

Long ago, I became more interested in the real world than in make-believe.

Believe, Long, Long Ago, Real, World

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 come to grips with misfortune and go on.

Come, Friends, Goes On, Helping, Negative, Negative Experiences

I've been so blessed. If someone asked me whom I would choose to be if I could come back in another life, I would have to say Shirley Temple Black. I cannot think of a more interesting life to ask for.

Back, Blessed, Interesting, Shirley, Thinking

Good luck needs no explanation.

Good, Good Luck, Luck, Needs, Team Building

Many people consider me an old friend.

Friend, Old, Old Friends, People

Delay and indecision are first weapons in the armory of moviemakers.

Delay, Hollywood, Movie, Moviemakers, Weapons

I guess I was an early method actress. I would go to a quiet part of the sound stage with my mother. I wouldn't think of anything sad, I would just make my mind a blank. In a minute I could cry.

Actress, Mind, Minute, Mother, Thinking

Our whole way of life today is dedicated to the removal of risk. Cradle to grave we are supported, insulated, and isolated from the risks of life - and if we fail, our government stands ready with Bandaids of every size.

Fail, Government, Risk, Risks, Size, Today

I have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award: Start early!

Achievement, Advice, Awards, Lifetime

In the world of movie personalities the distance between popularity and politics is short.

Distance, Movie, Personality, Popularity

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.

Cheer, Children, Mother, Nothing, Perfectly, Special

My Chicken can do a special trick! "And what is that?" She can lay an egg! "And what's so special about THAT?!" Well, Can YOU lay an egg?

Chicken, Egg, Eggs, Lay, Special, Tricks

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