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01Undated

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.

Shirley Temple Black / quote

02Undated

You've got to S-M-I-L-ETo be H-A-Double-P-Y

Shirley Temple Black / quote

03Undated

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

Shirley Temple Black / quote

04Undated

Good luck needs no explanation.

Shirley Temple Black / quote

05Undated

When I was fourteen I was the oldest I ever was. ... I've been getting younger ever since.

Shirley Temple Black / quote

06Undated

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 fall our government stands ready with Band-Aids of every size.

Shirley Temple Black / quote

07Undated

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.

Shirley Temple Black / quote

08Undated

Make-believe colors the past with innocent distortion and it swirls ahead of us in a thousand ways-in science in politics in every bold intention. It is part of our collective lives entwining our past and our future ... a particularly rewarding aspect of life itself.

Shirley Temple Black / quote