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If you hear someone scream, you shouldn't close the drapes. You should help. You've got to try.

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Sunnybrook Farm is now a parking lot; the petticoats are in the garbage can, where they belong in the modern world; and I detest censorship.

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

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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.

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Intentions often melt in the face of unexpected opportunity.

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Visiting old haunts is hard on memory. Things shrink, change, and disappear.

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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 bandaids of every size.

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

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People in the Depression wanted something to cheer them up, and they fell in love with a dog, Rin Tin Tin, and a little girl.

Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple

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Born: April 23, 1928

Died: February 10, 2014 (aged 85)

Bio: Shirley Temple Black was an American film and television actress, singer, dancer, and public servant, most famous as Hollywood's number-one box-office star from 1935 through 1938.

Known for:

The Little Princess (1939)
Bright Eyes (1934)
Curly Top (1935)
The Little Colonel (1935)
The Littlest Rebel (1935)

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