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I wasn’t allowed to shoot in Westwood until Shirley left the studio. – Jane Withers	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Mom passed first, they were holding hands. The nurse put mom’s head on my dad’s shoulder and she said to dad ‘Dick it’s OK to let go now. Shirley’s waiting for you’ and he passed within minutes. – Debbie Howell	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
From January 8 to the end it just kind of went up and down, there were days that we were really optimistic that Shirley Meek were going to get through, but Shirley Meek lungs kept failing more and more each day. – Debbie Howell	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The nurse put my mom's head on my dad's shoulder. And she walked over and she rubbed my dad's shoulder and said' Dick, you can go now. Shirley's waiting for you,' and within minutes, he was gone. – Debbie Howell	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Shirley Meek never had to go through' until death do us part,' shirley Meek never had to do that because Shirley Meek were together and we're ever so grateful. – Shirley Meek	Found on CNN 3 years ago
My heart is broken. Shirley was like an angel on Earth. Her life mission was caring for others. – Ronald Rhames	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The fight of black women has always been fueled and grounded in faith and in the belief in what is possible, we have always built the future that we can see, and believe in, and fight for. It's why Sojourner spoke. It's why Mae flew. It's why Rosa and Claudette sat. It's why Maya wrote. It's why Fannie organized. It's why Shirley ran. And why I stand here as a candidate for President of the United States. – Kamala Harris	Found on CNN 4 years ago
When we first met he said, 'But how can I do this song?' and I said to him, 'I want a cross between Edith Piaf, Jennifer Holliday and Shirley Bassey'. – Dave Clark	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Shirley Boone was more accomplished than is generally known, best selling author, recording artist, TV hostess, humanitarian and the origin of Mercy Corps, a top ten hunger relief organization worldwide, a half-billion-dollar annual budget, which started in the Pat Boone -RRB- Ive home. Millions know her for her Christian ministry. – Milt Suchin	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
We knew we wanted to have certain gospel artists like the Williams Brothers and Pastor Shirley Caesar, and there were other people who called us wanting to participate. – Sabrina Owens	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We knew we wanted to have certain gospel artists like The Williams Brothers and Pastor Shirley Caesar, and there were other people who called us wanting to participate. – Sabrina Owens	Found on CNN 5 years ago
The Associated Press, Hollywood Reporter, Variety — they all ran with the headline, ‘Pat Boone refuses to kiss leading lady,’ and they assumed for religious reasons, and it wasn’t! I just wanted to stay married. And my wife gave me permission. I know it sounds naive now, but she said, ‘I can live with it if you kiss Shirley Jones, but just don’t try to enjoy it.'. – Pat Boone	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
There are people in our country’s history who don’t look left or right, they just look straight ahead. Shirley Chisholm was one of those people. – The President	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The true craftsman has a light in his eye that Money can't buy Hal Stebbins I read this once when I was Writing a children's story; a time when inspiration had struck...At that time I knew just what he meant...It was so true. Shirley Briggs – Oscar Wilde	added by anonymous 9 years ago
Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high- class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four. – Katharine Hepburn	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Rumack Yes I am serious... and don't call me Shirley. – Airplane	added by anonymous 14 years ago
They used to photograph Shirley Temple through gauze. They should photograph me through linoleum. – Tallulah Bankhead	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four. – Katharine Hepburn	added by anonymous 14 years ago

I wasn’t allowed to shoot in Westwood until Shirley left the studio.

– Jane Withers

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Mom passed first, they were holding hands. The nurse put mom’s head on my dad’s shoulder and she said to dad ‘Dick it’s OK to let go now. Shirley’s waiting for you’ and he passed within minutes.

– Debbie Howell

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

From January 8 to the end it just kind of went up and down, there were days that we were really optimistic that Shirley Meek were going to get through, but Shirley Meek lungs kept failing more and more each day.

– Debbie Howell

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The nurse put my mom's head on my dad's shoulder. And she walked over and she rubbed my dad's shoulder and said' Dick, you can go now. Shirley's waiting for you,' and within minutes, he was gone.

– Debbie Howell

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Shirley Meek never had to go through' until death do us part,' shirley Meek never had to do that because Shirley Meek were together and we're ever so grateful.

– Shirley Meek

Found on CNN
3 years ago

My heart is broken. Shirley was like an angel on Earth. Her life mission was caring for others.

– Ronald Rhames

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The fight of black women has always been fueled and grounded in faith and in the belief in what is possible, we have always built the future that we can see, and believe in, and fight for. It's why Sojourner spoke. It's why Mae flew. It's why Rosa and Claudette sat. It's why Maya wrote. It's why Fannie organized. It's why Shirley ran. And why I stand here as a candidate for President of the United States.

– Kamala Harris

Found on CNN
4 years ago

When we first met he said, 'But how can I do this song?' and I said to him, 'I want a cross between Edith Piaf, Jennifer Holliday and Shirley Bassey'.

– Dave Clark

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Shirley Boone was more accomplished than is generally known, best selling author, recording artist, TV hostess, humanitarian and the origin of Mercy Corps, a top ten hunger relief organization worldwide, a half-billion-dollar annual budget, which started in the Pat Boone -RRB- Ive home. Millions know her for her Christian ministry.

– Milt Suchin

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

We knew we wanted to have certain gospel artists like the Williams Brothers and Pastor Shirley Caesar, and there were other people who called us wanting to participate.

– Sabrina Owens

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We knew we wanted to have certain gospel artists like The Williams Brothers and Pastor Shirley Caesar, and there were other people who called us wanting to participate.

– Sabrina Owens

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The Associated Press, Hollywood Reporter, Variety — they all ran with the headline, ‘Pat Boone refuses to kiss leading lady,’ and they assumed for religious reasons, and it wasn’t! I just wanted to stay married. And my wife gave me permission. I know it sounds naive now, but she said, ‘I can live with it if you kiss Shirley Jones, but just don’t try to enjoy it.'.

– Pat Boone

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

There are people in our country’s history who don’t look left or right, they just look straight ahead. Shirley Chisholm was one of those people.

– The President

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The true craftsman has a light in his eye that Money can't buy Hal Stebbins I read this once when I was Writing a children's story; a time when inspiration had struck...At that time I knew just what he meant...It was so true. Shirley Briggs

– Oscar Wilde

added by anonymous
9 years ago

Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high- class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four.

– Katharine Hepburn

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Rumack Yes I am serious... and don't call me Shirley.

– Airplane

added by anonymous
14 years ago

They used to photograph Shirley Temple through gauze. They should photograph me through linoleum.

– Tallulah Bankhead

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four.

– Katharine Hepburn

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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