Shirley Jones Quotes

After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise.
Shirley Jones

Success, School, Children

I feel very fortunate to have been associated with people such as Rodgers and Hammerstein. I think they were geniuses of their time.
Shirley Jones

Time, Fortunate, Geniuses

I had done 25 motion pictures prior to The Partridge Family and nobody knew my name.
Shirley Jones

Family, Done, Knew

I wanted some family structure and stability, and that's what The Partridge Family afforded me, not only financially but in the fact that I could be at home with my kids.
Shirley Jones

Family, Home, Wanted

I'm a fan of Jerome Kern and Gershwin. That's my kind of music.
Shirley Jones

Music, Fan, Gershwin

It's great to see that celebrities can be just like us - that they too have their highs and lows, that they don't always wake up looking their best, that they have bad habits and annoying traits.
Shirley Jones

Great, Best, Bad

The musicals had a good, happy feeling, saying that the world is a better place. They say it's not reality, but who cares? There's too much reality these days.
Shirley Jones

Good, Happy, Feeling

We assume that celebrities have it easy and so love to watch them having to endure a bit of hardship.
Shirley Jones

Love, Easy, Hardship

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Nationality: American

Born: March 31, 1933

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