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" As a rule, my focus is on classical music, but I love jazz. I love everything, actually. "

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" I'm the lucky one who got asked to do 'The Sound of Music' and all the other lovely things that I did. "

" The arts are usually the first thing to be cut in schools or regional programs. "

" Did you ever notice the color of Mary Poppins' petticoats? They were kind of orange and apricot and red. I think she had a secret life going on there. "

" I love that President and Mrs. Obama are embracing the arts. I am so delighted. "

" Whenever I think of my birthplace, Walton-on-Thames, my reference first and foremost is the river. I love the smell of the river; love its history, its gentleness. I was aware of its presence from my earliest years. Its majesty centered me, calmed me, was a solace to a certain extent. "

" I have always wished I could learn to be a potter. I love collecting ceramics; it would be so fulfilling to create something lovely. "

" Touring itself - and I was very young, and a lot of it I did by myself - it's lonely, but it does give you some kind of spine, I think. It does give you some kind of grit. "

" I had no education whatsoever, and my mother said, 'Oh, you'll get a much better education in life.' I did to some extent, though I always wish I could have tried it. "

" I don't think today's younger audience... would even know what 1920s musicals were like. "

" I'm just honored that some of my little contributions I've written with my daughter are doing well. "

" Almost every morning when I go to the studio to work, I discover a fresh rose in the bud vase on my dressing table... one living and vital thing in a dusty arena of powder and tissue and matches and greasepaint. "

" I was lucky enough to be the lady that was asked to be Maria in the Sound Of Music, and that film was fortunate enough to be huge hit. The same with Mary Poppins. I got terribly lucky in that respect. "

" On the whole, I think women wear too much and are to fussy. You can't see the person for all the clutter. "

" I have been called a nun with a switchblade where my privacy is concerned. I think there's a point where one says, that's for family, that's for me. "

" I'd say just go with the flow. And I take my hat off to any mother out there who works full-time and raises a family as well. It's hard work. "

" Because of the Thames I have always loved inland waterways - water in general, water sounds - there's music in water. Brooks babbling, fountains splashing. Weirs, waterfalls; tumbling, gushing. "

" My parents were in Vaudeville, in musical. And I would tour with them and had a couple of wonderfully lucky breaks in England. "

" I've always admired gardens. My father was a great nature lover and would always take me for walks. We lived not too far away from huge rhododendron estates and azalea estates, and when they're in bloom in England, they're just riotous. "

" I'm not very good with rap and things like that. "

" Like most girls, I fantasized about being some sort of a princess. "

" I turned down 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brody' with Maggie Smith. I think she got the Academy Award. "

" More than anything, the arts are the best teaching tool. "

" Behaving like a princess is work. It's not just about looking beautiful or wearing a crown. It's more about how you are inside. "

" I do not knock 'Poppins' or 'The Sound of Music.' They gave me pleasure, and I know they've given a lot of people enormous pleasure. "

" I thought it was all a flash in the pan. It wasn't until Broadway came along that I felt I had really made it. "

" Garry Marshall is a joy. I feel so utterly safe in his hands. "

" I play with my grandchildren. I tend to my garden, which I love. Of course, I love to read, and family is really what it's all about. "

" How dare one act like a diva when you have a lot of work to do and you need to find your disciplines and so on? "