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" For me, whenever I choose a song to sing, it's about the lyric first. "
Julie Andrews
Me
Sing
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" I do get a lot of gifts. I get a lot of things to sign, too. People do collect the memorabilia. Between 'Poppins' and 'The Sound of Music,' there were beautiful plates that they made, and I've signed a lot of them. "
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" I justified working so hard by knowing that I was helping to maintain the roof over our heads. "
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" One of our books has been made into a musical, 'The Great American Mousical,' which I directed at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut. And another, 'Simeon's Gift,' has been adapted for a symphony orchestra and five performers. I'm also a very proud member of the board of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. "
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" 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. "
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" I think birth and motherhood are not things that you're trained to do. You might have a good example in your own mum, but nobody teaches you how to be a really great mum. "
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" The arts need funding. "
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Arts
Need
" I had a lot of learning on my feet. "
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Feet
Lot
" The arts are usually the first thing to be cut in schools or regional programs. "
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" I'm just honored that some of my little contributions I've written with my daughter are doing well. "
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" Marriage is the hardest work you're ever going to do. "
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Hardest
Marriage
" I love my garden. I love my privacy. I'm very fierce about it. I try not to let too many people into my home. That's my private place. "
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" All careers go up and down like friendships, like marriages, like anything else, and you can't bat a thousand all the time. "
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" 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. "
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Respect
Music
" There's nothing like the joy of the arts, and promoting the arts early in children is going to give them such a start in life in a way. "
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Early
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" I am very proud to be British. I'm very conscious of carrying my country with me wherever I go. I feel I need to represent it well. "
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