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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. "

Julie Andrews

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Motherhood

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" You're always changing your thoughts about things. "

" 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. "

Julie Andrews

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" I'm the lucky lady that was asked to be in those wonderful iconic pieces. "

" My mother and stepfather were in Vaudeville. And my stepfather was an alcoholic. It was a lot of roller coaster times. But it's all I knew. I think they did the best they could under the circumstances, with me and all the family. "

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

" Some of my own books are being developed - one as a Broadway musical. "

" When one door closes, another window opens. "

" I was always told I was not pretty enough. "

" 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. "

" I've made my pact with the Lord for the next lifetime. I would love to be a first-class musician. A super one. "

Julie Andrews

Super

Made

" 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. "

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

" All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time. "

" By nature, I really am a fairly bouncy and sunny individual. "

Julie Andrews

Individual

Sunny

" I've always seen the cup as half-full. "

" I love singing, and I came to absolutely adore it in the later part of my career. "

" There are elements of me in the roles I've played in the past. But people forget that Mary Poppins was just a role, too. "

" I adored my birth father and constantly worried that I was being disloyal to him and his schoolteacher roots if I spent too much time performing and enjoying it. "

" Much as I adore the melodies, I choose a song for what it has to say. "

" Singing has been a cherished gift, and my inability to sing has been a devastating blow. "

" The arts need funding. "

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

" If you've been fortunate enough to do a film that appeals to the entire family, that's the audience that's probably going to come back to you in something else. "

" My sense of the family history is somewhat sketchy, because my mother kept a great deal to herself. "

" When I've least expected it, an enormous opportunity or stroke of luck has crossed right under my nose. So I tell everybody, if you're passionate about what you do and you love it, do it. But do your homework. Because you'll never know when the opportunity is going to happen. "

" When you are traveling in vaudeville, you experience so many different kinds of audiences, depending on what time of the week it is, how long the pubs have been open, and things like that. "

" Broadway is a tough, tough arena for singing. "

" 'Simeon's Gift' is really - it's about a musician who - in the Middle Ages, who goes out to find his muse. "