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" When one door closes, another window opens. "
Julie Andrews
Another
Door
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" I really feel very blessed, and I don't forget it, either; there's an awful lot of wonderful talent in this world, and I just seem to be in the right place at the right time. "
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" I'm the lucky lady that was asked to be in those wonderful iconic pieces. "
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" Actually, what I did, because I couldn't make sense of it, and I have to have lyrics that make sense, I decided the best way to sing 'I Have Confidence' was to go completely nuts with panic and fear. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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" In my early years, I was much too ignorant and didn't realize how desperately important it all is, how really important the lyrics are. And for me as a singer, I am a lady who takes the lyrics first. "
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" Some of my own books are being developed - one as a Broadway musical. "
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" Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it. "
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" Singing has never been particularly easy for me. "
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" I come from a long line of below-stairs maids and gardeners. Good ol' peasant stock. My mother and her sister made a quantum leap out of that life. Then I made another quantum leap. "
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" You never start out being a star. "
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" Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly. "
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" I'm not very good with some of the more modern songs that have an awful lot of 'doo wah wahs,' if you know what I mean, because I can't do anything with them. "
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" I love singing, and I came to absolutely adore it in the later part of my career. "
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" 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. "
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Sound
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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 don't think I have the image that say, Judy Garland has, or Bette Davis. "
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" 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. "
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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 was always told I was not pretty enough. "
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" Marriage is the hardest work you're ever going to do. "
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" 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. "
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" I didn't know other children from divorced families, and I was a bit of a lost soul for a while. Then suddenly, I was performing. And it gave me an identity. "
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" I miss singing with an orchestra because that's the most uplifting thing that I ever knew. It is just such a fabulous feeling. "
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" A lot of films seem to go to the lowest common denominator. "
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" 'Simeon's Gift' is really - it's about a musician who - in the Middle Ages, who goes out to find his muse. "
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" I like - I actually love classical music very much. "
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" I think that the best way to explain that is that my mother gave me all the color and character and flare and liveliness, and my father gave me all the sanity and nature and all the things that helped me be a more rounded human being. "
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" You just don't know in life. Life knocks you about and pushes you over boundaries. But be ready. Do your homework; that's all I can say. "
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