“[sings] Our daughters' daughters will adore us and they'll sing in grateful chorus, ‘Well done, sister suffragettes.’”Tagged: sufragettes, Women's Suffrage
“A man has dreams of walking with giants To carve his niche in the edifice of time Before the mortar of his zeal Has a chance to congeal The cup is dashed from his lips The flame is snuffed a-borning He's brought to wrack and ruin in his prime.”Tagged: Dreams, Giants, Zeal, wreck, ruin
“It's 6:03 and the heirs to my dominion are scrubbed and tubbed, and adequately fed. And so I'll pat them on the head, and send them off to bed. Ah, lordly is the life I lead.”Tagged: Englishman, 1910, Heirs, Lordly
“A British bank is run with precision A British home requires nothing less Tradition, discipline and rules Must be the tools Without them: disorder, catastrophe, anarchy In short, you have a ghastly mess!”Tagged: British Bank, British Home, traditional, Discipline, Disorder
“It’s grand to be an Englishman in 1910 King Edward's on the throne; it's the age of men.”Tagged: Englishman, 1910, King Edward
“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and snap! [snaps her fingers] The job's a game.”Tagged: Fun, Job, Game
“George Banks: Shut the window. That bird is giving me a headache. Ellen: Yes sir. [to the bird] Quiet! You're giving the master a headache!”Tagged: Birds, headaches
“[singing] Winds in the east, mist coming in. / Like somethin' is brewin' and 'bout to begin. / Can't put me finger on what lies in store, / But I feel what's to happen all happened before.”Tagged: Expectation, winds blowing
“Mary Poppins: [singing] Chim Chiminy, Chim Chiminy, Chim Chim Chiree! When you're with a 'sweep, you're in glad company. Bert: Never was there a more happier crew, than them what sings Chim Chim Chiree Chim Chiroo! Chim Chim Chiminy Chim Chim Chiree Chim Chiroo...”Tagged: Singing, chimney sweeps
“Never judge things by their appearance... even carpetbags. I'm sure I never do.”Tagged: Judging By Appearance
“[talking about Mary Poppins] We better keep an eye on this one. She's tricky.”Tagged: Tricky, Surveillance
“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun, and—SNAP—the job's a game!”Tagged: Jobs, Fun, Game
“What did I tell ya? There's the whole world at your feet. And who gets to see it but the birds, the stars, and the chimney sweeps.”Tagged: world at your feet