Mary Poppins, a mysterious and magical nanny, has been delighting young and old audiences alike in book form since 1934 and became popular worldwide due to the 1964 Disney film. The lively and eccentric Mary Poppins, portrayed by Julie Andrews, delivered various insightful and memorable lines throughout the movie. These quotes, filled with wit and wisdom, still resound today and are sure to inspire, charm, and amuse you. Here are the top 20 most enduring Mary Poppins quotes:
1. “In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and ‘snap’, the job’s a game.”
2. “Practically perfect in every way.”
3. “Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.”
4. “First of all, I would like to make one thing clear: I never explain anything.”
5. “Anything can happen if you let it.”
6. “Never judge things by their appearance… even carpetbags. I’m sure I never do.”
7. “Sometimes a person we love, through no fault of their own, can’t see past the end of his nose.”
8. “I am not a codfish.”
9. “There’s the whole world at your feet.”
10. “Don’t you know that everybody’s got a Fairyland of their own?”
11. “We can’t have them gallivanting up there like kangaroos, can we?”
12. “Open different doors, you may find a you there that you never knew was yours.”
13. “That’s a piecrust promise. Easily made, easily broken.”
14. “The cover is not the book, so open it up and take a look.”
15. “I suspect and I’m never incorrect, that you’re far too old to give in to imagination.”
16. “Cheeky don’t get you nowhere.”
17. “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious – even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious.”
18. “Everything is possible, even the impossible.”
19. “Children should be seen and not heard, or better still, not seen and not heard.”
20. “What do you get when you feed the birds? Fat birds.”
Irrespective of the various versions of the Mary Poppins story, these quotes are timeless, delighting readers and audiences with their wit, charm and wisdom. The character Mary Poppins and her memorable nuggets of wisdom continue to inspire and entertain, proving that her influence remains practically perfect in every way.