Mary Poppins Spoonful Quotes & Sayings

As a school nurse, she had always modeled herself on Mary Poppins, aiming for an air of good-tempered calm, self-assurance, a tolerance for play, but an expectation that the medicine would go down along with the spoonful of sugar. If the kids thought it was possible she might break into song and shoot fireworks from the tip of her umbrella, that was all right with her. Such — Joe Hill

That which could hunger, could starve. — Octavia E. Butler

Reminds us that greatness lies even in the smallest of moments, in the humblest of hearts, and we shall, each of us, be called to greatness. Whether we shall rise to meet it or let it slip away is the challenge put before us all. — Libba Bray

Few people realise the immensity of vacancy in which the dust of the material universe swims. — H.G.Wells

Her eyes were luminous gold. I wondered if that was the last color a bug saw when it was trapped in amber - and if the bug thought, wow, that's beautiful, right before it was frozen forever. — Rick Riordan

THE INNER HISTORY OF A DAY No one knew the name of this day; Born quietly from deepest night, It hid its face in light, Demanded nothing for itself, Opened out to offer each of us A field of brightness that traveled ahead, Providing in time, ground to hold our footsteps And the light of thought to show the way. The mind of the day draws no attention; It dwells within the silence with elegance — John O'Donohue

I was heavily into AD&D in my teens (late 1970s-early 1980s) but fell off the RPG habit in the mid-80s and have never gone back to it; my lifestyle today isn't very compatible with having a regular gaming group (too much travel). — Charles Stross

As that great philosopher, Mary Poppins, once said, 'A spoonful of sugar makes the feminism go down. — Irene Ziegler

The quest for slowness, which begins as a simple rebellion against the impoverishment of taste in our lives, makes it possible to rediscover taste. — Carlo Petrini

Do what you Will with love and no fear. — David Cherubim

It's so much harder to recreate something than it is to shoot at the actual place. It's not without its problems. You've got a lot of bystanders and security issues, but it's always a lot easier and a lot more fun to shoot at the actual location. — Jon Turteltaub

Did you know, Marianne: how by breaking the code that day, you broke it forever? For us all? — Joyce Carol Oates

Busy days galore ... thoughts in a kaleidoscope of dervish dances. — Al Cash

Hate can only exist where people refuse to speak out against it. — Yasmine Galenorn

Sure I hear what people say. But the only opinions I care about are from the fans. — Scott Stapp

I'd like to think they're staring at me because of my white-hot animal magnetism, but I'm not Elvis. I'm Lobster Boy, hear me roar. — Richard Kadrey