P. L. Travers Quotes

Nothing I had written before 'Mary Poppins' had anything to do with children, and I have always assumed, when I thought about it at all, that she had come out of the same wall of nothingness as the poetry, myth and legend that had absorbed me all my writing life.

P. L. Travers

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: australian
  • Birth: August 9, 1899 - April 23, 1996

Topics

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Oppression thrives on distance - on not actually meeting or seeing the oppressed.

Robert J. Shiller

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We believe the size is almost irrelevant to investment success. Our size has certainly not diminished our enthusiasm for investing in our funds, our ability to find or create opportunities, or our performance outlook.

John Paulson

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I think a man should treat you like a princess.

Mollie King

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While politicians may be forgiven for failing to predict the future - who can, alas? - it is amazing that they defiantly ignore the past.

Michael Korda

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I don't in any way think the American people rejected the Republican Party, or we'd be in a lot worse shape than we are.

Mitch McConnell

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Perhaps religious conscience upsets the designs of those who feel that the highest wisdom and authority comes from government. But from the beginning, this nation trusted in God, not man. Religious liberty is the first freedom in our Constitution.

Mitt Romney

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I will seize fate by the throat; it shall certainly never wholly overcome me.

Ludwig van Beethoven

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After all, it is hard to master both life and work equally well. So if you are bound to fake one of them, it had better be life.

Joseph Brodsky

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If I ever saw an amputee getting hanged, I'd probably just start calling out letters.

Demetri Martin

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When you connect with a cause, it's like falling in love.

Debra Winger

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In 2010, I was the star of a sitcom. It came and went pretty fast. But in the months from when I was cast in the sitcom through when it was done airing, my life did change remarkably.

Chris Gethard

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The closer the source of light is to a subject, the broader the beams are.

Conrad Hall

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