You have likely heard of the quotes “Just a spoonful of sugar” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”. These popular Mary Poppins Quotes are still a classic and inspirational to many people.
Mary Poppins, a beloved character who has delighted children for nearly a century, was first introduced by author P.L. Travers in the 1934 novel “Mary Poppins,”. Together, they created eight books in the series.
In 1964, Julie Andrews brought Mary Poppins to life on the big screen, both in appearance and voice along with Dick Van Dyke. The 1964 movie tells the enchanting story of a magical nanny who brings joy and adventure to the lives of the Banks family. Mary Poppins transforms the Banks children’s lives from a mundane existence to imaginative escapades.
The musical was a tremendous success, grossing $103.1 million at the box office, second only to Audrey Hepburn’s “My Fair Lady” as the highest-grossing film of the year. Disney later revived the magic with “Mary Poppins Returns,” a delightful sequel that is a must-watch for fans of the original movie.
Inspirational Mary Poppins Quotes
These quotes capture the essence of Mary Poppins’ wisdom, encouraging readers to find joy in everyday tasks, believe in the impossible, and embrace adventure.
- “Everything is possible, even the impossible.”
- “In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun, and – SNAP – the job’s a game!”
- “Open different doors. You may find a you there that you never knew was yours.”
- “A cover is not the book. So open it up and take a look.”
- “Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, in the most delightful way!”
- “When the world turns upside down, the best thing to do is turn right along with it.”
- “Let the past take a bow. The forever is now.”
- “We’re on the brink of adventure, children. Don’t spoil it with too many questions.”
- “Winds in the east, there’s a mist coming in, like something is brewing, about to begin.”
- “You know, you can say it backwards, which is ‘docious-ali-expi-istic-fragil-cali-rupus.’ But that’s going a bit too far, don’t you think?”
- “You can’t lose what you never lost.”
- “Nothing is gone forever, only out of place.”
- “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!”
- “Practically perfect in every way.”
- “For when you dream, you’ll find all that’s lost is found.”
- “What do you get when you feed the birds? Fat birds.”
- “The same substance composes us—the tree overhead, the stone beneath us, the bird, the beast, the star. We are all one—all moving to the same end.”
- “Chim Chiminy, Chim Chiminy, Chim Chim Chiree! When you’re with a ‘sweep, you’re in glad company.”
- “With your feet on the ground you’re a bird in flight, with your fist holding tight to the string of your kite.”
- “The whole world at your feet. And who gets to see it but the birds, the stars, and the chimney sweeps.”
Funny Mary Poppins Quotes
Mary Poppins’ witty personality and her ability to bring humor to even the most mundane situations made her so love-able. Here are the funniest Mary Poppins Quotes.
- “Close your mouth, please, Michael. We are not a codfish.”
- “That’s a piecrust promise. Easily made, easily broken.”
- “You know, you can say it backwards, which is ‘docious-ali-expi-istic-fragil-cali-rupus.’ But that’s going a bit too far, don’t you think?”
- “Really? How incredibly rude! One never discusses a woman’s age, Michael.”
- “Spit spot!”
- “Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with facts.”
- “I never explain anything.”
- “Practically perfect in every way.”
- “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!”
- “My goodness, Annabel. What have you done to your clothes?”
- “Good heavens, it really is you! You seem hardly to have aged at all!”
- “I shall stay until the wind changes.”
- “Why do you always complicate things that are really quite simple?”
- “People who get their feet wet must learn to take their medicine.”
- “Winds in the east, there’s a mist coming in, like something is brewing, about to begin.”
- “First of all, I would like to make one thing quite clear… I never explain anything.”
- “I don’t want to see any more. That’s quite enough. Go along, please. Hurry along.”
- “Why, it’s a Jolly Holiday with Mary!”
- “Let’s go fly a kite!” – George Banks
Memorable Mary Poppins 1964 Quotes
These quotes capture the wit, wisdom, and charm of the characters in the classic Disney film.
- “In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun.” – Mary Poppins
- “Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.” – Mary Poppins
- “Practically perfect in every way.” – Mary Poppins
- “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!” – Mary Poppins
- “Close your mouth, please, Michael. We are not a codfish.” – Mary Poppins
- “That’s a piecrust promise. Easily made, easily broken.” – Mary Poppins
- “I never explain anything.” – Mary Poppins
- “Spit spot!” – Mary Poppins
- “Chim Chiminy, Chim Chiminy, Chim Chim Chiree!” – Bert
- “Winds in the east, mist coming in. Like somethin’ is brewin’ and ’bout to begin.” – Bert
- “Stay awake, don’t rest your head. Don’t lie down upon your bed.” – Mary Poppins
- “Feed the birds, tuppence a bag.” – Mary Poppins
- “Goodbye, Bert. Keep an eye on them for me.” – Mary Poppins
- “Why do you always complicate things that are really quite simple?” – Mary Poppins
- “I shall stay until the wind changes.” – Mary Poppins
- “First of all, I would like to make one thing quite clear… I never explain anything.” – Mary Poppins
- “People who get their feet wet must learn to take their medicine.” – Mary Poppins
- “We are not a codfish, Michael.” – Mary Poppins
- “Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with facts.” – Mary Poppins
- “Though we adore men individually, we agree that as a group they’re rather stupid.” – Mrs. Banks
- “I Told You She Was Tricky.” – Michael Banks
- Mary Poppins:Why, it’s the most disgraceful sight I’ve ever seen, or my name isn’t Mary Poppins.
Bert: Speaking o’ names, I know a man with a wooden leg named Smith.
Uncle Albert: What’s the name of his other leg? - “Neither am I a Maypol. Kindly stop spinning about me.” – Mary Poppins
- Childhood slips like sand through a sieve … and all too soon they’ve up and grown, and then they’ve flown.” – Bert
- “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!” – Mr. Banks
- “As a matter of fact, since you hired Mary Poppins, the most extraordinary things seem to have come over the household. Take Ellen, for instance. She hasn’t broken a dish all morning.” – Mrs. Banks
- “Dorcas and Phyllis and Glynis are sorts I will agree are three jolly good sports, but cream of the crop, tip of the top” – Bert
- Bert: “It reminds me of me, brother. He got a nice cushy job at a watch factory.”
Uncle Albert: “At a watch factory? What does he do?”
Bert: “He stands about all day… and makes faces!”
Uncle Albert: “He makes faces in a watch factory!” - Jane: Good morning, father!
Mr. Banks: ‘Morning.
Jane: Mary Poppins taught us the most wonderful word!
Michael: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Mr. Banks: What on Earth are you talking about, supercal… super… or whatever the infernal thing is?
Jane: It’s something to say when you don’t know what to say
Mr. Banks: Yes, well, I always know what to say. - Mr. Dawes Sr.: “Well, do you have anything to say, Banks?”
Mr. Banks: “Well, sir, they do say that when there’s nothing to say, all you can say…” (He feels Michael’s tuppence in his pocket, takes it out, and looks at it.)
Mr. Dawes Sr.: “Confound it, Banks! I said do you have anything to say?”
Mr. Banks: (begins giggling hysterically) “Just one word, sir…”
Mr. Dawes Sr.: “Yes?”
Mr. Banks: “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!”
Mr. Dawes Sr.: “What?”
Mr. Banks: “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Mary Poppins was right, it’s extraordinary! It does make you feel better!” (giggling again)
Mr. Dawes Sr.: “What are you talking about, man? There’s no such word!”
Mr. Banks: “Oh yes! It is a word! A perfectly good word! Actually, do you know what there’s no such thing as? It turns out, with due respect, when all is said and done, that there’s no such thing as YOU!” - Mary Poppins: Practically perfect people never permit sentiment to muddle their thinking.
Parrot Umbrella: Is that so? Well, I’ll tell you one thing, Mary Poppins: you don’t fool me a bit!
Mary Poppins: Oh, really?
Parrot Umbrella: Yes, really. I know exactly how you feel about these children, and if you think I’m going to keep my mouth shut any longer, I’ll…[she clamps his mouth shut]
Mary Poppins: That will be quite enough of that, thank you. - Constable Jones: [on phone] That’s what I said, sir. Go fly a kite! Constable Jones: Well, no, sir, no. I didn’t mean you *personally.*
- Bert: “It’s true that Mavis and Sybil have ways that are winning, and Prudence and Gwendolyn set your heart spinning! Phoebe’s delightful, Maude is disarming…”
Penguins: “Janice, Felicia, Lydia…”
Bert: “…charming! Cynthia’s dashing, Vivian’s sweet! Stephanie’s smashing, Priscilla’s a treat!”
Penguins: “Veronica, Millicent, Agnes, and Jane…”
Bert: “…convivial company, time and again. Dorcas and Phyllis and Glynis are sports I will agree are three jolly good sports, but cream of the crop, tip of the top…it’s Mary Poppins, and there we stop!”
Quotes From “Mary Poppins Returns” (2018)
These quotes reflect the charm, wisdom, and whimsical nature of the characters in “Mary Poppins Returns.”
- “Nothing is gone forever, only out of place.” – Mary Poppins
- “Everything is possible, even the impossible.” – Mary Poppins
- “You can’t lose what you never lost.” – Mary Poppins
- “When the world turns upside down, the best thing to do is turn right along with it.” – Mary Poppins
- “Open different doors. You may find a you there that you never knew was yours.” – Mary Poppins
- “We’re on the brink of adventure, children. Don’t spoil it with questions.” – Mary Poppins
- “Can you imagine that?” – Mary Poppins
- “A cover is not the book. So open it up and take a look.” – Mary Poppins
- “Perhaps we’ve learnt when day is done, some stuff and nonsense could be fun.” – Mary Poppins
- “You know, you can say it backwards, which is ‘docious-ali-expi-istic-fragil-cali-rupus.’ But that’s going a bit too far, don’t you think?” – Mary Poppins
- “There’s a different point of view awaiting you if you just look up.” – Jack
- “We’re on the brink of adventure, don’t spoil it with questions.” – Mary Poppins
- “Let the past take a bow. The forever is now.” – Jack
- “Some people think a great deal too much. I find it gets in the way of creativity.” – Mary Poppins
- “Today or never. That’s my motto.” – Mary Poppins
- “Nothing. Such a useful word, isn’t it? It can mean anything and everything.” – Mary Poppins
- “So, perhaps we’ve learnt when day is done, some stuff and nonsense could be fun.” – Mary Poppins
- “Time to close your eyes, so sleep can come around. For when you dream, you’ll find all that’s lost is found.” – Mary Poppins
- “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.” – Bert
- “Let the past take a bow. The forever is now.” – Jack
- “Well, Most Things He Can. Sometimes A Person We Love, Through No fault Of Their Own, Can’t See Past The End Of His Nose.” – Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins Quotes from P.L. Travers
P.L. Travers’ whimsical and profound reflections on her iconic character, Mary Poppins, as well as her storytelling style.
- “There was something strange and extraordinary about her – something that was frightening and at the same time most exciting.” – P.L. Travers
- “Mary Poppins was very vain and liked to look her best. Indeed, she was quite sure that she never looked anything else.” – P.L. Travers
- “Mary Poppins sighed with pleasure, however, when she saw three of herself, each wearing a blue coat with silver buttons and a blue hat to match. She thought it was such a lovely sight that she wished there had been a dozen of her or even thirty. The more Mary Poppins the better.” – P.L. Travers
- “We are all made of the same stuff, remember, we of the Jungle, you of the City. The same substance composes us—the tree overhead, the stone beneath us, the bird, the beast, the star—we are all one, all moving to the same end. Remember that when you no longer remember me, my child.” – P.L. Travers
- “Once we have accepted the story we cannot escape the story’s fate.” – P.L. Travers
- “You should trust the children; they can stand more than we can.” – P.L. Travers
- “I assure you I haven’t been so surprised since Christopher Columbus discovered America — truly I haven’t!” – P.L. Travers
- “The same substance composes us—the tree overhead, the stone beneath us, the bird, the beast, the star—we are all one, all moving to the same end.” – P.L. Travers
- “And all the time he was enjoying his badness, hugging it to him as though it were a friend, and not caring a bit.” – P.L. Travers
- “Oh, go away! You’re in my eyes,” said John in a loud voice. “Sorry!” said the sunlight. “I must move from East to West in a day. Sorry! Shut your eyes and you won’t see me.”
- “We’re on the brink of an Adventure. Don’t spoil it by asking questions!” – P.L. Travers
- “Gently, please, gently! … This is a baby, not a battle-ship!” – P.L. Travers
- “I shouldn’t wonder if you didn’t wonder much too much!” – P.L. Travers
- “This is your new nurse, Mary Poppins.” – P.L. Travers
- “She wore so many brooches and necklaces and earrings that she jingled and jangled just like a brass band.” – P.L. Travers
- “Well, au revoir, one and all.” – P.L. Travers
- “So it was settled, and that was how the Banks family came to live at Number Seventeen, with Mrs. Brill to cook for them.” – P.L. Travers
- “Robertson Ay was sitting in the garden busily doing nothing.” – P.L. Travers
- “Don’t you know that everybody’s got a Fairyland of their own?” – P.L. Travers
- “Miss Lark had two gates. One was for Miss Lark’s friends and relations, and the other for the Butcher and the Baker and the Milkman. Once the Baker made a mistake and came in through the gate reserved for the friends and relations, and Miss Lark was so angry that she said she wouldn’t have any more bread ever.” – P.L. Travers
Fun Facts About Mary Poppins
- Julie Andrews’ Debut: “Mary Poppins” marked Julie Andrews’ film debut, earning her an Academy Award for Best Actress.
- Author’s Disapproval: P.L. Travers, the author of the Mary Poppins books, was famously unhappy with the Disney adaptation, particularly the animated sequences.
- Innovative Special Effects: The film was groundbreaking for its use of special effects, including live-action and animation integration.
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The famous word “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” was created by the Sherman Brothers specifically for the movie.
- Box Office Hit: The film grossed $103.1 million worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing films of 1964.
- Walt Disney’s Long Pursuit: Walt Disney spent over 20 years trying to obtain the film rights from P.L. Travers.
- Oscar Wins: The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Original Song for “Chim Chim Cher-ee.”
- Costume and Design: The iconic costume design, especially Mary Poppins’ look, became a staple of 1960s fashion.
- Cultural Impact: The movie has had a lasting cultural impact, inspiring various adaptations, including stage musicals and the 2018 sequel, “Mary Poppins Returns.”
- Dick Van Dyke’s Accent: Dick Van Dyke, who played Bert, is known for his famously criticized Cockney accent, which has become an endearing part of the film’s charm.
What is Mary Poppins really about?
The message from Mary Poppins is about appreciating family members and the magic of everyday life. Mary Poppins is a multi-layered story that can be interpreted in various ways depending on the perspective of the viewer or reader. At its core, the story is about:
- Family and Parenting: The film focuses on the dysfunctional Banks family, where the parents are too preoccupied with their own lives to properly care for their children. Mary Poppins’ arrival helps the family rediscover the importance of love, attention, and family unity.
- Imagination and Joy: Mary Poppins embodies the magic and joy that come from imagination. She teaches the Banks children, and their parents, that life can be fun and magical if you open yourself up to new experiences and let your imagination run free.
- Order and Discipline: Mary Poppins combines fun and magic with a sense of order and discipline. Her unique approach helps the Banks children learn valuable life lessons while also enjoying their childhood.
- Social Commentary: The story also provides a subtle critique of Edwardian society, particularly its rigid class structures and the roles of women. The character of Mrs. Banks, involved in the suffrage movement, highlights the struggle for women’s rights during that era.
- Personal Transformation: Both Mr. Banks and Mrs. Banks undergo significant personal transformations. Mr. Banks learns to be more present and affectionate with his family, while Mrs. Banks realizes the importance of balancing her social activism with her responsibilities at home.
- Magic and Reality: The blend of magical realism in the story emphasizes that while life can be filled with mundane routines, there is always room for wonder and magic if you are open to it.
Mary Poppins quotes continue to resonate with audiences, offering timeless wisdom, joy, and a touch of magic. Whether you’re reminiscing about the classic film or discovering her charm for the first time, these quotes remind us of the importance of imagination and the simple joys in life.
As Mary Poppins herself would say, “Everything is possible, even the impossible.”
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