Julie Andrews Quotes

Leave every place you go, everything you touch, a little better for your having been there.

Feed the body food and drink, it will survive today. Feed the soul art and music, it will live forever.

Use your knowledge, and your heart, to stand up for those who can't stand, speak for those who can't speak, be a beacon of light for those whose lives have become dark.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

I'd like to be an original, to be myself and not a pale copy of anyone else.

Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.

If you're passionate about what you do, then go for it wholeheartedly. Be prepared that if anytime, you may be surprised by a phenomenal opportunity that may come your way, and that's when I say, do your homework. Be ready.

Be a part of all that is decent and be an ambassador for the kind of world that you want to live in.

The anateur works until they get something right. The professional works until they can't go wrong.

When in doubt, stand still.

If you remain calm in the midst of great chaos, it is the surest guarantee the it will eventually subside

Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

Amateurs practice until they get it right. Professionals practice until it can't go wrong.

Hopefully, I brought people a certain joy. That will be a wonderful legacy.

If you just literally stand still for a while, listen and think, things will eventually get sorted out.

There will be many times in your lives--- at school, and more particularly when you are a grown up---when people will distract or divert you from what needs to be done. You may even welcome the distraction. But if you use it as an excuse for not doing what you suppose to do, you can blame no one but yourself. If you truly wish to accomplish something, you should allow nothing to stop you, and chances are you'll succeed.

Miracles, contrary to popular belief, do not just happen. A miracle is the achievement of the impossible, and it is only when we put aside out greed, anger, pride and prejudice so that our minds are open and ready to accept it, that a miracle can occur.

It is not enough to reach for the brass ring. You must also enjoy the merry go round.

When adversity hits, go out and learn something.

Behaving like a princess is work. It's not just about looking beautiful or wearing a crown. It's more about how you are inside.

I've learned a lot of things about myself through singing. I used to have a certain dislike of the audience, not as individual people, but as a giant body who was judging me. Of course, it wasn`t really them judging me. It was me judging me. Once I got past that fear, it freed me up, not just when I was performing but in other parts of my life.

Success is failing nineteen times and soaring the twentieth.

Of course, you can say it backwards, which is dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirupus, but that's going a bit too far, don't you think?

I would like to make one thing quite clear. ... I never explain anything.

You never feel lonely if you're writing, because you're living with all these characters in your head.