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The Top 9 Mary Poppins Quotes, According to You

June 18, 2015
June 18, 2015

Winds in the east, there's a mist coming in, like something is brewin' and 'bout to begin. What is that something? Quotes. Quotes that you have chosen as the best of the best from Mary Poppins: that timeless movie that brings infinite joy to us all. It's simply brimming with delightful zingers, thoughtful asides, and melodious lyrics, so it must have been challenging for you to choose just one favorite. But choose you did, because you're winners. And here are your results (in no particular order):

"Close your mouth please, Michael. We are not a codfish."

Michael and Jane from Mary Poppins


"First of all, I would like to make one thing clear: I never explain anything."

Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) and David Tomlinson (Mr. George W. Banks) in "Mary Poppins"


"What do you get when you feed the birds? Fat birds."

Jane and Michael with the bankers in the movie "Mary Poppins"


"Though we adore men individually, we agree that as a group they're rather stupid."

Mrs. Banks talking to a group of women.


"There's the whole world at your feet. And who gets to see it but the birds, the stars, and the chimney sweeps."

Bert, Mary Poppins and the children covered in soot.


"With your feet on the ground you're a bird in flight with your fist holding tight to the string of your kite."

The Banks family skipping along the sidewalk.


"The man said, 'I'd like to replace your cat.' And the lady said, 'That's all right with me, but how are you with catching mice?'"

Jane, Michael, Bert, and Uncle Albert from the movie "Mary Poppins"


"Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, in the most delightful way!"

Mary Poppins with a bird sitting on her finger.


"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?"

Bert and Mary Poppins singing.


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