Quotes by Nannies I never wanted Mary Poppins to be my nanny. I wanted to be her when I grew up. Anita Diament nannies mary grew-up Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny ... and everything in between. But he was one of a kind. Barack Obama nannies doctors robins Most nanny-state initiatives begin on a local level. David Harsanyi nannies initiative levels The thing that influenced me most in relation to 'Nanny McPhee' were the Westerns I watched with my father. All the Spaghetti Westerns; all the Virginians; all the High Chaparrals. Because if you think about the form, it's a stranger from out of town. Emma Thompson nannies father thinking This modern mania for interfering in other's lives, usually under the guise of health and safety concerns, is highly irritating and counterproductive. Down with the nanny state. Felix Dennis nannies modern safety Not an ugly color, Nanny thought. Just not a human color. Gregory Maguire nannies ugly color She's French, so she's teaching them French, and their previous nanny was Spanish, so they're fluent in Spanish. Gwyneth Paltrow nannies pretentious teaching One nanny said, "Feed a cold"; she was a neo-Keynesian. Another nanny said, "Starve a cold"; she was a monetarist. Harold MacMillan nannies economics cold There was this billy goat at a movie studio who found and ate a can of film. When a nanny asked him how he liked it, he said, "It was all right but I liked the book better." Johnny Carson nannies goats book Simply because the nanny-state wants to hug you doesn't mean it's not tyrannical if you don't want to be hugged. Jonah Goldberg nannies hug mean There is no defence for my actions which I sincerely regret. [on an affair with nanny Daisy Wright] Jude Law nannies regret action I certainly didn't have a nanny. Laura Linney nannies If Singapore is a nanny state, then I am proud to have fostered one. Lee Kuan Yew nannies proud inspiring If I'm going to work, hopefully I have a late call time, and can hang out with Rain and our nanny until we shoot. Marisol Nichols nannies late rain Once you accept you're a child in the government nursery, why shouldn't Nanny tell you what to do? Mark Steyn nannies government children As a single mum I have to work, so I'm grateful to have the help of a wonderful and trusted nanny like I had when I was young. Minnie Driver nannies grateful helping Thanks to nanny, I've got a deep understanding of Russian tales. Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky nannies thanks deep-understanding I don't want to live in a nanny state where people are telling me where I can go and what I can do. Rand Paul nannies want people Nannies love working in our house because they never know who's gonna walk through the door. Ruby Wax nannies house doors I pay our nanny more than Im earning. Rupert Penry-Jones nannies pay earning 12»