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"As I expected. "Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way.""
"In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and snap! [snaps her fingers] The job's a game."
"Close your mouth please, Michael, we are not a codfish."
"Sacked?! Certainly not, I am never sacked."
"It's grand to be an Englishman in 1910 's on the throne; it's the age of men."
"It's 6:03 and the heirs to my dominion are scrubbed and tubbed, and adequately fed. And so I'll pat them on the head, and send them off to bed. Ah, lordly is the life I lead."
"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 mess!"
"[shakes Winifred's hands] You know, Winifred, I think she will. [Laughs] I think she will!"
"Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with facts."
"A man has dreams of walking with giants To carve his niche in the edifice of time Before the mortar of his zeal Has a chance to congeal The cup is dashed from his lips The flame is snuffed a-borning He's brought to wrack and ruin in his prime."
"[sings] Though we adore men individually, we agree that as a group they're rather stupid."
"[sings] Our daughters' daughters will adore us and they'll sing in grateful chorus, "Well done, sister .""
"Oh, George, you didn't jump into the river. How sensible of you!"
"Oh, it's you! Hello! … Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane, you say? Alright. … Come on with me.…"
"Here we are, 17 Cherry Tree Lane. Home of George Banks, Esq. [hears yelling inside] Hello, hello, hello. Admiral's right, heavy weather brewing at and no mistake."
"Winds from the east... Mist comin' in... Like something's a brewin', about to begin... Can't put me finger on what lies in store... But I feel what's to 'appen, all 'appened before...!"
"Not , I suppose. Still, a bit of a finger in the eye, ain't they?"
"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."
"[Surprised] What? No road?!"
"[Laughs while taking a tissue from his pocket] It's just good clean soot, Michael."
"Goodbye, Mary Poppins, don't stay away too long."
"Admiral Boom: [observes the long queue of want-to-be nannies] Ghastly looking crew, I must say!"
"Mr. Dawes, Sr.: While stand the banks of England, England stands — whoa, whoa...! [Mr. Dawes stumbles over his own cane] When fall the banks of England... ENGLAND FALLS! [Mr. Dawes falls backward and the rest of the Board of Directors have to catch him]"
"Uncle Albert: The other day, when it was so cold, a friend of mine went to buy some long underwear. The shopkeeper said to him, "How long you want it?" And my friend said, "Well, from about September to March.""
"Old Crone: Come with me, my dears. Granny'll hide you!"
"Oh, oh, oh! Andiamo a far volare un aquilone fino all'altezza più alta! andiamo a far volare un aquilone e facciamolo volare attraverso l'atmosfera su dove l'aria è limpida oh, andiamo a far volare un aquilone!"
"Juile Andrews - Mary Poppins"
"Dick van Dyke - Bert/Mr. Dawes, Sr"
"Karen Dotrice - Jane Banks"
"Matthew Gerber - Michael Banks"
"David Tomlinson - George Banks"
"Glynis Johns - Winifred Banks"
"Elsa Lanchester - Katie Nanna"
"Hermione Baddeley - Ellen"
"Reta Shaw - Mrs. Brill"
"Arthur Treacher - Constable Jones"
"Reginald Owen - Admiral Boom"
"Don Barclay - Mr. Binnacle"
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.