Quotes for All
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
Now, now,\” said Vale in a sickeningly sweet voice reminiscent of a nursery nanny. \”I already gave him a drubbing for courting Emmie.\”Reynaud raised his eyebrows. \”You did?\”\”He did not,\” Hartley said even as Vale nodded happily. \”I threw him down the stairs.\”Vale pursed his lips and looked skyward. \”Not my recollection, but I can … Read more
I think Franklin Roosevelt was a lousy president. What he did- which is to impose this great nanny state on America- was a great mistake. Ed Crane
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
I’ve done everything from cater, wait tables, pre-school teacher, painting, to being Cinderella, Elmo, a clown, nanny, selling hair… I would do kid’s parties and entertain and do magic and paint faces and balloon animals. The highlight of my life. Diora Baird
Most nanny-state initiatives begin on a local level. David Harsanyi
I hate the endless admonishments of a nanny state that lives in fear of its lawyers. While colonies of dim-witted traffic wardens swarm about looking for minor parking infringements, nobody seems to notice that our very social fabric is falling apart. Christopher Fowler
I definitely don’t want to have kids … I don’t think I’d be a great mother. I’m a great aunt or friend of a mother … I don’t want to spend that kind of time. I don’t want to have a kid and have it raised by a nanny. I don’t have time to raise … Read more
Every time I think about changing a diaper, I run a little bit harder and a little bit faster to make sure I can afford a nanny until my daughter’s old enough to take care of that herself. Charles Barkley
Like traditional upper class families, there are nannies and servants, and the children, you know, come in to say good-night before they go to bed. There’s very little private time with the children in the early years. Actually, there’s much more private time with the children in the 20s. Blanche Wiesen Cook