“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.”
Julie Andrews Edwards“The world is full of magical places, and the library has always been one of them for me. A library can be that special place for our children.”
Julie Andrews Edwards“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.”
Julie Andrews Edwards“Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.”
Julie Andrews Edwards“Sometimes oppurtunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.”
Julie Andrews Edwards“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.”
Julie Andrews Edwards“That night she dreamed of the deer. Strangely, the animal was holding her. She cuddled close into the soft fur and touched and kissed it gently. In the morning her pillow was wet with tears.”
Julie Andrews Edwards“Learn to listen when people are talking. Frist, it's a great art, and second, it's quite possible that when people say ne thing they mean another.”
Julie Andrews Edwards, The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles“A rose lay open in full bloomand, looking from my garden room,I watched the sun-baked flower fill with rain.It seemed so fragile,resting there,and such a silence filled the air,the beauty of the moment caused me pain."What more?" I thought. "There must be more."As if in answer then, I sawone weighty drop that caused my rose to fall.It trembled, then cascaded downto earth just staining gentle brownand, since then, I've felt different.That's all.”
Julie Andrews Edwards, Home: A Memoir of My Early Years“There is only one possible road you can take,' he said, 'and that is t go by way of your imagination.”
Julie Andrews Edwards, The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles“Whatever man imagines is possible”
Julie Andrews Edwards, The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles