Nanny Quotes · Page 2

I pay our nanny more than I'm earning.

— Rupert Penry-Jones

Other people salted away money for their old age, but Nanny preferred to accumulate memories.

— Terry Pratchett

I had a nanny growing up in Morocco, and my parents encouraged me to put myself in her shoes sometimes.

— Leila Slimani

“Oh yes," said Nanny Piggins. "I can regale people with anecdotes from my sordid past and think at the same time.”

— R.A. Spratt

A nanny, by being the child's doughty defender, may put sensitive noses out of joint.

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

I never wanted Mary Poppins to be my nanny. I wanted to be her when I grew up.

— Anita Diament

She's French, so she's teaching them French, and their previous nanny was Spanish, so they're fluent in Spanish.

— Gwyneth Paltrow

I loved my nanny very much, but she was never a replacement for my mom in any way.

— Virginia Williams

I never had, like, a nanny that took care of me. My mom always fed me breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

— Miley Cyrus

“Sorry, Sam, but I call 'em like see 'em. When you hire a nanny for the kids, you hire Mrs. Doubtfire. When…

— Jennifer Shirk

“The Agency was doubtful, because they had already sent a lot of nurses and nannies and governesses to Mr. and Mrs. Brown's…

— Christianna Brand

You want your children to love the nanny, but at the same time, you want to stay the mother, and you want…

— Leila Slimani

Every time I think about changing a diaper, I run a little bit harder and a little bit faster to make sure…

— Charles Barkley

I want to raise my own baby. I don't want my baby crying for some other strange lady, some nanny. I am…

— Tionne Watkins

I think a lot of moms get really scared that if they have a nanny that somehow the child is going to…

— Virginia Williams

Nanny's philosophy of life was to do what seemed like a good idea at the time, and do it as hard as…

— Terry Pratchett

I have no regrets about not having children. I still wait for the pang of guilt, but I have none. I tune…

— Amanda Donohoe

“I don't supposed you'd take on a new job as a nanny?" "Live in?" he asked, "I'm not so sure. My grandmother's…

— Paula Altenburg

A lot of the time I had a nanny. But I never felt like I didn't come first. Mum always made time…

— Chloe Madeley

I've done everything from cater, wait tables, pre-school teacher, painting, to being Cinderella, Elmo, a clown, nanny, selling hair... I would do…

— Diora Baird

For a blink of an eye, there was so much media glare. It was unexpected, and I don't think we realized the…

— Emma McLaughlin

I don't have a nanny at this time...I bring Mason with me everywhere. I made a decision to really spend as much…

— Kourtney Kardashian

People don't want to treat their nannies subserviently. They don't want to act like bosses. And so nobody quite knows how to…

— Leila Slimani

“I figured the government wouldn't let poison flow from the taps. But in general, I'm too trusting of the government. I'm the…

— A.J. Jacobs

We have a nanny in the house, but there are always times when one of my kids does something bad or wrong,…

— Britney Spears

I knew I wanted to write about a nanny, but it was difficult for me to find a narrative rhythm.

— Leila Slimani

Thanks to nanny, I've got a deep understanding of Russian tales.

— Anonymous

You do get fond of your characters. Handing them on is like giving a child to a nanny.

— Julian Fellowes

“Maria Elena, the nanny Noelle known since birth, had headed off to a new job in Calgary.”

— Louise Clark

The role of TV at the core of the family is that of an electric nanny.

— Pedro Reyes

I don't want to live in a nanny state where people are telling me where I can go and what I can…

— Rand Paul

My nanny usually leaves around 6 P. M. I take my kids, I give them a bath, I put them to bed.

— Shanna Moakler

My nanny took me in at 12 with my brother, who is a year younger than me. We're the closest brothers you'll…

— Barry Keoghan

I'm tired of leaving my wife at home with no nanny and no cook to take care of four kids by herself.

— Jeff Kent

“She was like having our own nanny, the Sex Nanny Sent By Satan.”

— Mark Peter Hughes

I'll tell you how I balance family and career. I have a nanny.

— Ali Wong

Nanny Ogg looked under her bed in case there was a man there. Well, you never knew your luck.

— Terry Pratchett

“Well, basically, there are two sorts of opera," said Nanny, who also had the true witch's ability to be confidently expert on…

— Terry Pratchett

The biographies of the great rarely report much about the nanny, but for many, she will have played a crucial role in…

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

I worked in a supermarket for a year; I worked in a finance department at a university, a pub, busking and singing.…

— Julia Davis