Authority Quote by Kathy Burke

Because we lived in the presence of the church and the convent and the rectory and the school 24-7. And this was an enormous…

— Bruce Springsteen

I went to a failing school, and by the grace of God, my mother was able to put me into private school, and had…

— Stacey Dash

My mum had me brought up by nannies and governesses. I didn't have much to do with my parents until I was 21.

— Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark

At primary school, nursery school, going way back, where my education was difficult, so my mum had to fight to make it accessible for…

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

I left the convent and that was because I wasn't a very good nun. I could see that I wasn't going to make it.…

— Karen Armstrong

I was in a convent for a year.

— Beatrice Wood

Back when I was 8 or 9 and wanted to be a nun, I would often stop at church on my way home from school.

— Ann Hood

Because I don't have a child and as much as you can sort of imagine it it's always nice to hear from all different…

— Abbie Cornish

When I had my first child, I went back to Ireland to live with my mother. So, a typical day there was me being…

— Roisin Murphy

I was brought up a Catholic and I was quite fervent, because I was sent to a convent school.

— Marina Warner

I never felt like I had to rebel against my convent upbringing, because it was comparatively regular.

— Sharon Horgan

My mom dragged me by my ear to Catholic school because I was a cutup and thought I needed to see the nuns.

— Ed Henry