Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly

I am who I am: an Irish Catholic kid, working class from Long Island. And I made it big.

Binyavanga Wainaina
Binyavanga Wainaina

In kindergarten, we had this Irish Catholic headmistress called Sister Leonie, and I remember she would tell us, say, to put the crayons in the box. I remember thinking, 'Why is everyone finding this so easy? Why should the crayons be in the box?'

Bonnie Hunt
Bonnie Hunt

I'm from an Irish Catholic family.

Brian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy

I come from an Irish Catholic family, and hell-raising is part of the DNA.

Dana Carvey
Dana Carvey

I grew up middle class - my dad was a high school teacher; there were five kids in our family. We all shared a nine-hundred-square-foot home with one bathroom. That was exciting. And my wife is Irish Catholic and also very, very barely middle class.

Edna O'Brien
Edna O'Brien

I'm an Irish Catholic and I have a long iceberg of guilt.

Elin Hilderbrand
Elin Hilderbrand

I was a huge fan of J. Courtney Sullivan's novel 'Maine,' and like that novel, 'Saint' is a family saga set in Boston. Irish Catholic family secrets - is there anything better?

Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom

I have differences of opinion within my own family, an Irish Catholic family. So, I do respect those that disagree.

Gerry Cooney
Gerry Cooney

I grew up in a big Irish, Catholic family. My dad was a pretty rough guy. So one of my brothers left home when he was 15 and found his way to the gym. It gave me the opportunity to go and spend some time with him and work out in the gym.

Isabela Moner
Isabela Moner

I don't think I related to the Irish Catholic surroundings that was my environment when I was growing up.