Catholic Guilt Quotes

• For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.

  Therese of Lisieux

  Prayer, Heart, Acceptance

  62 Copy quote

• It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody.

  Brendan Behan

  Respect, Cynical, Ireland And The Irish

  "Brendan Behan, Interviews and Recollections". Book by E. H. Mikhail, Vol. 2 (p. 186), 1982.

  65 Copy quote

  Show source

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

  Edna O'Brien

  Long, Catholic, Guilt

  19 Copy quote

• I put Catholic guilt to work pretty good for a rich rock star.

  Bono

  Stars, Rocks, Catholic

  9 Copy quote

• I suffer from Irish-Catholic guilt. Guilt is a good reality check. It keeps that ‘do what makes you happy’ thing in check.

  Edward Burns

  Reality, Catholic, Suffering

  FaceBook post by Edward Burns from Sep 12, 2011

  7 Copy quote

  Show source

• The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scotts as a joke, but the Scotts haven't seen the joke yet.

  Oliver Herford

  Funny, Ireland And The Irish, Bagpipes

  47 Copy quote

• St. Patrick... one of the few saints whose feast day presents the opportunity to get determinedly whacked and make a fool of oneself all under the guise of acting Irish.

  Charles Madigan

  Beer, Opportunity, Acting

  "Patrick,we Hardly Knew Ye". articles.chicagotribune.com. March 14, 1997.

  11 Copy quote

  Show source

• I think once a Catholic, always a Catholic. You never escape. I still have Catholic guilt. It is in its basis a really powerful religion and a really strong set of beliefs. They permeate my work in many ways.

  Guillermo del Toro

  Strong, Powerful, Thinking

  Source: hollywoodchicago.com

  6 Copy quote

  Show source

• Unfortunately, when someone asks me for a favor, I cant say no. Because of my upbringing - my Catholic guilt - if I dont do it, it plagues me.

  Bradley Cooper

  Catholic, Guilt, Favors

  5 Copy quote

• There's Catholic guilt about things, then there's the guilt of being the youngest of 10, so when nice things happen to you, you're not really allowed to enjoy them.

  Jack White

  Nice, Catholic, Guilt

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

  7 Copy quote

  Show source

• I came up from growing up with a lot of Catholic guilt, a lot of punk rock, hipster guilt in the later years where I think people have thrown a lot of things on me. Where I always felt like I'm not supposed to tell the horn section what to play or I don't want to come off egotistical.

  Jack White

  Growing Up, Hipster, Thinking

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

  7 Copy quote

  Show source

• It's great to be recognized when I'm looking for a table at a crowded restaurant, but I still don't put it to best use. I'm such a lump. I won't cut the line. It's my Catholic guilt. I gotta get used to it

  Christopher Meloni

  Cutting, Catholic, Guilt

  4 Copy quote