Mother Superior: You are the perfect example of a how a sow's ear can be turned into a silk purse.
Sister Mary Clarence: Hmm. Well, I probably wouldn't put it quite like that.
Quotes from Whoopi Goldberg movies and TV shows - page 2 of 2
Mother Superior: We are desperate women.
Sister Mary Clarence: Hmm mmm.
Sister Mary Clarence: If you want to be somebody, if you want to go somewhere, you better wake up and pay attention.
Sister Mary Clarence: I'm undercover again.
Sister Mary Clarence: Do you know what I hate most about this place? There is nothing to pick up and throw.
Father Ignatius: Sursum corda.
Sister Mary Clarence: Wait a minute, what was that?
Father Ignatius: It's Latin. It means "lift up your heart."
Sister Mary Clarence: Oh, I'm sorry, I thought you said "insert some quarters."
Sister Mary Clarence: Hey Father Thomas, what's happenin'?
Father Thomas: What's happening is I've been sent to deliver a message like I'm working for Western Union instead of the Roman Catholic Church.