Fred Rogers

I saw this new thing called television, and I saw people throwing pies in each other's faces, and I thought, 'This could be a wonderful tool for education! Why is it being used this way?' So I said to my parents, 'You know, I don't think I'll go into seminary right away. I think I'll go into television.

American Celebrity

Joel Robuchon

When I was 13, I entered the seminary in the hope of becoming a priest. But I often found myself helping the nuns in the kitchen and thus discovered my passion for cooking. I began to cultivate my skills and aspirations at the age of 15, when I embarked on my first apprenticeship.

French Chef

Johnny Vegas

I came from a very loving home, had a happy life with no great aspirations, but going to the seminary changed me. There was a chunk of my childhood missing. Once I'd realised it wasn't for me, I still felt a tremendous pressure to continue for fear of letting everybody down.

British Comedian

T. B. Joshua

After my primary school education, I started gathering little children by visiting parents to ask if they wanted somebody to care for their kids by teaching them the Bible. I have never attended any seminary school or Bible college in my life.

Nigerian Clergyman

Peter Jurasik

I went whole hog at the actor's lifestyle - really embraced it. I had by then known how much I loved acting already, because I discovered acting from a teacher in the seminary - that's the first place I ever did it, in the seminary.

American Actor

Rudy Giuliani

I was very serious about being a priest, twice in my life. Almost joined the Montfort Seminary after I graduated from high school. Almost went back in the seminary during college.

American Politician

Eugene Kennedy

The seminary of the future must relate itself to flesh-and-blood men, or it provides a framework that only talks about the people of God but never really shares life with them.

American Psychologist

David Dellinger

I received more genuine religious stimulation in prison than in the seminary.

Pascal Siakam

I mean, I went to a Catholic school - they call it seminary.

Cameroonian Athlete

Clarence Thomas

American Judge

The word 'seminary' often relates to institutions for those devoted to pursuing religious careers.

Religious education

Historically, seminaries enrolled only men, but many now are coeducational.

Gender history

In many cultures, seminaries are respected places and people attending them are held in high esteem.

Cultural significance

The second definition is metaphorical and represents a place where intellectual or creative ideas prosper.

Figurative growth

It's used to describe an environment where foundational beliefs or ideas are formed and nurtured.

Conceptual origin

Use it to talk about spaces that foster creativity, not necessarily physical places.

Creative spaces

 He thinks he's religious. He thinks he was doing the right thing. But he was not a religious authority. He was not a graduate of a seminary or any kind of traditional religious training.

Using Religion As A Tool...

 Something happened while I was studying in the seminary and training to be a priest. I came in contact with a different idea of life.