'I firmly believe you only get out of anything, according to what you have put into it.'

'I firmly believe you only get out of anything, according to what you have put into it.'

Tom reflects on his life and what he and his wife have achieved.

Tom Sutton

Trinity College Dublin

2012

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Tom Sutton

Reflections

Life Story

Glengormley, Co. Antrim

2010s

To a large extent, life is what you make it yourself. You can only get out of anything what you put into it and, in this respect, many young people today expect everything to be their right and that they should be receiving this and that benefit, without doing much to deserve it.In thinking about my life, I couldn't help but feel proud about all the accomplishments my wife and I have achieved and all the things we've been involved in, right from leaving school until almost the present day. I firmly believe you only get out of anything, according to what you have put into it.

Irish Research Council for Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (IRCHSS)

Dr Kathleen McTiernan (Trinity College Dublin)

Dr Deirdre O'Donnell (Trinity College Dublin)