"I think for my parents it was like "A Boy Named Sue," the Johnny Cash song. A guy named Sue tries to track down his father to take it out on his father for naming him Sue. And his father says, "Look, I knew I wasn't going to be around. So I gave you the name so that you would grow up strong enough to take the hits and fight back." So I like to believe that's why my parents gave me this stupid name."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Domhnall Gleeson

#Song Quotes #Strong Quotes #Growing Up Quotes

“It means so much being a part of country music and the Opry.”
“I am persuaded that in the case of elected officials, the overwhelming temptation is to conclude that it is more important for your constituents that you be reelected than that you deal honestly with them.”

Source : James L. Buckley (2010). “Freedom at Risk: Reflections on Politics, Liberty, and the State”, p.246, ReadHowYouWant.com
“The labour movement had the best opportunity in 50 years to transform not merely an industrial situation and win an important battle for workers in struggle, but an opportunity to change the government of the day.”
“I'm a big fan of the digestive system.”
“There is no secret closer than what passes between a man and his horse”
“I have always loved the process of making the music, reading the letters from the fans who get married to my music, have children to my music and play my music at their funerals.”
“When horror turns into gore, when you show the monster, the killings, and the blood, it loses its suggestive powers. It loses part of what makes a horror film a horror film, which is that the images you see develop in your brain and you become the one imagining what you are not seeing on screen.”
“Good behavior is everybody's business, and good taste can be everyone's goal.”

Source : Millicent Fenwick (1948). “Vogue's book of etiquette: a complete guide to traditional forms and modern usage”

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