Dyslexia Quotes · Page 3

A lot of people say they are dyslexic; some have to realize that they are just stupid.

— Bill Maher

As someone with dyslexia, I always worry about academic stuff, but then I'm usually good at creative things.

— Judi Love

My father was an angry and impatient teacher and flung the reading book at my head.

— William Butler Yeats

I don't want anyone to feel they can't achieve their ambitions if they are dyslexic.

— Mollie King

There is a talent in dyslexia - it can help you see things creatively. So I wouldn't change a thing.

— James William Middleton

“I’m a dyslexic dancer. Instead of leading the women, I follow. Quick, cab driver, follow that woman!”

— Jarod Kintz

I'm awful with names, I blame my dyslexia. There've been so many awkward moments, but I've learned to work wonders with a…

— Judi Love

Dyslexia, though, made me realise that people who say 'but you can't do that' aren't actually very important. I don't take 'no'…

— Richard Rogers

Being dyslexic can actually help in the outside world. I see some things clearer than other people do because I have to…

— Richard Branson

If anybody has walked down the road and someone says turn left and you take a right that's a form of dyslexia.…

— Charley Boorman

I was on the whole considerably discouraged by my school days... It is not pleasant to feel oneself so completely outclassed and…

— Winston Churchill

“I am Mavis Elizabeth Betterly. I am used to hard work. I can run a household better than Mrs. Oblinger ever could.…

— Caroline Starr Rose

It caused more problems as a young kid, because the simple process of perceiving words on a piece of paper was hard…

— Bruce Jenner

Back when I was in school, few people understood dyslexia and what to do for it. My teachers thought I was lazy…

— Richard Branson

I moved to New York when I was eight years old, in 1978. I grew up in Manhattan. I couldn't speak any…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

We're much better at dealing with dyslexia today than in 50th, but reading difficulties are still a problem in the U.K. I…

— Maggie O'Farrell

The normal kid can differentiate between various aspects of life, but a kid with dyslexia has to connect all those dots, and…

— Malik Yusef

“Many children with dyslexia are extremely bright, and often their pattern of weaknesses and strengths leaves them highly functional in many areas,…

— Jody Swarbrick

I still have a struggle reading (dyslexia, fh) and so I don't read much.. ..Probably the only reason I'm painter is because…

— Robert Rauschenberg

“Children with dyslexia are capable learners who manifest some abilities well ahead of their peers, but their brains simply are not constructed…

— Jody Swarbrick

I think there is something about being described and having your abilities described as something definable. I was diagnosed at about six,…

— Lucy Corin

I was trouble - and always in trouble. Aged eight I still couldn't read. In fact, I was dyslexic and short-sighted. Despite…

— Richard Branson

I've been dyslexic and had Attention Deficit Disorder at some time in my life. I still read with a highlighter, but I've…

— Andrew Young

I'm dyslexic, although they didn't have a word for it when I was in grade school. The teachers said I had 'word…

— Debbie Macomber

My dyslexia means I can't read for long periods or the letters start moving around on the page, giving me headaches.

— Morfydd Clark

So I'm half deaf - and dyslexic. How about that? Nobody's perfect, and I'm proud of my defects.

— Carmen Busquets

Sting and I have six kids between us. A lot of members of our family have ADHD and dyslexia.

— Trudie Styler

“I can read. A little. I kind of protested it in School(TM). On the grounds that the silent 'E' is stupid.”

— M.T. Anderson

I was very active but I was dyslexic and had a really hard time at school.

— Ashley Scott

I probably went all the way to junior high school before a school doctor told me that I was 'dyslexic.'

— Caitlyn Jenner

I was never good at sports. I was never good at exams, because they didn't understand dyslexia.

— Ozzy Osbourne

I guess through my learning disability, through dyslexia, I've always been a visual learner - I take in everything through my eyes.

— Scoot McNairy

The biggest problem with dyslexic kids is not the perceptual problem, it is their perception of themselves. That was my biggest problem.

— Bruce Jenner

“Discrepancies in educational performances—This is often one of the most obvious indicators of dyslexia.”

— Gavin Reid

The more we learn about dyslexia, the more able we will be to help those with it.

— Theo Paphitis

At school I was really heavily dyslexic, so I really struggled academically with reading and writing.

— Freya Ridings

“Children with disabilities are stronger than we know, they fight the battles that most will never know.”

— Misti Renea Neely

I'm a bit dyslexic so I found learning to read hard. I muddled up the letters but learnt to power through.

— Ben Fogle

I'm dyslexic, which means I have trouble reading and writing. So images really speak to me.

— Nicolas Winding Refn

It's an individual waste and it's an economic waste for Australia not to recognise dyslexia.

— Maryanne Wolf