--- title: "1 Went Viral Quotes By Jay Blades" description: "1 Went Viral quotes by Jay Blades. Plus more from Jay Blades and more Went Viral sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73f/jay-blades-5811_charity_i-was-running-a-charity-that-taught-teen_3042720.jpg" --- > [I was running a charity that taught teenagers about furniture restoration. The Guardian online did a piece with me and it went viral.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-blades/i-was-running-a-charity-that-taught-teenagers-about-furniture/) [Jay Blades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-blades/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73f/jay-blades-5811_charity_i-was-running-a-charity-that-taught-teen_3042720.jpg) ## More by Jay Blades > [If I'm not making something, it doesn't feel good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-blades/if-i-m-not-making-something-it-doesn-t-feel-good/) [Jay Blades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-blades/) > [I went to a predominantly white secondary school and experienced a lot of hate and racism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-blades/i-went-to-a-predominantly-white-secondary-school-and-experienced-a/) [Jay Blades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-blades/) > [My mum moved to Luton and I lived up there with her for a bit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-blades/my-mum-moved-to-luton-and-i-lived-up-there-with-her-for-a-bit/) [Jay Blades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-blades/) > [People find it amazing that somebody can't read. It's like not everybody is a David Beckham, not everybody can kick the ball and get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-blades/people-find-it-amazing-that-somebody-can-t-read-it-s-like-not/) [Jay Blades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-blades/) > [If you're not making something that can be repaired, why are you making it? It's just going to go to landfill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-blades/if-you-re-not-making-something-that-can-be-repaired-why-are-you/) [Jay Blades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-blades/) > [I was the tough guy who never showed any emotion and dealt with nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-blades/i-was-the-tough-guy-who-never-showed-any-emotion-and-dealt-with/) [Jay Blades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-blades/) > [When you've been in that state - call it a no man's land, because a future can't be seen. People say, 'Why don't you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-blades/when-you-ve-been-in-that-state-call-it-a-no-man-s-land-because-a/) [Jay Blades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-blades/) > [One of the people I lived with was a bit naughty and would steal our food. You would see him with the cornflakes box…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-blades/one-of-the-people-i-lived-with-was-a-bit-naughty-and-would-steal-our/) [Jay Blades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-blades/) > [People are embarrassed to admit they're dyslexic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-blades/people-are-embarrassed-to-admit-they-re-dyslexic/) [Jay Blades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-blades/) > [I used to think of Hackney in a really good light, now it's too much linked to slavery, too much. And then you're a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-blades/i-used-to-think-of-hackney-in-a-really-good-light-now-it-s-too-much/) [Jay Blades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-blades/) > [It's wonderful to know nothing's so broken it can't be mended.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-blades/it-s-wonderful-to-know-nothing-s-so-broken-it-can-t-be-mended/) [Jay Blades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-blades/) > [No matter where you are in life, no matter what you think you can't achieve, there are people ready to support you - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-blades/no-matter-where-you-are-in-life-no-matter-what-you-think-you-can-t/) [Jay Blades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-blades/) > [Dyslexia is a hidden disability. Not many people take it seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-blades/dyslexia-is-a-hidden-disability-not-many-people-take-it-seriously/) [Jay Blades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-blades/) > [My reading skills are improving but I'm still using coping strategies. I can read signs and I can work things out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-blades/my-reading-skills-are-improving-but-i-m-still-using-coping-strategies/) [Jay Blades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-blades/) > [I think I knew three couples that were together. I don't remember seeing too many men in my estate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-blades/i-think-i-knew-three-couples-that-were-together-i-don-t-remember/) [Jay Blades](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-blades/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/went-viral/jay-blades/#itemlist", "name": "1 Went Viral Quotes By Jay Blades", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was running a charity that taught teenagers about furniture restoration. 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