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When I was growing up, I was told I was stupid and that I would never achieve. I suffered from dyslexia, and in those…

— Henry Winkler

I was growing up in the 50's and 60's. Back then they didn't even know what dyslexia was.

— Bruce Jenner

I had lots of trouble in school as a child, and I lost confidence. Teachers thought I was stupid. I learned to read very…

— Richard Rogers

Back when I was in school, few people understood dyslexia and what to do for it. My teachers thought I was lazy and not…

— Richard Branson

I think for me I was in kindergarten, so I was very young and my teacher acknowledged that I was very dyslexic when it…

— A. J. Pritchard

When I was a kid they didn't call it dyslexia. They called it you know, you were slow, or you were retarded, or whatever.…

— Whoopi Goldberg

I was dyslexic before anybody knew what dyslexia was. I was called 'slow'. It's an awful feeling to think of yourself as 'slow' -…

— Robert Benton

I was dyslexic - still am dyslexic - and as child, I found things very difficult. I think my father realised that in acting…

— Charley Boorman

I definitely have managed to overcome dyslexia now to become a fully functional human being but things were a lot more difficult when I…

— Ahmet Zappa

I'm very proud of my dyslexia. I wouldn't have it any other way. It sits absolutely with what I do, how I think, and…

— James William Middleton

Dyslexia proves a challange for me and others around me but its part of my life and I love it cause it make me…

— Beckie-Arianne

When I was about 7 years old, I had been labeled dyslexic. I'd try to concentrate on what I was reading, then I'd get…

— Tom Cruise