“It is better to be alone than in bad company".â€
George Washington, 1st President of USA, problem with reading and writing
“Your brain is much better than you think; just use it!â€
Leonardo Da Vinci, artist, scientist, inventor, trouble with spelling, had so many ideas and inventions he had trouble staying on track
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.â€
-Winston Churchill
“Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. â€
-Thomas Jefferson
“What you are will show in what you do.â€
-Thomas A. Edison “A teacher sent the following note home with a six-year-old boy: “He is too stupid to learn.†That boy was Thomas A. Edisonâ€.
- Thomas Edison
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.â€
-Thomas A. Edison
“Failure in school does not mean failure in life.â€
Steven J. Cannell, author and Emmy winning TV producer, dyslexic
“Tell me and I forget.
Teach me and I learn.
Involve me and I remember.â€
- Benjamin Franklin
“Before you can do something that you’ve never done, you have to be able to imagine it is possible.â€
- Jean Shinoda Bolen
“I firmly believe that deep in their soul everyone has a champion that can overcome obstacles and do great things.â€
Bruce Jenner, former Olympic Gold medalist, had difficulty with reading and writing
“The looks, the stares, the giggles…I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.â€
Magic Johnson, former NBA star, had difficulty with reading and writing
“My childhood was extremely lonely. I was dyslexic and lots of kids make fun of me. That experience made me tough inside, because you learn to quietly accept ridicule.â€
Tom Cruise, actor, had difficulty with reading and writing
He did not speak until the age of three and teachers labeled him mentally slow: “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.â€
Albert Einstein, scientist
“My diary is a disaster…I can’t spell at all…I’ll spell the same word completely differently in the same sentence.â€
Liv Tyler, actress, writing disability (dysgraphia)
“Life is full of challenges. How you handle these challenges is what builds character. Never be afraid to be who you are.â€
Erin Brockovich, activist, dyslexic
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.â€
Agatha Christie, author, dysgraphic (dictated her work)
“My mother was the making of me. She was so true, so sure of me and I felt I had someone to live for, someone I must not disappoint.â€
Thomas Edison, inventor, struggled with math, did not read until 12 years old, teachers told him he wasn’t smart
“If you can dream it, you can do it.â€
Walt Disney, struggled with reading
“I felt like an alien. I always felt like I never belonged to any group that I wanted to belong to.â€
Steven Spielberg, movie maker, dyslexic, struggled with math, dropped out of high school.
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.â€
-Winston Churchill