#lexi

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

— Robert Benton

#awful #before #called #dyslexia #dyslexic

Most families need both parents to work. Moms need to be able to work and earn fair pay and have the flexibility in their jobs to also be primary caretakers. ↗

— Joan Blades

#also #both #caretakers #earn #fair

I'm a human being, I'm not a machine. I'm 72. I'm dyslexic. ↗

— Robert Blake

#dyslexic #human #human being #i #machine

I'm probably the least flexible athlete you'll find. When it comes to yoga, I can't get in the positions and I can't hold them. You have to be pretty flexible to do it. Once you get certain positions, you have to have the core strength to hold those positions. It's a pretty good workout. ↗

— Steve Blake

#certain #comes #core #find #flexible

People are composed of many things, and in my work, what influences me is the complexity of people - the chiaroscuro of dark and light. When I play a strong guy, I try to find, where is he weak? And, conversely, when I play a weak guy, where is he strong? ↗

— Kirk Douglas

#composed #conversely #dark #find #guy

You want hot days to get your fruit ripe but then you want it to cool off nicely at night so that the grapes stay on the vine longer and develop complexity. ↗

— Drew Bledsoe

#cool #days #develop #fruit #get

What the world needs is a small, compact, flexible fusion technology that could make electricity where and when it is needed. The existing fusion program is leading to a huge source of centralized power, at a price that nobody except a government can afford. ↗

— Freeman Dyson

#centralized #compact #could #electricity #except

I think I'm drawn to characters with complexity or who are under duress in some way and have some conflict going on. ↗

— Emily Blunt

#complexity #conflict #drawn #duress #going

Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#more #nothing #resist #softer #than

I put my clothing into the refrigerator and the foods into my wardrobe; am I in love? ↗

— Munia Khan

#insanity #love #food