Richard Rogers Quotes

The one advantage of being dyslexic is that you are never tempted to look back and idealise your childhood.

Richard Rogers

• Childhood
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• Childhood

  

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• The one advantage of being dyslexic is that you are never tempted to look back and idealise your childhood.

  

  Richard Rogers
  • Childhood
  • Advantage
  • Tempted