Dave Pelzer Quotations

To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.

I still love my former wife, I won't call her my ex-wife.

I really believe I'm no different from anyone else. I just had a few challenges I had to learn from at a very early age.

I work 338 days a year, 16 hours a day,

'A Child Called It' was a story about resilience, it was never about boo hoo hoo, it was about a kid that didn't quit.

What distresses me at times is that I meet a lot of people in their 40's, 50's, 60's, who still say they're a victim of child abuse.

If people have a basic understanding of right from wrong, possess a strong desire to better themselves and persist in there cause, they can break the chain of any negative environment.

You can be a victim of cancer, or a survivor of cancer. It's a mindset.

Ask yourself: was there anything I could have done to prevent the situation? If the answer is yes, do something now and become a better person for it.

When you please others in hopes of being accepted, you lose you self-worth in the process.

Whatever you do for the sole purpose of having others admire you, your efforts will most likely be in vain.

Everyone picked on me in school because I was in foster care.

The thing is, at the end of the day you still have to face yourself.

I became a war hero before going on to critical acclaim as a professional victim.

You kick a dog long enough, that dog is going to bite you or die.

Even when I lecture per se, I am a joke comedian, I can do the voices.

Everybody has a tragedy or two in their lives.

I am not the most eloquent guy in the world.

I'm always looking for a story of survival.

There's a lot of Dave mania when I speak.

I couldn't lie to get myself fame and fortune.

My fans are buying the DNA of Dave.

I was abused my family was the "brady bunch

I learned from Arnold Schwarzenegger, too, that it's O.K. to be pluggish.

Hate is a cancer that spreads one cell at a time.

I buy thousands of books a year.

I know I can be very standoffish . . .

well, young man," the judge began, what it biols down to this if the court so desires and if you belive that your home setting is undesirable... you may return and desire with your mother at your home residents

I'm so alive. As I stand facing the beauty of the never-ending Pacific Ocean, a late afternoon breeze blows down from the hills behind. As always, it is a beautiful day. The sun is making its final descent. The magic is about to begin. The skies are ready to burn with brilliance, as it turns from a soft blue to a bright orange. Looking towards the West, I stare in awe at the hypnotic power of the waves. A giant curl begins to take form, then breaks with a thundering clap as it crashes on the shore.

One could come from less than humble beginnings, to become a winner from within.

I just don't want to forget this first day of the rest of my life!

Gripping my arm, Mother held it in the orange-blue flame. My skin seemed to explode from the heat.

Draw Support From Those You Know And Trust. Don't Leave Your Happiness To Fate.

I am a very shy, introverted guy.

Something good comes out of every crisis.

The most beautiful highway in the world

I told myself no matter what she did i would not let the b**** take me down

...and deliver me from evil." "Amen.

Your going to be fine.I promise you."- with my finger I made an X sign on my chest-"cross my heart and hope to die,you have my word.You don't deserve to live like that,and we're going to turn things around.

I am proud of who you were, David-that hurt person who refused to "die." And I'm more caring, giving, fixing person, the guy with the same sense of humor and that deft, sensitive touch. Good on you, David I love you.

One Child's courage to survive

The Stovepipe is a memoir full of laughter and tears and a moving story of sisterly love as well as their will to survive.

Inside, my soul became so cold I hated everything. I even despised the sun, for I knew I would never be able to play in its warm presence. I cringed with hate whenever I heard other children laughing, as they played outside. My stomach coiled whenever I smelled food that was about to be served to somebody else, knowing it wasn't for me.

I believe that no matter how many mistakes we’ve made; how badly we’ve really, really screwed up; how old, worn out, or dejected we’ve become; as long as there is true, steadfast ambition, all of us have an opportunity for greatness.

Mother can beat me all she wants, but I haven’t let her take away my will to somehow survive.

Build on past successes, be grateful for what you do have, and know that this, too, shall pass. It's only for the now. Whatever we're facing, it's not forever.

I had an attachment disorder.

You have to understand that in a person's life there are a few precious moments in which decisions, choices that you make now, will affect you for the rest of your life.

David what your mother did to you was wrong. Verry wrong.No child deserves to be treated like that. She's sick.

I plan my life in 15-minute sections.

It is important for people to know that no matter what lies in their past, they can overcome the dark side and press on the a brighter world.

Even in its darkest passages, the heart is unconquerable. It is important that the body survives, but it is more meaningful that the human spirit prevails.

In life you are going to make mistakes, you're going to fall down, but it's the getting up that counts. Just like in baseball: you'll get a few hits, but most likely, you'll strike out more than you'll get on base. But don't quit. Find your focus, relax, take a deep breath and give it a good swing

Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.

Life can be tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid. You think you got problems? Get in my private jet and we'll go to Somalia or Rwanda. I'll drop you off in the middle of Baghdad.

You're Generation Next. Cowboy up. We're supposed to expect greatness from you. You wanna be great, you gotta be great in everything you do every day. Righteousness always prevails. If you're good-hearted and good-headed, no matter what happens to you, you will prevail.

This is your homework assignment. From this moment on the B.S. stops. The whining stops. Be nice. Do three nice things every day. Cowboy up.

I learned from Arnold Schwarzenegger, too, that it's O.K. to be pluggish.