Dave Pelzer Quotes

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

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  Inspirational, Children, Unhappy Childhood

  Dave Pelzer (1993). “A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive”, p.166, Health Communications, Inc.

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• 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

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  Baseball, Mistake, Fall

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• 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.

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  Lying, Dark, Past

  Dave Pelzer (1993). “A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive”, p.166, Health Communications, Inc.

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• 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.

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  Moving On, Being Yourself, Mistake

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• 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.

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  Meaningful, Heart, Important

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• 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.

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  Children, Hate, Play

  Dave Pelzer (1993). “A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive”, p.133, Health Communications, Inc.

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

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  Self Worth, Accepted, Process

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

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  School, Care, Foster Care

  "The Privilege of Youth". Book by Dave Pelzer, www.theguardian.com. January 5, 2004.

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• 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.

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  Choices, Decision, Rest Of Your Life

  Dave Pelzer (1997). “The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family”, p.57, Health Communications, Inc.

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

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  Mother, Abuse, Want

  Dave Pelzer (1993). “A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive”, p.4, Health Communications, Inc.

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• 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.

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  Grateful, Past, Forever

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• 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.

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  Mistake, Believe, Ambition

  Dave Pelzer (2010). “Moving Forward: Taking The Lead In Your Life”, p.10, Hachette UK

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• 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.

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  Done, Answers, Better Person

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

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  Humble, Winner, Humble Beginnings

  "Child abuse as entertainment" by Geraldine Bedell, www.theguardian.com. September 2, 2001.

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

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  Cancer, Survivor, Mindset

  "I was never about boo hoo hoo". Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. June 25, 2008.

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• I plan my life in 15-minute sections.

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  Minutes, Plans, Sections

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

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  Mother, Children, Sick

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• 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.

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  Beautiful, Ocean, Blow

  Dave Pelzer (2010). “A Child Called It”, p.53, Hachette UK

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• 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.

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  Strong, People, Understanding

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• I know I can be very standoffish . . .

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  Knows, I Can

  "The Beaten Path / Author David Pelzer chronicles a nightmare childhood" by Jerry Carroll, www.sfgate.com. July 30, 1998.

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• 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.

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  Believe, Challenges, Age

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

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  Matter, No Matter What, Take Me

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• Everybody has a tragedy or two in their lives.

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  Two, Tragedy

  "'Help Yourself' author Dave Pelzer". Live chat, www.cnn.com. September 6, 2001.

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

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  Want, Firsts, Forget

  Dave Pelzer (1997). “The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family”, p.76, Health Communications, Inc.

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• Something good comes out of every crisis.

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  Crisis

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