Dave Pelzer Quotes

• 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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• Incluso en sus pasajes más oscuros, el corazón es inconquistable. Es importante que el cuerpo sobreviva, pero es más significativo que prevalezca el espíritu humano.

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  Meaningful, Heart, Important

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Tienes que entender que en la vida de una persona hay unos momentos preciosos en los que las decisiones, las elecciones que hagas ahora, te afectarán para el resto de tu vida.

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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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• Something good comes out of every crisis.

  Dave Pelzer

  Crisis

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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 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 know I can be very standoffish . . .

  Dave Pelzer

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

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  Effort, Purpose, Vain

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