Dave Pelzer
Dave Pelzer
David James "Dave" Pelzer is an American author, of several autobiographical and self-help books. He is best known for his 1995 memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called "It"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMemoirist
Date of Birth29 December 1960
CityDaly City, CA
CountryUnited States of America
mistake believe ambition
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.
moving-on being-yourself mistake
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.
baseball mistake fall
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
drop jet life middle private somalia tougher
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.
I'm always looking for a story of survival.
kick
You kick a dog long enough, that dog is going to bite you or die.
acclaim became critical war
I became a war hero before going on to critical acclaim as a professional victim.
The thing is, at the end of the day you still have to face yourself.
boo kid
'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.
my-family brady-bunch bunch
I was abused my family was the "brady bunch
schwarzenegger
I learned from Arnold Schwarzenegger, too, that it's O.K. to be pluggish.
cancer hate cells
Hate is a cancer that spreads one cell at a time.
two tragedy
Everybody has a tragedy or two in their lives.
school care foster-care
Everyone picked on me in school because I was in foster care.