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
I learned from Arnold Schwarzenegger, too, that it's O.K. to be pluggish.
cowboy expect generation gotta great greatness happens matter supposed wanna
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.
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.
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.
years hours
I work 338 days a year, 16 hours a day,
book years
I buy thousands of books a year.
knows i-can
I know I can be very standoffish . . .