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Dave Pelzer [1960-0] American
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Writer, Author


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".

Age, Best, Love, Moving On, Work



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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. Best, Moving On
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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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When you please others in hopes of being accepted, you lose you self-worth in the process.
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I still love my former wife, I won't call her my ex-wife. Love
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I work 338 days a year, 16 hours a day. Work
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'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.
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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.
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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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Something good comes out of every crisis.
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You can be a victim of cancer, or a survivor of cancer. It's a mindset.
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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. Age
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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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Everyone picked on me in school because I was in foster care.
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The thing is, at the end of the day you still have to face yourself.
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My message has always been about resilience.
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I became a war hero before going on to critical acclaim as a professional victim.
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You kick a dog long enough, that dog is going to bite you or die.
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I had an attachment disorder.
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I am a very shy, introverted guy.
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My mom obviously had a problem.
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Everybody makes mistakes.
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I am not the most eloquent guy in the world.
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Even when I lecture per se, I am a joke comedian, I can do the voices.
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I learned from Arnold Schwarzenegger, too, that it's O.K. to be pluggish.
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There's a lot of Dave mania when I speak.
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I'm always looking for a story of survival.
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Everybody has a tragedy or two in their lives.
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I know I can be very standoffish.
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I plan my life in 15-minute sections.
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My fans are buying the DNA of Dave.
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I buy thousands of books a year.
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I couldn't lie to get myself fame and fortune.
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