Best 41 quotes of Dave Pelzer on MyQuotes

...and deliver me from evil." "Amen.

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.

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.

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

Draw Support From Those You Know And Trust. Don't Leave Your Happiness To Fate.

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.

Even when I lecture per se, I am a joke comedian, I can do the voices.

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

Gripping my arm, Mother held it in the orange-blue flame. My skin seemed to explode from the heat.

Hate is a cancer that spreads one cell at a time.

I am a very shy, introverted guy.

I am not the most eloquent guy in the world.

I am proud of who you were, David-that hurt person who refused to "die." And I'm more caring, giving, fixing person, the guy with the same sense of humor and that deft, sensitive touch. Good on you, David I love you.

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.

I couldn't lie to get myself fame and fortune.

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.

I had an attachment disorder.

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.

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

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.

I plan my life in 15-minute sections.

I still love my former wife, I won't call her my ex-wife.

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.

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

I was abused my family was the "brady bunch

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

My fans are buying the DNA of Dave.

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

The most beautiful highway in the world

There's a lot of Dave mania when I speak.

The Stovepipe is a memoir full of laughter and tears and a moving story of sisterly love as well as their will to survive.

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.

well, young man," the judge began, what it biols down to this if the court so desires and if you belive that your home setting is undesirable... you may return and desire with your mother at your home residents

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.

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

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

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.

Your going to be fine.I promise you."- with my finger I made an X sign on my chest-"cross my heart and hope to die,you have my word.You don't deserve to live like that,and we're going to turn things around.

And as she held me, I suddenly realized that my lifelong search for love and acceptance had finally ended in the arms of a foster parent.

At night I no longer dreamed, nor did I let my imagination work during the day. The once vibrant escapes of watching myself fly through the clouds in bright blue costumes, were now a thing of the past. When I fell asleep, my soul became consumed in a black void. I no longer awoke in the mornings refreshed; I was tired and told myself that I had one day less to live in this world. I shuffled through my chores, dreading every moment of every day. With no dreams, I found that words like hope and faith were only letters, randomly put together into something meaningless - words only for fairy tales.

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.