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I had an attachment disorder.
My mom obviously had a problem.
One Child's courage to survive.
I buy thousands of books a year.
I am a very shy, introverted guy.
My fans are buying the DNA of Dave.
...and deliver me from evil." "Amen.
I plan my life in 15-minute sections.
I know I can be very standoffish . . .
The most beautiful highway in the world
I work 338 days a year, 16 hours a day.
Something good comes out of every crisis.
There's a lot of Dave mania when I speak.
I was abused my family was the "brady bunch
I'm always looking for a story of survival.
I am not the most eloquent guy in the world.
My message has always been about resilience.
I couldn't lie to get myself fame and fortune.
Everybody has a tragedy or two in their lives.
Hate is a cancer that spreads one cell at a time.
I still love my former wife, I won't call her my ex-wife.
Everyone picked on me in school because I was in foster care.
You kick a dog long enough, that dog is going to bite you or die.
I just don't want to forget this first day of the rest of my life!
The thing is, at the end of the day you still have to face yourself.
Even when I lecture per se, I am a joke comedian, I can do the voices.
You can be a victim of cancer, or a survivor of cancer. It's a mindset.
I learned from Arnold Schwarzenegger, too, that it's O.K. to be pluggish.
I told myself no matter what she did i would not let the b**** take me down
Draw Support From Those You Know And Trust. Don't Leave Your Happiness To Fate.
One could come from less than humble beginnings, to become a winner from within.
I became a war hero before going on to critical acclaim as a professional victim.
When you please others in hopes of being accepted, you lose you self-worth in the process.
Mother can beat me all she wants, but I haven’t let her take away my will to somehow survive.
Gripping my arm, Mother held it in the orange-blue flame. My skin seemed to explode from the heat.
Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.
Whatever you do for the sole purpose of having others admire you, your efforts will most likely be in vain.
David what your mother did to you was wrong. Verry wrong.No child deserves to be treated like that. She's sick.
'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.
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.
The Stovepipe is a memoir full of laughter and tears and a moving story of sisterly love as well as their will to survive.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
If people have a basic understanding of right from wrong, possess a strong desire to better themselves and persist in their cause, they can break the chain of any negative environment.