"I became a war hero before going on to critical acclaim as a professional victim." ― Dave Pelzer Topic(s): War More From Dave Pelzer "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." "My mom obviously had a problem." More In War "War is very sad and small life is pathetically fragile at times."― Henry Rollins "I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way."― George McGovern "Where I would fault President Bush the most was that, in the wake of 9/11, he motivated our military, but he didn’t call the nation into a state of war. And he didn’t explain that this would take though a communal effort against common foe."― Frank Miller