Quotes by Leo Buscaglia

About Leo Buscaglia:

Felice Leonardo "Leo" Buscaglia was an American author and motivational speaker, and a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California.
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The hardest battle you are ever going to have to fight is the battle to be just you.

Leo Buscaglia

Only when we give joyfully, without hesitation or thought of gain, can we truly know what love means.

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Relish love in your old age! Aged love is like aged wine; it becomes more satisfying, more refreshing, more valuable, more appreciated and more intoxicating!

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Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose.

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You are the only you ... You are the best you. You will always be the second best anyone else.

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Life is a paradise for those who love many things with a passion.

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A loving relationship is one in which the loved one is free to be himself -- to laugh with me, but never at me; to cry with me, but never because of me; to love life, to love himself, to love being loved. Such a relationship is based upon freedom and...

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Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest accomplishment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

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Education should be the process of helping everyone to discover his uniqueness." -Leo Buscaglia (1924-1998)

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Time has no meaning in itself unless we choose to give it significance

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Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations.

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We are no longer puppets being manipulated by outside powerful forces: we become the powerful force ourselves.

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The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position.

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Don't hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.

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A single rose can be a garden... a single friend, my world.

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Our talents are the gift that God gives to us... What we make of our talents is our gift back to God

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...the opposite of love is not hate -- it's apathy. It's not giving a damn. If somebody hates me, they must "feel" something ... or they couldn't possibly hate. Therefore, there's some way in which I can get to them.

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If we wish to free ourselves from enslavement, we must choose freedom and the responsibility this entails.

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Change is the end result of all true learning.

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I believe that you control your destiny, that you can be what you want to be. You can also stop and say, 'No, I won't do it, I won't behave his way anymore. I'm lonely and I need people around me, maybe I have to change my methods of behaving,' and t...

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What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.

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Author Bio

  • NameLeo Buscaglia
  • DescriptionMotivational speaker, writer
  • BornMarch 31, 1924
  • DiedJune 12, 1998
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist; Teacher