Leo Buscaglia Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
-- Leo BuscagliaSource : "Love". Book by Leo Buscaglia, 1972.
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“Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.”
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“Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time... It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other.”
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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.”
-- Leo BuscagliaSource : Leo F. Buscaglia (1972). “Love”, Fawcett
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“Don't brood. Get on with living and loving. You don't have forever.”
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“Love yourself-accept yourself-forgive yourself-and be good to yourself, because without you the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful things.”
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“I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate - it's apathy. It's not giving a damn.”
-- Leo BuscagliaSource : LEO BUSCAGLIA, PH.D. (1982). “LIVING, LOVING & LEARNING”
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“Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself.”
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“Don't smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.”
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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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“Change is the end result of all true learning.”
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“Life is a paradise for those who love many things with a passion.”
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“The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another's, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.”
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“I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind.”
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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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“What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.”
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“Change is the end result of all true learning. Change involves three things: First, a dissatisfaction with self - a felt void or need; second, a decision to change to fill the void or need; and third, a conscious dedication to the process of growth and change - the willful act of making the change, doing something.”
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“Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.”
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“It's not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of personkind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely.”
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“Change. It has the power to uplift, to heal, to stimulate, surprise, open new doors, bring fresh experience and create excitement in life. Certainly it is worth the risk.”
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“Don't spend your precious time asking "Why isn't the world a better place?" It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is "How can I make it better?" To that there is an answer.”
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“We all need to be recognized for what we're doing, for our work. Every once in a while we need someone to come up to us and say, 'You're beautiful. That was well done. That's nice.'”
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“I just saw an ad the other day that I couldn't believe. There was this woman-and I think it's degrading to womankind-she was going out of her mind over a new product called "A Thousand Flushes." Here she was in her toilet, saying, "Oh, I love this product!" and, "My life is complete!" Good God-if your joy depends on "A Thousand Flushes," you're sick!”
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“Everybody needs a hug. It changes your metabolism.”
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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 can never grow in a jealous heart”
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“We seem to gain wisdom more readily through our failures than through our successes. We always think of failure as the antithesis of success, but it isn't. Success often lies just the other side of failure.”
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“What we need to know about loving is no great mystery. We all know what constitutes loving behavior; we need but act upon it, not continually question it. Over-analysis often confuses the issue and in the end brings us no closer to insight. We sometimes become too busy classifying, separating, and examining, to remember that love is easy. It's we who make it complicated.”
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“There are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our encouragement, who will need our unique talents. Someone who will live a happier life merely because we took the time to share what we had to give.”
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“Don't walk in my head with your dirty feet.”
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