Leo Buscaglia

Born :31 March 1924

Tribute :11 June 1998

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Leo Buscaglia born on 31th March 1924, and passed away on 11th June 1998, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire generations. Over the past 74 years, we have thoughtfully curated a selection of 28 powerful, inspirational, and motivational quotes - carefully handpicked from an extensive archive of life lessons and timeless wisdom. This legendary quote writer was born in american and went on to share won inspiring words with the world, leaving behind a global legacy that transcends borders.

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Quotes of Leo Buscaglia

Timeless words and powerful thoughts from Leo Buscaglia - discover the wisdom, inspiration, and voice behind the quotes that continue to resonate

Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself.

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

I've always thought that people need to feel good about themselves and I see my role as offering support to them, to provide some light along the way.

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

Life lived for tomorrow will always be just a day away from being realized.

It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them.

What love we've given, we'll have forever. What love we fail to give, will be lost for all eternity.

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 then you do it.

I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate - it's apathy. It's not giving a damn.

Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.

Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love.

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

We all need each other.

If I don't have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance.

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

I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind.

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.

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.

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.