"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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Leo Buscaglia
27 quotes
Quotes by Leo Buscaglia
"Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love."
"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."
"Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"...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."
"A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world."
"...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."
"Love always creates, it never destroys. In this lies man's only promise."
"Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life."
"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."
"Only when we give joyfully, without hesitation or thought of gain, can we truly know what love means."
"Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life."
"Life is a paradise for those who love many things with a passion."
"You are the only you ... You are the best you. You will always be the second best anyone else."
"Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life."
"Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing."
"The hardest battle you are ever going to have to fight is the battle to be just you."