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Leo Buscaglia

(1924–1998) Motivational Speaker United States

258 quotes in 1176 categories

Leo Buscaglia’s 258 heartfelt statements remind us why compassion matters. They’re warm, uplifting, and perfect for anyone looking for a gentle nudge toward kindness.

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Leo Buscaglia was a motivational speaker from the United States, best known for The Fall of Freddie the Leaf.

Quick Facts About Leo Buscaglia

Born: March 31, 1924
Died: June 12, 1998
Nationality: United States
Profession: Motivational Speaker
Notable works: The Fall of Freddie the Leaf

About Leo Buscaglia

Felice Leonardo Buscaglia, also known as "Dr. Love", was an American author, motivational speaker, and a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Leo Buscaglia

What do years have to do with age?

Age

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We all need each other.

Love

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To that there is an answer.

Answer

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Catch the beauty of the moment!

Beauty

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Love is always open arms.

Arms

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Learn to bend. It's better than breaking.

Bend

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“Only one who risks is free.”

Free

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“Man created words to free himself”

Created

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To place your ideas and your dreams before the crowd is to risk being called naive.

Crowds

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Love and the self are one and the discovery of either is the realization of both.

Discovery

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

Education

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Everybody is teaching Everybody to Love at every moment.

Education

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The only lasting trauma is the one we suffer without positive change.

Change

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That's love. That's all it means. It means sharing joy with people.

Joy

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

Acts

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We don't love to be loved in return; we love to love.

Inspirational

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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.

Enthusiastic

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Based on a string of bad breakups, I was forced to examine my choice of partners. Surely, that must have abolished me…

Bad breakup

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“The easiest thing in the world is to be what you are, what you feel. The hardest thing to be is what…

Easiest thing

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

Force

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I've always thought that people need to feel good about themselves and I see my role as offering support to them, to…

Feel good

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Most of us remain strangers to ourselves, hiding who we are, and ask other strangers, hiding who they are, to love us.

Hiding

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Forgive others, forgive yourself, forgive yourself for not being perfect, and accept responsibility for your own life.

Accepting

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Choose the way of life. Choose the way of love. Choose the way of caring. Choose the way of goodness. It's up…

Caring

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We want to gently remind people that we don't have forever. In my work, I hear parents complain all the time that…

Child

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The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he…

Certitude

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To the extent to which you know yourself, and we are all more alike than different, you can know others. When you…

Able

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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,…

Appreciate

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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…

And love

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In life and in love, there is only that moment, the NOW. The only reality we know is what we experience this…

Alive

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To this day I cannot see a bright daffodil, a proud gladiola, or a smooth eggplant without thinking of Papa. Like his…

Daffodil

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When we sit at the table, there is more going on than satisfying hunger. It is sad to think of those who…

Food

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“Loving relationships, though necessary for life, health, and growth, are among the most complicated skills. Before we can be successful at achieving…

Failed relationships

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Each of us is responsible for creating an environment of warmth and consideration for those we love. I have always tried to…

Able

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We have to get children to understand that not only do they have this incredible uniqueness, but they also have something that…

Bigs

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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…

Habits

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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…

Ads

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Don't ever believe that you are going to be peaceful-life is not like that. When you are changing all the time, you've…

Adjusting

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“The majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass through this world. There will most likely be no ticker-tape parades…

Compassion

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If he desired to know about automobiles, he would, without question, study diligently about automobiles. If his wife desired to be a…

Art

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Leo Buscaglia by topic

Love (113) Inspirational (52) Life (50) People (26) Love Does (25) Time (25) Love is (24) Joy (20) World (19) Ifs (19) Knows (17) Education (17) Love you (15) Giving (15) Children (14) Needs (13) Life is (13) Change (12) Risk (11) Humans (11) Happiness (11) Way (10) Relationship (10) Moments (10) Matter (10)