Leo Buscaglia

It's amazing - you may not realize it, but so much of what you are not is because you are literally standing…

— Leo Buscaglia

I was one of those fortunate individuals who grew up in a large, passionate, demonstrative Italian family where we were taught to…

— Leo Buscaglia

Man seldom questions the fact that ugliness and evil are to be found in the world. But he's never as ready to…

— Leo Buscaglia

As long as you are free, you are free to select and choose alternatives, provided that you are willing to accept the…

— Leo Buscaglia

He must understand that if he is the world's finest plum and someone he loves does not like plums, he has the…

— Leo Buscaglia

Assume that people are good until you actually and specifically learn differently. And even then, know that they have potential for change…

— Leo Buscaglia

A life of love is one of continualgrowth, where the doors and windows of experience are always open to thewonder and magic…

— Leo Buscaglia

We live in a small world. Not a leaf falls that doesn't affect a myriad of things. When we reach out to…

— Leo Buscaglia

Knowing that one is always capable of change, the second step lies in making the decision to change. Change does not occur…

— Leo Buscaglia

Definition of a relationship - an enduring, mutually-agreed upon connection or union, which fulfills certain needs of the individuals involved and the…

— Leo Buscaglia

There are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our encouragement,…

— Leo Buscaglia

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

— Leo Buscaglia

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

— Leo Buscaglia

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

— Leo Buscaglia

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

— Leo Buscaglia

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

— Leo Buscaglia

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

— Leo Buscaglia

It's not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy…

— Leo Buscaglia