Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Leo Buscaglia Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: Italy
  • Born: Mar 31, 1924
  • Died: Jun 12, 1998

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

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

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

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

Love always creates, it never destroys. In this lie's man's only promise. love

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

Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. God & motivational

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

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. death, love & time

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

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

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

Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life. life & love

Change is the end result of all true learning. change, education & learning

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

Don't brood. Get on with living and loving. You don't have forever. love

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

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