Leo F. Buscaglia Quotes

The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live.

We need others. We need others to love and we need to be loved by them. There is no doubt that without it, we too, like the infant left alone, would cease to grow, cease to develop, choose madness and even death.

Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time.

Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don`t over-analyse your relationships. Stop playing games. A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness.

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.

It is difficult for some people to accept that love is a choice. This seems to run counter to the generally accepted theory of romantic love which expounds that love is inborn and as such requires no more than to accept it.

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.

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.

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.