Leo Buscaglia
Leo Buscaglia
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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth31 March 1924
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
moving past done
After all, the wrong is done. It is past and cannot be changed. We have only the present and the future upon which to move forward.
people who-we-are forgotten
We are so ruled by what people tell us we must be that we have forgotten who we are.
love giving doe
One cannot give what he does not possess. To give love you must possess love. To love others you must love yourself.
life love-is deep-love
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
passion italian giants
I was one of those fortunate individuals who grew up in a large, passionate, demonstrative Italian family where we were taught to love as naturally as we breathed and ate giant bowls of pasta!
education helping should
Education should be the process of helping everyone to discover his uniqueness." -Leo Buscaglia (1924-1998)
people helping assuming
Assume that people are good until you actually and specifically learn differently. And even then, know that they have potential for change and that you can help them out.
pain joy hopeful
Say "yes" to life! "Yes" to wonder, to joy, to despair. "Yes" to pain, "yes" to what you don't understand. Try "yes." Try "always." Try "possible." Try "hopeful." Try "I will." And try "I can."
labels away-from-each-other
Labels are distancing phenomena. They push us away from each other.
born ifs dies
We are born for love, but it will die if not nurtured.
powerful play missing
The human need to play is a powerful one. When we ignore it, we feel there is something missing in our lives.
reading wish action
If one wishes to know love, one must live love, in action. Thoughts, readings and discourse on love are of value only as they present questions to be acted upon.
opportunity giving-love unlimited
When it comes to giving love, the opportunities are unlimited, and we are all gifted.
second-best
You are the only you ... You are the best you. You will always be the second best anyone else.