Quotes by

Leo Buscaglia

Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose. – Leo Buscaglia

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

What you are is Gods gift to you, what you do with yourself is your gift to God. – Leo Buscaglia

The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Dont let them put you in that position. – Leo Buscaglia

Your talent is Gods gift to you; what you do with it is your gift to God. – Leo Buscaglia

We all need each other. – Leo Buscaglia

There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness and pain. What really matters is the internal force. How do I respond to those disasters? Over that I have complete control. – Leo Buscaglia

If I dont have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance. – Leo Buscaglia

Love always creates, it never destroys. In this lies mans only promise. – Leo Buscaglia

Dont brood. Get on with living and loving. You dont have forever. – Leo Buscaglia

What love weve given, well have forever. What love we fail to give, will be lost for all eternity. – Leo Buscaglia

I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate – its apathy. Its not giving a damn. – Leo Buscaglia

Love is always bestowed as a gift – freely, willingly and without expectation. We dont love to be loved we love to love. – Leo Buscaglia

The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes anothers, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises. – Leo Buscaglia

Ive always thought that people need to feel good about themselves and I see my role as offering support to them, to provide some light along the way. – Leo Buscaglia

Your talent is Gods gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. – Leo Buscaglia

I believe that you control your destiny, that you can be what you want to be. You can also stop and say, No, I wont do it, I wont behave his way anymore. Im lonely and I need people around me, maybe I have to change my methods of behaving, and then you do it. – Leo Buscaglia

Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong. – Leo Buscaglia

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

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