There are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our encouragement, who will need our unique talents. Someone who will live a happier life merely because we took the time to share what we had to give.

— Leo Buscaglia

Leo Buscaglia Quotes

Don’t look over people’s shoulders. Look in their eyes. Don’t talk at your children. Take their faces in your hands and talk to them. Don’t make love to a body, make love to a person.

— Leo Buscaglia

Communication

I love to think that the day you’re born, you’re given the world as a birthday present.

— Leo Buscaglia

To this day I cannot see a bright daffodil, a proud gladiola, or a smooth eggplant without thinking of Papa. Like his plants and trees, I grew up as a part of his garden.

— Leo Buscaglia

The only thing of value we can give kids is what we are, not what we have.

— Leo Buscaglia

We are so ruled by what people tell us we must be that we have forgotten who we are.

— Leo Buscaglia

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.

— Leo Buscaglia

To love oneself is to struggle to rediscover and maintain your uniqueness.

— Leo Buscaglia

In the end you have only you.

— Leo Buscaglia

We are born for love, but it will die if not nurtured.

— Leo Buscaglia

We created time, and now we have become the slave of time.

— Leo Buscaglia

When we give ourselves in love we become our most vulnerable. We are never safe. We become open to disappointment and hurt.

— Leo Buscaglia

It’s not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something.

— Leo Buscaglia

We treat our encounters with them with carefree casualness. We are certain that our relationships will naturally take care of themselves.

— Leo Buscaglia

We all need to be recognized for what we’re doing, for our work. Every once in a while we need someone to come up to us and say, ‘You’re beautiful. That was well done. That’s nice.’

— Leo Buscaglia

If you don’t like the scene you’re in, if you’re unhappy, if you’re lonely, if you don’t feel that things are happening, change your scene. Paint a new backdrop.

— Leo Buscaglia

When it comes to giving love, the opportunities are unlimited, and we are all gifted.

— Leo Buscaglia

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

— Leo Buscaglia

To place your ideas and your dreams before the crowd is to risk being called naive.

— Leo Buscaglia

Don’t spend your precious time asking “Why isn’t the world a better place?” It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is “How can I make it better?” To that there is an answer.

— Leo Buscaglia

Choose the way of life. Choose the way of love. Choose the way of caring. Choose the way of goodness. It’s up to you. It’s your choice.

— Leo Buscaglia

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