Leo Buscaglia Quotes

“Life is a great and wondrous mystery, and the only thing we know that we have for sure is what is right here right now. Don't miss it.”

“To love others you must love yourself...You can only give to others what you have yourself.”

“When love is accompanied with deep intimacy, it raises us to the highest level of human experience. In this exalted space, we can surrender our egos, become vulnerable and know levels of joy and well-being unique among life experiences. We attain a glimpse of the rapture that can be ours. Boundaries are blurred, there are no limitations and we rejoice in union. We become one and, at the same time, both.”

“A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness.”

“Based on a string of bad breakups, I was forced to examine my choice of partners. Surely, that must have abolished me from any wrongdoing.”

“Love requires that we overcome the traditional and self-defeating fears that place distance between ourselves and others.”

“As long as you are free, you are free to select and choose alternatives, provided that you are willing to accept the responsibility for being free. And after you've tried your alternatives, and they don't work as you would wish, don't blame me. Blame your choice. Try another alternative.”

“It's amazing - you may not realize it, but so much of what you are not is because you are literally standing in your own way of becoming. And what I'm pleading with you about is, get the hell out of your own way.”

“Find the person who will love you because of your differences and not in spite of them and you have found a lover for life.”

“Love can never grow old. Looks may lose their brown and gold. Cheeks may fade and hollow grow. But the hearts that love will know, never winter's frost and chill, summer's warmth is in them still.”

“That's love. That's all it means. It means sharing joy with people.”

“The essence of education is not to stuff you with facts but to help you discover your uniqueness, to teach you how to develop it, and then to show you how to give it away.”

“It is the foregiver who is freed in foregiving.”

“Love is always changing and unless we stay aware and change with it, it eludes us.”

“A wonderful realization will be the day you realize that you are unique in all the world. The world is an incredible unfulfilled tapestry, and only you can fulfill that tiny space that is yours.”

“Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations.”

“Knowing that one is always capable of change, the second step lies in making the decision to change. Change does not occur by merely willing it anymore than behavior changes simply through insight.”

“One must never be satisfied with his ability to love. No matter where he is, it is always just a beginning.”

“Happiness and love are just a choice away.”

“When we feel joyful, euphoric, happy, we are more open to life, more capable of seeing things clearly and handling daily tensions.”

“We are no longer puppets being manipulated by outside powerful forces: we become the powerful force ourselves.”

“A life without love, no matter how many other things we have, is an empty, meaningless one.”

“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.”

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

“Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don't over-analyze your relationships. Stop playing games. A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness.”