More Quotes by Leo Buscaglia
Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose.
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 loving relationship is one in which the loved one is free to be himself -- to laugh with me, but never at me; to cry with me, but never because of me; to love life, to love himself, to love being loved. Such a relationship is based upon freedom and can never grow in a jealous heart
Nine times out of ten, when you extend your arms to someone, they will step in, because basically they need precisely what you need.
One cannot give what he does not possess. To give love you must possess love. To love others you must love yourself.
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.
Those who think they know it all have no way of finding out they don't.
The most painful thing to experience is not defeat but regret
Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself.
Compassion is an act of tolerance where kindness and forgiveness reign. When we make the compassionate choice, we enhance the dignity of each individual, which is the very essence of loving them.
