More Quotes by Leo Buscaglia
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
Only when we give joyfully, without hesitation or thought of gain, can we truly know what love means.
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.
The only thing of value we can give kids is what we are, not what we have.
Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.
The most painful thing to experience is not defeat but regret
Education should be the process of helping everyone to discover his uniqueness, to teach him how to develop that uniqueness, and then to show him how to share it because that’s the only reason for having anything.
Value yourself. The only people who appreciate a doormat are people with dirty shoes.
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 life without love, no matter how many other things we have, is an empty, meaningless one.