Quotes from Leo Buscaglia

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

The oppposite of Love is not Hate - it's apathy.

Everybody is teaching Everybody to Love at every moment.

Love is a dynamic interaction, lived every second of our lives, all of our lives.

I will love you if you are stupid, if you slip and fall on your face, if you do the wrong thing, if you make mistakes, if you behave like a human being — I will love you no matter.

Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt, but it is the only way to live life completely.

The purpose of life is to help others, and if you can't help them, won't you at least not hurt them? I know that is a platitude, that that is sentimental and can easily be attacked. But loving, caring is simple, and we make it complex. Our own neuroses make it complex.

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

We don't love to be loved in return; we love to love.

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

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.

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

I was one of those fortunate individuals who grew up in a large, passionate, demonstrative Italian family where we were taught to love as naturally as we breathed and ate giant bowls of pasta!

We need others. We need others to love and we need to be loved by them.

Love revels in and grows in the moment and the joy of the moment.

If one wishes to be a lover he must start by saying 'YES' to love.

I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate — it's apathy. It's not giving a damn.

Don't smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.

All of my youth growing up in my Italian family was focused around the table. That's where I learned about love.

Live, love and learn

If you're an advocate of gentleness, you're simplistic and naive. If you're an advocate of despair and hate, you're sophisticated.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest accomplishment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

Food is celebratory. People who don't cook don't know how much fun they're missing.

I've learned that you learn best by modeling. If you want people to learn, do it!