Leo Buscaglia

Who was Leo Buscaglia?

Felice Leonardo "Leo" Buscaglia PhD, also known as "Dr. Love," was an American author and motivational speaker, and a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California.

Famous Quotes:

• The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another s, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.
• If we wish to free ourselves from enslavement, we must choose freedom and the responsibility this entails.
• Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose.
• Love can never grow old. Locks 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.
• Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time.
• Change is the end result of all true learning. Change involves three things: First, a dissatisfaction with self -- a felt void or need; second, a decision to change to fill the void or need; and third, a conscious dedication to the process of growth and change -- the willful act of making the change, doing something.
• Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life.
• Your talent is God's gift to you; what you do with it is your gift to God.
• Don't smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.
• Time has no meaning in itself unless we choose to give it significance.