Don’t smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.
LEO BUSCAGLIATo love others you must first love yourself.
More Leo Buscaglia Quotes
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I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate – it’s apathy. It’s not giving a damn.
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I have learned that love is the most powerful force available to us. When we have real love we have the strength to perform miracles.
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I’d like to be remembered for being a good, kind, loving, gentle man who attempted to live wisely, and who cared a lot.
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We never lose the people we love, even to death.
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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.
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You are the only you. You are the best you. You will always be the second best anyone else.
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In a crazy world, it’s only your insanity that will keep you sane.
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In the end you have only you.
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We are no longer puppets being manipulated by outside powerful forces – we become the powerful force ourselves.
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One does not fall “in” or “out” of love. One grows in love.
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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.
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It is when we ask for love less and begin giving it more that the basis of human love is revealed to us.
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Stop playing games. A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness.
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If I don’t have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance.
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When we cling to pain we end up punishing ourselves.
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Definition of a relationship – an enduring, mutually-agreed upon connection or union, which fulfills certain needs of the individuals involved and the society in which they live.
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We are born for love, but it will die if not nurtured.
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Don’t brood. Get on with living and loving. You don’t have forever.
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Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose.
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We need not be afraid to touch, to feel, to show emotion. The easiest thing in the world is to be what you are, what you feel.
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If you don’t like the scene you’re in, if you’re unhappy, if you’re lonely, if you don’t feel that things are happening, change your scene. Paint a new backdrop.
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When we give ourselves in love we become our most vulnerable. We are never safe. We become open to disappointment and hurt.
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Success often lies just the other side of failure.
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Even after centuries of human interacting, children still continue to rebel against their parents and siblings.
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Relish love in your old age! Aged love is like aged wine; it becomes more satisfying, more refreshing, more valuable, more appreciated and more intoxicating!
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We need others. We need others to love and we need to be loved by them. There is no doubt that without it, we too like the infant left alone, would cease to grow, cease to develop, choose madness, and even death.
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