I’d like to be remembered for being a good, kind, loving, gentle man who attempted to live wisely, and who cared a lot.
LEO BUSCAGLIAI’d like to be remembered for being a good, kind, loving, gentle man who attempted to live wisely, and who cared a lot.
LEO BUSCAGLIAValue yourself. The only people who appreciate a doormat are people with dirty shoes.
LEO BUSCAGLIAThe 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.
LEO BUSCAGLIAA wonderful realization will be the day you realize that you are unique in all the world.
LEO BUSCAGLIAYou are the only you. You are the best you. You will always be the second best anyone else.
LEO BUSCAGLIAChange. It has the power to uplift, to heal, to stimulate, surprise, open new doors, bring fresh experience and create excitement in life.
LEO BUSCAGLIADon’t hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.
LEO BUSCAGLIALove 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.
LEO BUSCAGLIARisks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
LEO BUSCAGLIAHappiness and love are just a choice away.
LEO BUSCAGLIAWhen we give ourselves in love we become our most vulnerable. We are never safe. We become open to disappointment and hurt.
LEO BUSCAGLIAA total immersion in life offers the best classroom for learning to love.
LEO BUSCAGLIANever idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations.
LEO BUSCAGLIAWhat we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.
LEO BUSCAGLIALive nutty. Just occasionally. Just once in a while. And see what happens. It brightens up the day.
LEO BUSCAGLIAAnything that is learned can be unlearned and relearned.
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