Quotes from Leo Buscaglia

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.

Your talent is God's gift to you; what you do with it is your gift to God.

Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.

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.

To love others you must first love yourself.

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.

Love is not a thing, it is not lost when given. You can offer your love completely to hundreds of people and still retain the same love you had originally.

When we give ourselves in love we become our most vulnerable. We are never safe. We become open to disappointment and hurt.

Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose.

In the end you have only you.

Every moment spent in unhappiness is a moment of happiness lost.

The hardest battle you're ever going to fight is the battle to be just you.