Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Leo Buscaglia More Quotes by Leo Buscaglia More Quotes From Leo Buscaglia But man has other needs as well: emotional needs. These, too, are few, but every bit as important as his physical requirements, yet not so simple. If they aren't met, they can be as devastating as physical hunger, as uncomfortable as a lack of shelter, as incapacitating as thirst. The frustration, isolation and anxiety brought about by unmet emotional needs can, like physical privation, produce death or a degree of living death - neurosis and psychosis. Leo Buscaglia frustrationemotionalmen 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. Leo Buscaglia dedicationchangeself Don't look over people's shoulders. Look in their eyes. Don't talk at your children. Take their faces in your hands and talk to them. Don't make love to a body, make love to a person. Leo Buscaglia communicationeyechildren Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don't over-analyze your relationships. Stop playing games. A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness. Leo Buscaglia playing-gamesinspirationalrelationship 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. Leo Buscaglia love-youlove-ispeople Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life. Leo Buscaglia boyfriendinspirationallove We seem to gain wisdom more readily through our failures than through our successes. We always think of failure as the antithesis of success, but it isn't. Success often lies just the other side of failure. Leo Buscaglia failurewisdomlying As soon as the love relationship does not lead me to me, as soon as I in a love relationship do not lead another person to himself, this love, even if it seems to be the most secure and ecstatic attachment I have ever experienced, is not true love. For real love is dedicated to continual becoming. Leo Buscaglia attachmentreallove The most painful thing to experience is not defeat but regret Leo Buscaglia regretchallengesmotivational Why do we protect children from life? It's no wonder that we become afraid to live. We're not told what life really is. We're not told that life is joy and wonder and magic and even rapture, if you can get involved enough. We're not told that life is also pain, misery, despair, unhappiness, and tears. I don't know about you, but I don't want to miss any of it. I want to embrace life, and I want to find out what it's all about. I wouldn't want to go through life without knowing what it is to cry. Leo Buscaglia painlifechildren One cannot give what he does not possess. To give love you must possess love. To love others you must love yourself. Leo Buscaglia doelovegiving It is difficult for some people to accept that love is a choice. This seems to run counter to the generally accepted theory of romantic love which expounds that love is inborn and as such requires no more than to accept it. This theory believes that love is a magical force which frees us from all suffering and solves every problem, that it is an end unto itself. To a limited extent, there may be some truths to each of these beliefs, but having the capacity to love is not the same as having the ability to love. Leo Buscaglia love-yourunningbelieve 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. Leo Buscaglia motivationallovelife Life is meant to be a celebration! It shouldn't be necessary to set aside special times to remind us of this fact. Wise is the person who finds a reason to make every day a special one. Leo Buscaglia inspirationwisemotivational Life lived for tomorrow will always be just a day away from being realized. Leo Buscaglia live-in-the-presentencouragingtomorrow He who remains calm while those around him panic probably doesn't know what's going on. Leo Buscaglia remainscalmpanic Choose the way of life. Choose the way of love. Choose the way of caring. Choose the way of goodness. It's up to you. It's your choice. Leo Buscaglia up-to-youchoicescaring You can only give away what you have ... If you have love, you can give it. If you don't have it, you don't have it to give. Leo Buscaglia ifslove-yougiving Love can never grow old. Looks 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 Buscaglia summerheartlove Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love. Leo Buscaglia motivationalpositivelove
