Leo Buscaglia

“I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate -- it's apathy. It's not giving a damn.”

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”

“The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow or love.”

“Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life.”

“Change is the end result of all true learning.”

“Don't hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.”

“A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.”

“What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.”

“Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.”

“Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love.”

“The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position.”

“Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations.”

“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.”

“We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections.”

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

“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.”

“Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time... It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other.”

“It's not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something.”

“A life of love is one of constant growth.”

“Find the person who will love you because of your differences and not in spite of them and you have found a lover for life.”