Leo Buscaglia

Who is Leo Buscaglia

Felice Leonardo Buscaglia (March 31, 1924 – June 12, 1998), also known as "Dr. Love", was an American author, motivational speaker, and a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California.

Life and career

Felice Leonardo Buscaglia was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 31, 1924, into a family of Italian immigrants. He spent his early childhood in Aosta, Italy, before going back to the United States for education. He was a graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School. Buscaglia served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; he did not see combat, but he saw its aftermath in his duties in the dental section of the military hospital, helping to reconstruct shattered faces.

Using G.I. Bill benefits, he entered the ...
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• I believe that you control your destiny, that you can be what you want to be. You can also stop and say, 'No, I won't do it, I won't behave his way anymore. I'm lonely and I need people around me, maybe I have to change my methods of behaving,' and then you do it.
• Change is the end result of all true learning.
• 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.
• Change is the end result of all true learning.
• If we wish to free ourselves from enslavement, we must choose freedom and the responsibility this entails.

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Ekowsnipes: "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." -leo buscaglia

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Thebestday4you: "never idealize others. they will never live up to your expectations." leo buscaglia

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Quotepicnet: "learn to bend. it's better than breaking." leo buscaglia

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Joanna__: "learn to bend. it's better than breaking." leo buscaglia

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C.L. Jones: Dr. Leo Buscaglia was a friend...who showed us how!

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