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Leo Buscaglia was an American author, speaker, and educator, renowned for his works on love and human relationships. His books and speeches have inspired countless individuals to pursue a more fulfilling life and deeper interpersonal connections.

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“Man has no choice but to love. For when he does not, he finds his alternatives lie in loneliness, destruction and despair.”

Men Doe Lying Choices Loneliness Despair Destruction Alternatives

Book:Love

Source: Love

“Based on a string of bad breakups, I was forced to examine my choice of partners. Surely, that must have abolished me from any wrongdoing.”

Choices Partners Breakup Strings Wrongdoing

Author:Leo Buscaglia

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

“Happiness and love are just a choice away.”

Choices Attitude Love You And Love Positive Attitude Happiness And Love

Author:Leo Buscaglia

“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.”

People Love Seems Running Choices Difficult Love Is Accepting Theory Accepted Romantic Love Greatest Love

Author:Leo Buscaglia

“You have the choice. You can choose joy over despair, happiness over tears, action over apathy, growth over stagnation.”

Action Joy Choices Growth Tears Despair Apathy Stagnation

Author:Leo Buscaglia

“He must understand that if he is the world's finest plum and someone he loves does not like plums, he has the choice of becoming a banana. But he must be warned that if he chooses to become a banana, he will be a second rate banana. But he can always be the best plum.”

Ifs World Love Doe Choices Becoming Rate Being The Best Finest Bananas Second Rate Plums

Author:Leo Buscaglia

“Compassion is an act of tolerance where kindness and forgiveness reign. When we make the compassionate choice, we enhance the dignity of each individual, which is the very essence of loving them.”

Choices Individual Compassion Kindness Dignity Essence Tolerance Compassionate Reign

Author:Leo Buscaglia

“You have choice. You can select joy over despair. You can select happiness over tears. You can select action over apathy. You can select growth over stagnation. You can select you. And you can select life. And it's time that people tell you you're not at the mercy of forces greater than yourself. You are, indeed, the greatest force for you.”

People Self Action Joy Choices Force Growth Greater Tears Despair Mercy Apathy Select Stagnation

Author:Leo Buscaglia

“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.”

Way Choices Goodness Caring Up To You Way Of Love

Author:Leo Buscaglia

“As long as you are free, you are free to select and choose alternatives, provided that you are willing to accept the responsibility for being free. And after you've tried your alternatives, and they don't work as you would wish, don't blame me. Blame your choice. Try another alternative.”

Trying Long Choices Wish Freedom Responsibility Accepting Willing Blame Alternatives Select Being Free Blame Me Don't Blame Me

Book:LIVING, LOVING & LEARNING

Source: LIVING, LOVING & LEARNING

About the Author

Born: March 31, 1924
Died: June 12, 1998
Known for: Author
Quotes: 252

Books & Sources

LoveRelated source material

LIVING, LOVING & LEARNINGRelated source material

Living, Loving, Learning (1982)Related source material

Loving Each Other: The Challenge of Human RelationshipsRelated source material

Papa, my father: a celebration of dadsRelated source material

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