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LEO BUSCAGLIA

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(Expert # 36)

uscaglia Quick Facts

Areas: Love; Relationships

eller: “Love” (over 1 million copies sold)

: College Professor; Author; Lecturer; 1924-1998

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L uscaglia Biography

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im rants in Los Angeles. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English and speech,
a er’s degree in language and speech pathology, and a Ph.D. in language an
speech pathology.

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love as the one unifying force in life. Overall, Dr. Buscaglia
dozen books and sold more than 11 million copies in
from teaching, Dr. Buscaglia served on the USC School of Education’s Board of
Councilors.

David Riklan’s favorite Leo Buscaglia Quotes and Thoughts

• Don’t smother each other. No one can grow in shade.


• Too often we underestimate the power of 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.


• Hold on to your dreams for they are, in a sense, the stuff of which reality is
  made. It is through our dreams that we maintain the possibility of a better,
  more meaningful life.