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

Leo Buscaglia

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Leo Buscaglia
Age: 74 †
Born: 1924
Born: March 31
Died: 1998
Died: June 12
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LA
California
Felice Leonardo Buscaglia
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We created time, and now we have become the slave of time.
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