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Too often we underestimate the power of a touch.

Leo Buscaglia

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Leo Buscaglia
Age: 74 †
Born: 1924
Born: March 31
Died: 1998
Died: June 12
Author
Novelist
Teacher
University Teacher
Writer
LA
California
Felice Leonardo Buscaglia
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Caring
Power
Appreciation
Kind
Goodness
Niceness
Smile
Underestimated
Touch
Nursing
Kindness
Underestimate
Compassion
Smallest
Listening
Compliment

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