Cara Leyba Quotes & Sayings

Life is too short to be stuck with the "would haves" "could haves" and "should haves." It's on you to make sure you live every second as if it was your last. — Cara Alwill Leyba

Mom and I made three pies with wild blackberries that Teddy and I had picked. — Gayle Forman

Once I knew, then I forgot. It was as if I had fallen asleep in a field only to discover at waking that a grove of trees had grown up around me.
"Doubt nothing, believe everything," was my friend's idea of metaphysics, although his brother ran away with his wife. He still bought her a rose every day, sat in the empty house for the next twenty years talking to her about the weather.
I was already dozing off in the shade, dreaming that the rustling trees were my many selves explaining themselves all at the same time so that I could not make out a single word. My life was a beautiful mystery on the verge of understanding, always on the verge! Think of it!
My friend's empty house with every one of its windows lit. The dark trees multiplying all around it. — Charles Simic

Blaze your own glittery, sparkly, fiery, shimmering path. Surround yourself with the things that make you shine. Create your bubble and thrive in it. — Cara Alwill Leyba

Certainly, none of us enjoy going through struggles, but you have to understand that your struggle may be an opportunity for advancement and promotion. The very thing you are fighting against so tenaciously may be the springboard that catapults you to a new level of excellence. Your challenges may become your greatest assets. — Joel Osteen

I see a lot of people doing an "'80s thing" who weren't even born until the '90s. — Bradford Cox

Had to pee his pants for a role, and when they tried to attach the pouch to him so that it would look real,, he shouted, 'No, I do all my own stunts. I got this. — Rachel Van Dyken

True "fearlessness" does not really exist. When I refer to being fearless, I'm talking about recognizing that you have fears, but deciding to move forward anyway. That's a biggie. A fearless and fabulous woman is someone who recognizes her desires, has the confidence to chase her dreams, and believes that everything is possible. She does not believe in the word "failure." She redefines it. To the fearless and fabulous woman, a "failure" is just a signal that she needs to change her course and try a new way of doing something. She thinks positively, takes consistent action toward her goals, and never gives up. — Cara Alwill Leyba

In the locker room I was getting impatient to get on the court, I had to warm up several times. — Roger Federer

Love me or I will kick you very hard. — Russell Hoban

He was only the second or third in his sprawling family (their religion, Skip once said, was Irish Alcoholic) to ever go to college. Clan — Stephen King

Extraordinary things are always hiding in places people never think to look. — Jodi Picoult

Happiness is a very personal feeling, and it's nobody's right to declare what it means to you. And most importantly, happiness is impossible if you're not willing to chase it. — Cara Alwill Leyba

Out of Africa, there is always something new. — Pliny The Elder

As long as you have an empty wine glass I can borrow," I say, pulling a jumbo-sized bottle of Pinot Noir from my bag. "Or a really long straw. Either one. — Julie Johnson

you will evolve. Not everyone will get it. Evolve anyway. When — Cara Alwill Leyba

It is safe to say that the U.S. Congress is now run by paid staffers, not by people elected to do the job. — Barry Goldwater

He was the yin to my yang, the sparkly jumpsuit to my Elvis. — Brooke Moss

even if there were events before the big bang, one could not use them to determine what would happen afterward, because predictability would break down at the big bang. — Stephen Hawking

I, on the other hand, still might not be considered a proper adult. I had been very grown-up in primary school. But as I continued through secondary school, I in fact became less grown-up. And then as the years passed, I turned into quite a childlike person. I suppose I just wasn't able to ally myself with time. — Hiromi

they don't serve champagne at pity parties — Cara Alwill Leyba