Never let the odds keep you from pursuing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.

If you have built castles in the air... that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.
--Henry David Thoreau

Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Aim at the sun. You may not reach it, but you will fly higher than if you never aimed at all.

It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can.

Giving up is the ultimate tragedy. --Robert Donovan

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. --Theodore Roosevelt

We cannot discover new oceans unless we have the courage to lose sight of the shore.

The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way a man uses them.

Failure is not defeat until you stop trying.

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth.

Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief. --Joseph Addison

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. --Aristotle

He who finds a faithful friend, finds a treasure. --Jewish saying

The language of friendship is not words but meanings. --Henry David Thoreau

Take time to laugh. It is the music of the soul.

Every life has its dark and cheerful hours. Your level of happiness comes from choosing which to remember.

Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.

It's not the load that breaks you down; it's the way you carry it.

Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.

We can better appreciate the miracle of a sunrise if we have waited in darkness.

If you really want to do something, you'll find a way, if you don't, you'll find an excuse.

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. --Sorlen Kierkegaard

When you become reluctant to change, remind yourself of the beauty of autumn.

Those who have suffered much are like those who know many languages; they have learned to understand all and to be understood by all.

I had no shoes and complained until I met a man who had no feet.

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. --Kahlil Gibran

The greatest mistake you can make is to be constantly fearful you will make one.

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe. --Marilyn vos Savant

Be it true or false, what is said about men often has as much influence upon their lives, and especially upon their destinies, as what they do. --Victor Hugo

We come to love not by finding a perfect person but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.
--Sam Keen

Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free and realizing you were the prisoner. --Max lucado

Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this

People who hate cats, will come back as mice in their next life. .

No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat, and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch

Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause the most inconvenience. .

Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later.

Kittens are born with their eyes shut. They open them in about six days, take a look around, then close them again for the better part of their lives.

One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home.

When you're alone with your kitten, you don't have to act your age.