“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.”
Norman Vincent Peale (1898–1993) American writer
Source: Jeremy Finl & the Meaning of Life
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.”
Norman Vincent Peale (1898–1993) American writer
“Shoot for the moon, because even if you miss you miss, you'll land in the stars.”
Les Brown (1945) American politician
Variant: Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
“Shoot for the moon, even if you fail, you'll land among the stars”
Cecelia Ahern (1981) Irish novelist
Source: P.S. I Love You
“I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.”
Mike Tyson (1966) American boxer
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Miscellaneous
“Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.”
W. Clement Stone (1902–2002) American New Thought author
As quoted in The Power of Choice (2007) by Joyce Guccione, p. 199
also attributed to Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) and Les Brown (1912–2001)
Misattributed
Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
Song lyrics, The Sensual World (1989)
“When you reach for the stars, you may not get one, but you won't get a handful of mud either.”
Leo Burnett (1891–1971) American advertising executive
As quoted in Readers Digest January 1985
Vera Nazarian (1966) American writer
Source: The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration
Blu (1983) American rapper and music producer
The World Is (Below the Heavens)
Below the Heavens (2007)