“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.
“If you shed tears when you miss the sun, you also miss the stars.”
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Stray Birds (1916)
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“Reach for the stars and even if you miss you will land among the stars”
Wendy Mass (1967) American children's writer
Source: Jeremy Finl & the Meaning of Life
“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
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.”
Norman Vincent Peale (1898–1993) American writer
“Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life.”
Leo Buscaglia (1924–1998) Motivational speaker, writer
Speaking Of Love (1980)