Source: Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth
“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”
Source: P.S. I Love You
“Shoot for the moon, because even if you miss you miss, you'll land in the stars.”
Variant: Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
“Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.”
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
“I'd shoot for the moon, but I'm too busy gazing at stars.”
"Not Afraid"
2010s, Recovery (2010)
“To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target”
Singing to supporters at ANC celebrations in Bloemfontein on 8 January 2012, Is Jan van Riebeeck really the cause of all SA's misfortunes? http://www.politicsweb.co.za/news-and-analysis/is-jan-van-riebeeck-really-the-cause-of-all-sas-mi, Dave Steward (16 January 2015)
Jacob Zuma sings kill the Boer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb3MLHblnbQ, youtube
“If you hide your ignorance, no one will hit you, and you'll never learn.”
Source: Fahrenheit 451 (1953)
Source: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
“You are my sun,
my moon, and
all my stars.”
Variant: Yours is the light by which my spirit's born: - you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.
