
“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.
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Stray Birds (1916)
“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.
“Reach for the stars and even if you miss you will land among the stars”
Source: Jeremy Finl & the Meaning of Life
“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
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.”
“Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life.”
Speaking Of Love (1980)