Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.

The line is a piece of aspirational counsel: set an audacious goal (“the moon”) because the effort required to pursue it can still yield exceptional results (“among the stars”) even if the precise target is not reached. It frames “missing” not as failure but as a high-altitude outcome relative to ordinary aims, encouraging risk-taking, ambition, and resilience. The metaphor also implies that the scale of one’s objective shapes the scale of one’s achievements—aiming low may guarantee attainment but limits growth, while aiming high can expand skills, opportunities, and horizons regardless of the final score.