Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars.

When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one, but you won't come up with a handful of mud either.

However, I think I managed to reach a new level with Koko, and I will always be grateful for the experience.

When the opportunity is there, you have to let your creative juices start flowing and reach and grab for it.

People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.

If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to die immediately to enjoy himself.

Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full the resources that are within thy reach.

The other side of it is that, despite all that, people reach out to poetry at the key moments in their lives.

When you reach my age, you understand that you are a player with skin in the game, no matter what game it is.

Giving children a fair chance to achieve their dreams and reach their potential is everyone's responsibility.

I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.

I really believed that I was on the right track, but that did not mean that I would necessarily reach my goal.

It took me about 12 years to reach my million-word mark. The challenge now is to continue to challenge myself.

In any situation in order to excel and reach the pinnacle with a group of people, there have to be sacrifices.

The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.

When I have reached a summit, I leave it with great reluctance, unless it is to reach for another, higher one.

Ideals are like the stars: we never reach them, but like the mariners of the sea, we chart our course by them.

People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem very admirable to me.

Though the film industry is my primary area of work, television allows me to reach out to the audience quicker.

The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.

The thinker dies, but his thoughts are beyond the reach of destruction. Men are mortal; but ideas are immortal.

Positive thinking is a valuable tool that can help you overcome obstacles, deal with pain, and reach new goals.

I want our young people to believe as we did that there is no goal too high to reach if they are willing to work.

I do not want to repeat myself. I want to reach for something I've never attained. This is the excitement of art.

I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.

To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.

If you want to reach a goal, you must 'see the reaching' in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.

It is part of the fundamental impulse in all living things to reach for light, part of the indomitable will to see.

There's nothing wrong with being driven. And there's nothing wrong with putting yourself first to reach your goals.

When you reach a certain age in life, time becomes more important than money, and I think that happens in your 50s.

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.

I never thought that I could reach such a high political position. But I have always been ready to serve my country.

If one marries out of necessity, he will have to reincarnate to reach the point where he wants to live only for God.

People who reach the top of the tree are only those who haven't got the qualifications to detain them at the bottom.

It is only through raising expectations and striving for excellence that our children can reach their full potential.

Without strong Arab backing, it will be hard, if not impossible, for a Palestinian leader to reach peace with Israel.

Whether you reach a lot of people or have a profound impact on a few people, their memories of you are your afterlife.

If you're trying to invent something new, you're going to reach a lot of discouraging points, and most people give up.

Yesterday, we sought telescopes good enough to see all the planets. Today, we seek vehicles good enough to reach them.

If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.

The barrier of communication is terrible if you don't speak the language. You cannot reach a player with a translator.

The main dream is to get 'Mandem On The Wall' its own TV show. That's the kind of platform that we're trying to reach.

In tennis, it is not the opponent you fear, it is the failure itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach.

One of my goals is to become the perfect player but you'll never reach that goal if your mindset is not right, I think.

I will fight for my children on any level so they can reach their potential as human beings and in their public duties.

We're constantly looking for ways to reach people in Maine to talk to them, reassure them and share resources and ideas.

To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.

I think now I get to create and inspire more young black girls to continue doing what they love and reach for the stars.

Because I am basically so insecure and anxious and afraid, I never, ever in my life learned to reach out for help, ever.

The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.

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