Stars > moon

There's a saying, "Shoot for the stars. If you fall short, you'll hit the moon."

The problem with this saying is that this is not the saying. Just think about that for a second. There are an uncountable number of stars that exist. So if I shoot for any star anywhere and miss, I'll hit Earth's moon? This is stupid logic.

Here's the real saying. "Shoot for the moon. If you fall short, you may land on a star." See how that makes more sense? You're trying to go to Earth's one moon, but if you miss, you realize that because of the number of stars out there, there's a decent probability that you will hit one of them.

So if you're going to try to be inspirational, don't be stupid about it. Thank you.

A stone's throw?

What an odd saying. "It's just a stone's throw away. " This is a really boring phrase because it means exactly what you'd think it means and its origin is exactly what you'd think its origin would be. There's really nothing to say about it except for this: who says that?

Also, I'll bet my stone's throw is bigger than your stone's throw.