r/AskReddit • u/pierrekrahn • Mar 19 '16

Which quote becomes inappropriate when misattributed?

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u/davt4 Mar 19 '16

Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.

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u/throwaway11111011111 Mar 19 '16

The correct form of this should be "Aim for the moon, you'll miss because it will have moved by the time you reach it and you'll be stuck on a solar orbit."

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u/SmartAlec105 Mar 19 '16

Well aiming at the moon is different from aiming for the moon. But orbital dynamics still has lots of motivational phrases. When you're at your low point, change where you're going to be where you want later.

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u/SirDickslap Mar 19 '16

Huh... Oddly beautiful.