A Quote by Ben Stein

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

Ben Stein

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Dirty Face Fall Flat Get Hands Jump Middle Reach Reach For The Stars Stars Then Things Your Your Face

Quote Author

Ben Stein
American - Actor
Born: November 25, 1944

If you're confident, then it helps you live up to your potential, but if you believe because you went to a certain school it means you're entitled to have a particular career, you'll fall flat on your face eventually.

Eddie Marsan

You reach for the stars and you work your butt off to achieve your dreams. If you fall short, you fall short, but you say you gave it your best.

Frank Vogel

Another thing I also recommend is washing your face with white towels, little white towels instead of your hands. Other towels have dye in them and, with water on them, I just don't mess around with that. This way you're not getting your hands back on your dirty face as you're washing it. You're going to see what's coming off.

June Diane Raphael

My attitude has always been, if you fall flat on your face, at least you're moving forward. All you have to do is get back up and try again.

Richard Branson

We got our grounding by playing live. You had to fall flat on your face, pay your dues and grow.

Dave Clark

And if you had no tongue, no celebrating language, you’d do this: cross your hands at the wrist with palms facing towards you; place your crossed wrists over your heart (the middle of your chest, anyway); then move your hands outwards a short distance, and open them towards the object of your love. It’s just as eloquent as speech.

Julian Barnes

Many people excuse themselves by claiming that they don't have to do work anymore because they are beyond it. They are simply afraid of getting their hands dirty. Getting your hands dirty washes your being.

Frederick Lenz

Don't be afraid to fall flat on your face.

Eddy Arnold

Sometimes you're gonna jump off a cliff and land flat on your face. Then you just get up and go again. But sometimes you dive off the cliff and start soaring with the eagles, and that's when you find new music, places that you've never been before.

Butch Trucks

Confidence comes from knowing what you're doing. If you are prepared for something, you usually do it. If not, you usually fall flat on your face.

Tom Landry

One thing about pushing yourself outside your comfort zone is that you're going to make mistakes, and you're going to fall flat on your face sometimes.