Even babies like to grab for things just beyond their reach.
If you keep missing, get closer to the basket.
One thing you can't pretend to be is funny.
Look at the footprints you've made.
You don't get to decide your part in the school play, but you do get to decide whether or not you play it well.
Believing in the Tooth Fairy is easier than trying to figure out how else the money gets under your pillow.