It's more fun to color outside the lines.
It doesn't count if your swing is going the highest if you're getting pushed.
It's not enough to be able to spell "magnificence" in your bedroom. You have to be able to spell it at the microphone during the spelling bee.
If you want to see a shooting star, you might have to spend a lot of nights looking up.
The longer the test the better you feel when it's over.
Every time you swim out to the rock, it gets a little closer.