Good Quote from Milton Berle

by Ruck on 12/16/2009

in Quotes to Live By

Milton Berle, was an Emmy-winning American comedian and actor in the late 1940s to the mid 1950s.

“I’d rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I’d rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.”

          I stumbled across this quote from Milton Berle that refers to effort, being successful and the possibility of failure or falling from grace.  We always preach reach for your dreams, strive for greatness and failure is apart of the journey in route to being successful and this quote definitely falls in line with YPBlogSpot’s message.  YPs Milton Berle is on point with his assessment, you can never be a “Are” if you’re not a “Could Be/Maybe” putting in the hard work and dedication to live your dream, achieve your goals and be successful. 

          In addition, YPs you can’t be a “Has Been” if you remain a “Might Have Been” because “Might Have Beens”never take that leap of faith to try to become a “Are” or be successful.  In other words, I strive to be an “Are” but if I fall short I can live with being a “Could Be/Maybe” because the short comings I experience will teach me valuable lessons which will result in me becoming an “Are” and hopefully not an “Has Been”.  But if I do end up being a “Has Been”, you better believe that I will assess what I did to become an “Are” then a “Has Been” in order to return to being an “Are”/success.  All we can do is give the effort to be successful YPs but if you give no effort than how can you expect to change your current circumstances or be successful/“Ares”.  Success is created through a vision, preparation, effort, failures, and execution so be successful YPs!

YPRuck, YoungProfessionals Writer

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Malik120 December 16, 2009 at 4:33 pm

makes perfect sense…this was a great quote today…

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