Hitch Your Wagon

Hitch your wagon to a star.

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Commentary

Aim higher than your current comfort can explain. Big direction has a way of reo rganizing small decisions. A larger standard changes what feels normal. When the goal is meaningful enough, excuses start looking smaller than they used to. Emerson compresses aspiration into one vivid image. The line endures because it makes ambition feel less like vanity and more like alignment with something worthy.