A fortune begins with a penny.

When I was 3, my parents strapped on a pair of Playskool plastic roller skates to my feet, and that's where the story begins.

— J. R. Celski

Whether one is twenty, forty, or sixty; whether one has succeeded, failed or just muddled along; whether yesterday was full of sun or storm,…

— Leigh Mitchell Hodges

The end of the world begins the moment you die.

— Billy Graham

“healing begins the moment you want it to”

— Nayyirah Waheed

Life begins when a person first realizes how soon it will end.

— Marcelene Cox

Russians not only vehemently despise blacks, they believe Africa begins at the Ukraine border.

— P. J. O'Rourke

The struggle ends when the gratitude begins.

— Anonymous

The longest journey begins with a single step.

— Patanjali

Libraries are where it all begins.

— Rita Dove

“Every accomplishment begins with the decision to try.”

— Esther Thomas

Prayer begins where our power ends.

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

Each piece of writing I undertake, whether a story, novel, play, or poem, begins with an image.

— Norman Lock

“Civilization begins at 10 am.”

— B.N. Peacock

The end of the world begins in the sea we love.

— Tim Winton

Remove the predators, and the whole ecosystem begins to crash like a house of cards. As the sharks disappear, the predator-prey balance dramatically shifts,…

— Brian Skerry