Starting Point Quotes

190 quotes by 171 authors

I always choose an area that is of personal interest, but I don't plan my travels in detail. There are so many variables one cannot… — Josef Hoflehner
We see baptism as the starting point in our journey of discipleship. Our daily walk with Jesus Christ leads to peace and purpose in this… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The establishment of a clear, central purpose or goal in life is the starting point of all success — Brian Tracy
You can't write a song out of thin air. You have to feel and know what you are writing about. ... Talent is only a… — Irving Berlin
The book which the reader now holds in his hands, from one end to the other, as a whole and in its details, whatever gaps,… — Victor Hugo
To admit one's own presuppositions and to point out the presuppositions of others is therefore to maintain that all reasoning is, in the nature of… — Cornelius Van Til
Emptiness the starting point. â€” In order to taste my cup of water you must first empty your cup. My friend, drop all your preconceived… — Bruce Lee
Philosophers are never quite sure what they are talking about - about what the issues really are - and so often it takes them rather… — Daniel Dennett
The power within you which enables you to form a thought-picture is the starting point of all there is. — Genevieve Behrend
The starting point of sanctification is the filthiness, corruption, or stain of sin. — William Ames
I take as my fundamental starting point the fundamental distinction between work and interaction — Jurgen Habermas
A BURNING DESIRE TO BE, AND TO DO is the starting point from which the dreamer must take off. Dreams are not born of indifference,… — Napoleon Hill
Strong, deeply rooted desire is the starting point of all achievement. Just as the electron is the last unit of matter discernible to the scientist.… — Napoleon Hill
History is not everything, but it is a starting point. History is a clock that people use to tell there political and cultural time of… — Dr. John
The starting-point of critical elaboration is the consciousness of what one really is, and is 'knowing thyself'as a product of the historical processes to date,… — Antonio Gramsci
Pleasure is our first and kindred good. It is the starting point of every choice and of every aversion, and to it we always come… — Epicurus
To prepare adequately for the challenge of global warming, we must acknowledge both the good and the bad that it will bring. If our starting… — Bjorn Lomborg
The artist accepts the limitations of form, not with fear and dread, but as the starting point of creation. — Laurence Boldt
Despite the obvious fault in the universe, it cannot be used as an excuse for not trying to be your best self. Instead, use unfairness… — Valerie Plame
The model should only serve the very private function for the painter of providing the starting point for his excitement — Lucian Freud

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