Starting Point Quotes

190 Starting Point quotes by 167 unique authors

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. — 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
In the United States of America, unfortunately we still live in a bubble of unreality. And the Category 5 denial is an enormous obstacle to… — Al Gore
The fierce willingness to repudiate domination in a holistic manner is the starting point for progressive cultural revolution. — Bell Hooks
Wind back the tape of life to the early days of the Burgess Shale; let it play again from an identical starting point, and the… — Stephen Jay Gould
Strategy is not the consequence of planning, but the opposite: its starting point. — Henry Mintzberg
Where I am today is my starting point. Who I am today is my starting point. My failures and successes of the past, my fears… — Taylor Stevens
For those whose goal it is to twist wrong into right, a good starting point is to convince young people that the vulgar is beautiful. — Tammy Bruce
All motion is cyclic. It circulates to the limits of its possibilities and then returns to its starting point. — Robert Collier
Simplicity is the outcome of technical subtlety. It is the goal, not the starting point. — Maurice Saatchi
There is no formula. We all must become spirited inventors. There's no single answer - not even a single starting point. Even the 'teachers' ...… — Frances Moore LappÃ©
Faith is the "eternal elixir" which gives life, power and action to the impulse of thought! Faith is the starting point of all accumulation of… — Napoleon Hill

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