Hope is not a resting place but a starting point - a cactus, not a cushion
The starting point is a question.
The feeling is less like an ending than just another starting point.
Watching the ball is always a good starting point.
Talent is only a starting point.
Talent is only a starting point in business. You've got to keep working that talent.
Sex is a good starting point for everything.
God is not just the starting point of your life; he is the source of it.
Definiteness of purpose is the starting point from which one must begin.