The starting point of sanctification is the filthiness, corruption, or stain of sin.

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.

Hope is not a resting place but a starting point - a cactus, not a cushion.

Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.