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Beginning Quotes

Where things actually start, according to the people who started them.

One of the more striking beginning quotes here comes from a composer who rejects the idea of a beginning or end at all, treating a body of work as one continuous piece. The Hope collection covers a related sense of looking forward.

Turkey has worked alongside its allies from the beginning.

Quotes by Ahmet Davutoglu

Algeria was therefore only the beginning of something that was in development: this is why I say that it's the global capitalist system that finally reacted against us.

Quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

Anytime I'm at a club or a party, I'm dancing from beginning to end.

Quotes by Agnes Bruckner

Hip-hop went through different stages, from the beginning in the streets of the Bronx, to the whole Tri-State area and then to the rest of the United States and the rest of the world.

Quotes by Afrika Bambaataa

Dream Quotes

Notwithstanding my present incompetency, I am beginning to translate the New Testament, being extremely anxious to get some parts of Scripture, at least, into an intelligible shape, if for no other purpose than to read, as occasion offers, to the...

Quotes by Adoniram Judson

At the beginning of the nineteenth century we abandoned tradition, it's at that point that I intend to renew it because the present is built on the past just as the past was built on the times that went before...

Quotes by Adolf Loos

As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and the end.

Quotes by Adlai Stevenson I

The time to stop a revolution is at the beginning, not the end.

Quotes by Adlai Stevenson I

At the beginning, when I did 'Yeh Saali Hai Zindagi,' I got a lot of love, which is ever increasing.

Quotes by Aditi Rao Hydari

Future Quotes

I'm very much the type of actor that once I embody the character, I could stay in it from the beginning to the end.

Quotes by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

You try and take every kick exactly the same, no matter if it's the beginning or the last minute.

Quotes by Adam Vinatieri

It's interesting how there are a few times in your life when you get to reinvent yourself. Like the beginning of junior high or high school, and certainly when you go off to college.

Quotes by Adam Scott

I'm 31 now. I think I'm beginning to understand what life is, what romance is, and what a relationship means.

Quotes by Adam Sandler

As the finish line for 2017 begins to come into focus, I'm beginning to wonder what an Uber turnaround would look like.

Quotes by Adam Lashinsky

Hope Quotes

The history of mankind is confined within a limited period, and from every quarter brings an intimation that human affairs have had a beginning.

Quotes by Adam Ferguson

When I was at the end of middle school and the beginning of high school, I fell in love with hockey in a serious way.

Quotes by Adam F. Goldberg

The Bullet Club from the beginning was just a group of talented guys who were having fun together and tried to make pro wrestling as exciting as it can be.

Quotes by Adam Cole

The AAP from the beginning made it clear that they were about changing policy and not being a symbol of purity in a corrupt world.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

The more I support with my economic plans the building of a middle class, the quicker they're going to turn around and say, 'Hey, we want a bigger say in things.' So, I knew what I was getting into right...

Quotes by Abdullah II of Jordan

Journey Quotes

Everybody knows that I am not usually patient enough to actually sit down and watch one of my own films from the beginning to the end - I never do.

Quotes by Abbas Kiarostami

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about art having no true beginning or end?
Yes — a reflective one: "there's no such thing as a finished anything. All of Beethoven's nine symphonies, to me, are one. I think of it as having no beginning and no end." It's a philosophical way of viewing creative work as continuous rather than separate pieces. If you enjoy quotes about ongoing creative or personal journeys, Journey quotes is worth a look.
Is there a quote about getting help at the start of a big project?
Yes — one is candid about it: "of course I was going to have help from Penguin's editorial team in telling my story, which I talked about from the beginning." It's an honest acknowledgment that even solo-seeming work often has support from the start.
Is there a quote touching on a legal or creative dispute from the beginning of a project?
Yes — one recalls: "Even in the beginning, when we knew there was a legal argument about how much our song sounds like his song, as one songwriter to another, I wasn't sure that Cat Stevens would take that as bad." It shows uncertainty was present from the very start of the situation. For quotes about staying optimistic through uncertainty, see Hope quotes.
Is there a quote about starting a regular routine or piece of writing?
Yes — one describes a weekly habit: "I usually start writing it at the beginning of the week." It shows how "beginning" can also just mean the start of an ordinary routine, not a life-changing moment. For quotes looking further ahead, check out Future quotes.
What's the common thread in these "beginning" quotes?
They show beginnings can be philosophical, practical, uncertain, or routine — proof that the idea of a "beginning" means something different depending on whether you're talking about art, a book, a dispute, or a weekly column. For more on where big ambitions start, browse Dream quotes.

Other entries are more literal, an author crediting help from day one of a project, and a songwriter recalling a dispute that traced back to a song's earliest origins. See also Dream quotes or Journey quotes.