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

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.

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

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.