1. Quotations about the starting point

I walk in a circle, and the closer I get to the end, the closer I get to the starting point. ——Dice

He really wants to start from the starting line, but where is the starting line? ——Elias Canetti

We cannot postpone life until we are ready. The most striking feature of life is its compulsion. It is always urgent, here and now, There is no room for delay. Life is always shooting at us from close range. ——Joseph Ortega Gasset

Only in constant pursuit can people be satisfied. Like love, the true spirit of poetry, philosophy and science is precisely to constantly pursue and always stand on the starting line. ——Zhao Xinxin

In the race to the future, poor countries and rich countries stand on the same starting line. ——Alvin Toffler

You should seize the first fighting opportunity immediately when you enter the WTO. ——Stendhal

The tree that hugs each other is born from the smallest millimeter; the nine-story platform starts from the base soil; the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ——"Laozi"

2. Verses about the starting point

The great pass and the long road are really like iron, but now we are crossing them from the beginning. ——Chairman Mao's "Recalling Qin'e·Loushanguan"

One year is passed away amidst the sound of firecrackers, and the spring breeze brings warmth to Tusu. Thousands of households are always replacing old talismans with new ones.

——Wang Anshi's "Yuan Ri"