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start from where you are

start from where you are proverb: achievement requires realism.

Proverb

start from where you are

  1. Achievement requires realism.

Origin of start from where you are

Attributed to Edmund Burke (1727-1797) as "If you want to get anywhere, you must start from where you are."

Questions about start from where you are

What does start from where you are mean?
Start from where you are means achievement requires realism.
What part of speech is start from where you are?
Start from where you are is a proverb.

Words near start from where you are in the dictionary

  1. start back on
  2. Start button
  3. Start buttons
  4. start codon
  5. start codons
  6. start from where you are
  7. start in
  8. start in on
  9. start into
  10. start key
  11. start keys

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