A timid mind is apt to mistake every scratch for a mortal wound.
The truth is, I need 10 lifetimes to scratch the surface of the things I'd love to do.
When I really have to push and grope and scratch and claw to make a story work, that's a telltale sign that maybe something conceptually isn't right.
It's my calling to tell stories. It's the one thing that scratches the itch for me.
I rarely repeat playing the same role in a show. I figured I'd plumbed 90 percent the first time around, so let's move on to something where I'm starting from scratch.
There are very sophisticated, very time-consuming dishes to prepare; always from scratch, and always in excess of what you could possibly need. You tend to kill your guests with kindness around here.
OK, boss, I don't mind shuffling, but I won't scratch my head.
I don't really sit at the computer from scratch. I prefer to get my ideas in my fingers and I write longhand first.
I pity you all. . . Most of you will die---scratch that---ALL of you.
My family and I built my whole career from scratch.
Not only was it nearly impossible to hear because of these huge rubber ears we had to wear, but we also had these huge furry hands which were absolutely useless, especially if you had to scratch yourself.
. . . I never was one to get upset about a few scratches on a motor vehicle, it is meant to be used, not saved.
My repertoire is small, but I can make a pretty tasty pasta sauce from scratch.
My pipe business I created from scratch; my media assets and bank I bought from the secondary market.
Noise pollution is a relative thing. In a city, it's a jet plane taking off. In a monastery, it's a pen that scratches.
We must start human society from scratch; as Francis Bacon said, we must recreate human understanding.
When one thing ends, you put it away and start from scratch on the next thing.
When you're creating new roles out of scratch in my opinion working with the actors is a great asset. You can learn a lot from that.
Everyone has to scratch on walls somewhere or they go crazy
It is strange how the elderly fall silent when they ought to go on speaking, obliging the young to learn everything from scratch.