1. from scratch - Adverb
2. from scratch - Phrase
from the beginning, especially without relying on resources or other advantages
Source: WordNetA wise man once said: Don't be afraid to start over again. This time, you are not starting from scratch. You're starting from experience. Source: Internet
Fatherhood is great because you can ruin someone from scratch. Jon Stewart
No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals. Brian Tracy
A joke is like building a mousetrap from scratch. You have to work pretty hard to make the thing snap when it is supposed to snap. Kurt Vonnegut
No matter how much knowledge and wisdom you acquire during your life, not one jot will be passed on to your children by genetic means. Each new generation starts from scratch. Richard Dawkins
The secret of success is to start from scratch. African Proverb