It scratches on the soil.

Time spent with you is like chasing and catching small birds, but without the scratches and bird shit.

In fact, this negative verdict barely scratches the surface of France s predicament. The full picture emerges only after examining the motivations behind the government s inadequate response.

As long as we're teaching our kids that heroism starts when someone scratches a mark on your forehead, or someone tells you that you're part of a prophecy, they're missing the most important characteristic of leadership, which is that it comes from within.