#makes

A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#arms #bear #being #certain #convinced

The common erotic project of destroying women makes it possible for men to unite into a brotherhood; this project is the only firm and trustworthy groundwork for cooperation among males and all male bonding is based on it. ↗

— Andrea Dworkin

#based #bonding #brotherhood #common #cooperation

It helps immerse yourself in what you potentially want to do. Being involved, learning firsthand and observing the craft and absorbing all you can, makes it easier to define what you want. It will also ultimately make you a better Chef. Culinary school, or even a single class, is a great bet too. ↗

— Giada De Laurentiis

#being #bet #better #chef #class

It makes me feel guilty that anybody should have such a good time doing what they are supposed to do. ↗

— Charles Eames

#doing #feel #good #good time #guilty

The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#before #beforehand #calculations #few #fought

I believe that before anybody makes the journey to the other side, we have to know on a soul level that we are leaving, whether it's an accident or illness, and we prepare ourselves to a certain degree that we won't be there in the future. ↗

— John Edward

#anybody #before #believe #certain #certain degree

Everybody makes personal decisions that are right for them and if you're in political life, you're used to having those analyzed. ↗

— Elizabeth Edwards

#decisions #everybody #having #life #makes

Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are. ↗

— George Eliot

#afar #been #deeds #makes #our

Laughing makes everything easier. ↗

— Carmen Electra

#everything #laughing #makes

A toddling little girl is a centre of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar people understand each other. ↗