“In boxing, where most of the guys are from lower-class backgrounds and have darker skin than most of the fans, one might fear that the athletes are being exploited. But that narrative doesn't hold up very well in the world of MMA, where 99 percent of fighters are amateurs who will never earn a dime. They aren't seeking fame and fortune. For the most part, these guys are fighting because they want to and because it gives them an opportunity to strive for something big in their lives. It gives them a chance to become their best selves.” WorldWantGivingWellsSelfBigsMightGuyFightingOpportunityChanceClassFansFamePercentSkinsFortuneStriveAthleteSeekingBackgroundsFighterNarrativeBoxingMmaDimesBest SelfLower Class Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“Pop Idol, X Factor, Fame Academy, there's so much talent out there. It's great to see people getting the chance to show their potential” PeopleShowsChanceTalentFamePopsFactorsIdolsAcademy Author:Gordon Brown
“Men Wanted for Dangerous Expedition: Low Wages for Long Hours of Arduous Labour under Brutal Conditions; Months of Continual Darkness and Extreme Cold; Great Risk to Life and Limb from Disease, Accidents and Other Hazards; Small Chance of Fame in Case of Success.” MenLongWantedFunnyHoursChanceCasesDarknessRiskConditionsDangerousMonthsColdFameDiseaseSmartLowsExtremesAccidentsCleverLabourBrutalWagesLimbsHazardsExpeditionsGreat RiskLong Hours Author:Ernest Shackleton
“Time is, after all, the greatest of poets; and the sons of Memory stand a better chance of being the heirs of Fame.” TimeMemoriesChanceSonPoetFameHeirs Book:My Study Windows Source: My Study Windows
“An earthly immortality belongs to a great and good character. History embalms it; it lives in its moral influence, in its authority, in its example, in the memory of the words and deeds in which it was manifested; and as every age adds to the illustrations of its efficacy, it may chance to be the best understood by a remote posterity.” MayCharacterAgeMemoriesChanceMoralInfluenceExampleFameAuthorityUnderstoodAddDeedsImmortalityBeing The BestPosterityIllustrationGood CharacterEfficacy Book:Orations and Speeches on Various Occasions Source: Orations and Speeches on Various Occasions
“Any swagger is just defense. When youre reminded so much of who you are by people - not a fame thing, but with my size, constantly, growing up - you just either curl up in a corner in the dark or you wear it proudly, like armor or something. You can turn it on its head and use it yourself before anybody else gets a chance.” PeopleUseTurnsDarkChanceGrowing UpGrowingFameWho You AreSizeCornersDefenseArmorCurlsSwagger Author:Peter Dinklage
“I would think if someone connected to steroids made the Hall of Fame, that would enhance my chances of making the Hall of Fame.” IfsThinkingMadeChanceFameConnectedHallsHall Of FameSteroid Author:Pete Rose
“I think my chances of ever making it into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame are about as good as Milli Vanilli’s.” ThinkingChanceRocksFameHallsRock N RollHall Of Fame Author:Al Yankovic
“A man who cannot win fame in big own age will have a very small chance of winning it from posterity. True, there are some half-dozen exceptions to this truth among millions of myriads that attest it; but what man of common sense would invest any large amount of hope in so unpromising a lottery?” MenBigsAgeWinningChanceCommonHalfMillionsAmountFameCommon SenseExceptionDozenPosterityLottery Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
“I'm happy that my films were discovered by chance by foreign film festivals. That makes me realise more that there is a world outside Japan too. For me, it's an occasion to meet many people and to experience directly the response of international audiences to my films. But for me as a director, my attitude towards making films hasn't changed with the fame. I feel it's not good to change as a person anyway” PeopleWorldFeelsPersonsFilmChanceAttitudeAudienceChangedFameDirectorsResponseInternationalOccasionsJapanRealisingFestivalsMy AttitudeFilm Festivals Author:Takashi Miike