“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
“I think having the opportunity to get inside the skin of people that operate outside the law and normal moral and ethical restraints, and then to go home afterwards leaving them on set, is pretty cathartic. I get to play out all kinds of bad behavior without anyone actually coming to harm.” PeopleThinkingKindPlayHomeLawOpportunityMoralBehaviorNormalSkinsLeavingHarmAll KindsEthicalRestraintBad BehaviorCathartic Author:Adam Croasdell
“I just stay healthy all year round. I try to feel good in my skin. For me, I have trained in ballet my whole life so my body really feels best when I feel strong and tight and toned, and I think that comes from years and years of constant training as a ballerina. Leading up to the show, getting out there in your underwear, you just want to feel your best mainly in your head than more anything else. Obviously you want to feel good physically too, so it's more just in your head, pushing yourself, approaching this challenge and taking the opportunity to push yourself a little further.” ThinkingWantFeelsTryingYearsLittlesWholeShowsBodyOpportunityStrongChallengesHealthyTrainingSkinsConstantRoundsWhole LifeFeel GoodPushingBalletUnderwearPush YourselfBallerina Author:Angelina Jolie
“...stand with me today and pledge to work for an America that doesn't ignore those in need and lifts up those who wish to succeed. Pledge to hold your government accountable for ignoring the suffering of so many for far too long. And pledge to do your part to build the America that we have dreamed of - where the bright light of opportunity shines on every person - an America where the family you are born into, or the color of your skin, will never control your destiny.” NeedsPersonsLongLightGovernmentTodayAmericaSufferingOpportunityWishBornPovertyDestinyColorSucceedSkinsShiningLiftsOur DestinyYour DestinyPledgeBright LightsShine OnThose In NeedControl Your Destiny Author:John Edward
“Civil disobedience can help to focus attention on a particular injustice. It was used historically to highlight wrongs in society - turning ancient redwood forests into paper towels or preventing people from sitting down at lunch counters because of the color of their skin. On climate change, we have not seen strong leadership coming from Washington, DC.In particular the president has an enormous opportunity to follow up on his inaugural speech with a concerted course of action to aggressively take on a clean energy transition.” PeopleHelpingActionUsedCoursesOpportunityEnergyStrongPresidentAttentionFocusParticularColorSpeechPaperSittingSkinsCleanClimateClimate ChangeInjusticeAncientEnormousForestsTransitionLunchDisobediencePreventingCivil DisobedienceHighlightsSitting DownTowelsClean EnergyInauguralWashington DcRedwoodsFollow UpInaugural SpeechPaper Towels Author:Michael Brune
“When we finally had a cast and could see what they could do, here was an opportunity to go back and modify things. We didn't actually do that much modifying, but we did enough to make it feel as if they fit in their own skin, and we got a lot of good input from them. They're a terrific cast. They worked really hard.” IfsFeelsHardEnoughOpportunityFitSkinsCastsTerrificInputModifying Author:Remi Aubuchon
“Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is unconcerned with the color of men's skins, emancipation will be a proclamation but not a fact.” MenFactsPoliticalOpportunityPoliticsJusticeRaceColorSkinsBlindEmancipationProclamationUnawarenessUnconcernedEmancipation ProclamationRace And Color Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“There's always a joy in newness as a painter, and in sub-Saharan Africa, I encountered different realities with regard to light and how it bounces across the skin. The way that blues and purples come into play. In India and Sri Lanka, it was no different. It became a moment in which I had an opportunity to learn as a painter how to create the body in full form, and that's a very material and aesthetic thing. This is not conceptual. It's all an abstraction.” WayDifferentPlayMomentsBodyRealityLightFormJoyOpportunityMaterialsSkinsIndiaRegardPainterAestheticAbstractionBounceNewnessOpportunities To LearnSri LankaDifferent RealitiesSub Saharan Africa Author:Kehinde Wiley
“Leading with character gives the wise leader clear-cut advantages. They are easier to trust and follow; they honor commitments and promises; their words and behavior match; they are always engaged in and by the world; they are open to "reflective backtalk": they can speak with conviction because they believe in what they are saying...and everyone else knows that. They are comfortable in their own skin. They feel at ease in the spotlight and they enjoy it there. They tend to be more receptive to opportunity and risk.” KnowsWorldGivingFeelsBelieveCharacterOpportunitySpeakEnjoyLeaderClearWiseCuttingRiskHonorEasierPromiseBehaviorComfortableCommitmentAdvantageSkinsConvictionEaseEngagedSpotlightReceptiveWise Leaders Author:Warren G. Bennis
“African-Americans who might have disagreed with candidate Barack Obama's left-of-center politics voted for him in 2008 because electing a candidate with brown skin was too historic an opportunity to miss.” MightOpportunityLeftMissingSkinsAfrican AmericanCandidatesBrownHistoricBrown Skin Author:Alveda King
“There were a bunch of moments that kept cascading. Like, when we got an opportunity to play "Letterman", it gave us an opportunity to step up. It feels good to shed that skin and rise out of it.” MomentsOpportunitySkinsFeel GoodShedStep UpLetterman Author:Justin Vernon
“Facion goes in cycles but nothing has changed. When it's ridiculous it's more ridiculous than ever, and when it's wonderful it becomes more wonderful than ever because now more people think: "I dress the body I have, not I have to change the body to wear the fashion." That's what I admire about the growth of the fashion industry. I also think it's wonderful that there is the opportunity to use different textures and fabrics on different colour skins. I am inspired by that.” PeopleThinkingDifferentOpportunityGrowthWonderfulFashionChangedSkinsInspiredRidiculousAdmireFashion IndustryThings Have Changed Author:Carmen Dell'Orefice