“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
“Because 98 percent of our ideas are not great ideas, or everyone would be a billionaire. So yeah. That's something people have had a lot of experience in: being told our idea is bad or our performance is bad. I think that's the one common thread between all working actors is that they have a pretty thick skin - or you'd like to hope. You're used to rejection, that's for sure.” PeopleThinkingIdeasWould BeUsedActorsCommonPercentSkinsPerformancesYeahRejectionThickThreadGreat IdeaBillionaireThick SkinCommon Threads Author:Dax Shepard
“I think that what we put on our skin and what we eat, you just cannot compromise. You cannot keep on putting things that are toxic and that are going to compromise your health on your skin. Your skin absorbs. It's the same as eating. Over 60 percent is absorbed directly into your blood stream. So to me paying that little bit extra is absolutely worth it. It's health insurance.” ThinkingLittlesBitsBloodEatingLittle BitPercentSkinsCompromiseStreamsExtrasToxicWorth It Author:Sophie Heyman Uliano
“I very much dislike the word "race," and I never use it. I use the word "racist." Race is not a fact. There is only one race: human. Skin color is less than 2 percent of the DNA.” HumansFactsUseRaceColorPercentSkinsRacistDislikeDnaSkin Color Author:Tillie Olsen
“Body concentrates order. It continuously self-repairs. Every five days you get a new stomach lining. You get a new liver every two months. Your skin replaces itself every six weeks. Every year, 98 percent of the atoms of your body are replaced. This non-stop chemical replacement, metabolism, is a sure sign of life.” YearsTwoSelfBodyOrderFiveWeekMonthsSixPercentSkinsYour BodyStomachChemicalsAtomsReplacedLiverTwo MonthsReplacementsMetabolismNon StopSigns Of Life Book:What is Life? Source: What is Life?
“Knowledge can be like the skin on the surface of the water in a pond, or it can go all the way down to the mud. It can be the tiny tip of the iceberg or the whole hundred percent.” WayWholeWaterPercentHundredSkinsSurfaceTinyMudPondsIcebergTip Of The Iceberg Author:Siobhan Dowd
“My beliefs are now one hundred percent against racism and segregation in any form and I also believe that we don't judge a person by the color of his skin but rather by his deeds.” BelievePersonsFormBeliefJusticeColorJudgingDiversityRacismPercentHundredSkinsSocial JusticeDeedsSegregationAgainst Racism Author:Malcolm X
“In order to achieve victory you must place yourself in your opponent's skin. If you don't understand yourself, you will lose one hundred percent of the time. If you understand yourself, you will win fifty percent of the time. If you understand yourself and your opponent, you will win one hundred percent of the time.” IfsOrderWinningLosesAchieveVictoryPercentHundredSkinsOpponentsFiftyJudo Author:Tsutomu Ohshima