Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 271

“After the check came, he told me that he thought we should just...

“After the check came, he told me that he thought we should just be friends. When I started to cry, he said: ‘We can talk about all this later.’ I said: ‘Later? You mean when we’re friends?’”

"I’m a banker.""What was your greatest moment of banking...

"I’m a banker."
"What was your greatest moment of banking glory?"
"I discovered a former dictator was laundering money through our bank. So I got him kicked him out."

"I haven’t felt guilt since I last had a belief system."

"I haven’t felt guilt since I last had a belief system."

“I want to make life easier for people in China who have...

“I want to make life easier for people in China who have disabilities. I know what it’s like, because I lived in a Chinese orphanage until the age of ten, and I wasn’t able to go to school because I couldn’t walk. But that’s just a small part of who I am. I want to be a diplomat, and travel, and do all sorts of things that have nothing to do with being disabled. I don’t want people to pity me. I don’t want to be another ‘poor her.’ I don’t want to inspire people. ‘Inspiration’ is a word that disabled people hear a lot. And it’s a positive word to you. But to us, it’s patronizing. I’m not living a wonderful life for a disabled person. I’m living a wonderful life, period. This morning I got accepted into the London School of Economics. Now hold on, let me put on some lip gloss before you take the photo.”

"I’m the tormented impotent husband of a sexually needy...

"I’m the tormented impotent husband of a sexually needy wife. I’ve tried every pill there is, but I haven’t orgasmed in three years."

"Her mother and I were going through a dark time when we had...

"Her mother and I were going through a dark time when we had her, so we named her Sunshine."

"I proved that every hypercube of suitable dimension can be edge...

"I proved that every hypercube of suitable dimension can be edge decomposed by copies of an arbitrary tree."

"Spiderman does like this."

"Spiderman does like this."

"I’m trying to get the courage to sing outside of...

"I’m trying to get the courage to sing outside of church."

"A new kid named Leon came to our school last week!""What do you...

"A new kid named Leon came to our school last week!"
"What do you do when a new kid comes to your school?"
"We play with him."