Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 371

"All I want is a girlfriend, a place to work, and a glass of...

"All I want is a girlfriend, a place to work, and a glass of wine at night."

"He’s very… active."

"He’s very… active."

"I’m going to be an artist.""Do you have any advice for...

"I’m going to be an artist."
"Do you have any advice for other artists?"
"Don’t press down too hard with your crayons."

"I still see the same people on the corner that were there when...

"I still see the same people on the corner that were there when I was eleven years old. It’s tough to evolve when your surroundings never change. So I wasn’t sure that I could be the one to make it out. The first time I took the GED, I failed. But for two months after that, I did practice tests everyday. And my aunt is a teacher, so when she was finished grading her papers, she’d help me break down all the problems that I couldn’t figure out. And there were a lot of people in my corner. My mom encouraged me, and my sister, and my grandmother. Then the second time I passed. It felt so good to see something in yourself, and then to see it come true."

"There’s a lot of competition out here."

"There’s a lot of competition out here."

"If you could give one piece of advice to yourself at the age of...

"If you could give one piece of advice to yourself at the age of eighteen, what would it be?"
"Open up that coffee shop."

"I recently lost my job in IT. When I started working over...

"I recently lost my job in IT. When I started working over thirty years ago, computer technology changed slowly. It was like going from a skateboard, to a bicycle, to a motorcycle, to a car. Now it’s changing so fast I can’t keep up. Every five years it goes from a skateboard to an aircraft carrier. So I’m sitting here sketching the library to keep from going nuts."

"Do you know what you want to be when you grow up?""A person."

"Do you know what you want to be when you grow up?"
"A person."

"I’m glad I had a daughter. Ever since my grandmother...

"I’m glad I had a daughter. Ever since my grandmother died, I’ve needed the female energy in my life. It’s good energy. I mean, when things go wrong, another man can tell you that everything is going to be OK. But not like a woman can."

"I tell them: ‘Don’t think about money. Let Grandpa...

"I tell them: ‘Don’t think about money. Let Grandpa think about money. Just think about your education.’"