Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 400

"It’s not as bad as people make it sound. Sure, you...

"It’s not as bad as people make it sound. Sure, you created a little monster that you have to take care of. But it’s a blast."

"They ganged up on me and pushed me in a prickly bush."

"They ganged up on me and pushed me in a prickly bush."

"I probably shouldn’t have taken things so...

"I probably shouldn’t have taken things so seriously."
"Like what?"
"Marriage."
"In what way?"
"I think I changed too much when I got married. I tried to fit the role too much. I came from a big Italian family, so there was a lot of emphasis on being the ‘provider.’ You know— you gotta be the man. Gotta set an example. I guess I always thought that if I kept doing drugs, drinking, and partying, my kids wouldn’t have wanted to succeed."
"So you think should have done more drugs, drank more, and partied more?"
"Yeah. Probably."

"I was a school teacher for all my life, but I had to leave when...

"I was a school teacher for all my life, but I had to leave when I went blind. It was tough for me because I’d helped so many other people’s kids, and then when my own kids got to high school, I couldn’t see enough to help them with their homework. But everything turned out all right though. This one’s on the way to join her sister at the University of Albany!"

"If you could give one piece of advice to a large group of...

"If you could give one piece of advice to a large group of people, what would it be?"
"Keep your word."
"What’s a time that you didn’t keep your word, that you now regret?"
"When I was younger, I told a friend that I’d go with her to get an abortion. And I never showed up."

"You should kiss the ground you walk on if you were born in this...

"You should kiss the ground you walk on if you were born in this country— take it from an old man who once had to wear the Star of David on his shirt. There’s a safety to living in such a diverse place. It’s much more difficult to brainwash a population that is composed of so many different nationalities and so many different viewpoints."

"I do social work, focusing on young families. Basically I play...

"I do social work, focusing on young families. Basically I play and dance with babies."

"We were smoking outside one time. And this same car kept...

"We were smoking outside one time. And this same car kept driving by, and we thought: ‘Man! That’s weird!’ Then we got arrested."

"Everything is up in the air right now. My dog just died. My car...

"Everything is up in the air right now. My dog just died. My car just got hit. And I might get evicted. All I’ve got is my health."

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