Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 413

"What’s the most frightened you’ve ever been?""I was...

"What’s the most frightened you’ve ever been?"
"I was camping alone one night. And something kept snorting at my tent. It was terrifying. Found out the next morning it was a baby deer."

"I chipped my tooth today!""What happened?""I was wrestling with...

"I chipped my tooth today!"
"What happened?"
"I was wrestling with my older brother."
"Who won?"
"He forfeited after he chipped my tooth."

She actually pulled up a video of the incident on her phone. Sure enough, she chips her tooth, then spends the next 30 seconds trying to convince her panicked brother that it’s not a big deal.

BREAKING: Young entrepreneurs discovered on Lefferts Place,...

BREAKING: Young entrepreneurs discovered on Lefferts Place, between Classon and Grand. By employing aggressively low price points, these titans of industry have competitively positioned themselves in the nail painting industry. However, “customers aren’t coming,” most likely due to the flagging economy and unrest in Eastern Europe. However, there is still time for things to turn around. The business will remain open until 6 PM, “if it’s OK with Grandma.”

"I never knew my father. But my mom bought me my first muscle...

"I never knew my father. But my mom bought me my first muscle car when I was 14."

"What’s the secret to selling cookies?""Smiling."

"What’s the secret to selling cookies?"
"Smiling."

"I’m constantly putting a lot more in than I’m...

"I’m constantly putting a lot more in than I’m getting out. If I was a restaurant, I’d close my doors. But I can’t close my doors, because I’m an artist."

"I think I’m happiest when I’m broke.""Why’s...

"I think I’m happiest when I’m broke."
"Why’s that?"
"Because I can always find a good meal. But when I’m broke, I can’t afford to do the things I shouldn’t be doing."

"How much money is this going to cost me?"

"How much money is this going to cost me?"

"I study insects.""What’s your favorite insect?""The...

"I study insects."
"What’s your favorite insect?"
"The honeybee."
"Tell me something interesting about the honeybee." 
"Honeybees will leave their hive once a year to mate. Even though the queen has plenty of males in her own hive, she will only mate with the males of another hive, which insures genetic variation. Honeybees can also sense the magnetic field of the earth, meaning they can fly several kilometers from their hive and find their way back home."

"Looking back, I probably should have gotten more angry after...

"Looking back, I probably should have gotten more angry after the first marijuana arrest. I probably should have put my foot down. Instead, I said: ‘Don’t worry. I’ll call a lawyer. We’ll get this straightened out.’ I never got angry, because I never wanted him to be angry with me."