Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 482

Seen in Midtown.

Seen in Midtown.

Seen on the subway.

Seen on the subway.

"Sometimes, when I’m going home to see her, I think:...

"Sometimes, when I’m going home to see her, I think: ‘Nobody should be this happy on a Tuesday.’"

"I’m a little bit separated with wife right now."

"I’m a little bit separated with wife right now."

"I’m petitioning the city. I want them to slap a plaque on...

"I’m petitioning the city. I want them to slap a plaque on me and call me public art."

"We go to four appointments every week, but I don’t mind....

"We go to four appointments every week, but I don’t mind. She’s my blood."

"What was the saddest moment of your life?" “When my...

"What was the saddest moment of your life?"

“When my grandmother died.”

“How were you most like her?”

“She had a love aura.”

"The great thing about New York, is that if you sit in one place...

"The great thing about New York, is that if you sit in one place long enough, the whole world comes to you."

Batmobile

Batmobile

"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?"
"When a wave comes, go deep."
"I think I’m going to need an explanation for that one."
"There’s three things you can do when life sends a wave at you. You can run from it, but then it’s going to catch up and knock you down. You can also fall back on your ego and try to stand your ground, but then it’s still going to clobber you. Or you can use it as an opportunity to go deep, and transform yourself to match the circumstances. And that’s how you get through the wave.”