Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 484

"I try not to watch movies and television with too much sex and...

"I try not to watch movies and television with too much sex and violence. They really harm your perspective."

“How’s that?”

“Those movies and shows give you false expectations. If you watch them too much, you expect that every beautiful woman is a few hours away from jumping in bed with you. And you expect that every time you bump into someone on the sidewalk, or have any sort of confrontation, you should be ready to fight. In reality, you should probably just apologize and try to enjoy the person’s company.”

"Do me a favor. Send this pic to every modeling agency and town,...

"Do me a favor. Send this pic to every modeling agency and town, and tell them you’ve found a face that will really make people stop and stare at their products."

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

"What was the saddest moment of your life?"
"When my mother died."
"What was your mother’s best quality?"
"How do you say in English— she always flew straight. Sometimes it makes your life much easier to go a little to the left, or a little to the right. She was a Catholic in communist Poland and it was not good to be a Catholic during that time. Especially because she was a teacher. It was very difficult for her, to be a Catholic and raise three children. It would have been much easier for her to join the Communist Party. But she never did.”

"When I was 20, I made a plan to get a good job and be secure....

"When I was 20, I made a plan to get a good job and be secure. Now I’m 35, and I need a plan to be happy."

"I’m working on transitioning back into the corporate...

"I’m working on transitioning back into the corporate world after owning my own business."
"What did you learn from trying to start a business?"
"You have to have a partner that’s committed to the work, and not just the idea of having a business. Everybody loves to think of the title, not a lot of people are willing to write the book."

BREAKING NATURE NEWS: I found this thing in Central Park.

BREAKING NATURE NEWS: 
I found this thing in Central Park.

"There are two books in America: one for the poor and one for...

"There are two books in America: one for the poor and one for the rich. The poor person does a crime, and gets 40 years. A rich person gets a slap on the wrist for the same crime. They say that the poor person doesn’t want to work and the poor person just wants a handout. Well I picked cotton until I was thirteen, left Alabama and got my education in the streets of New York. I drove a long distance truck all my life and never once drew welfare, never once took food stamps either. I sent four kids to college. But they say all poor people do is sit around with a quart of beer. Look in this bag next to me. I’ve got three things in this bag next to me: a Red Bull, a Pepsi, and Draino, because my drain is clogged. But you see, even if I do everything right, I still have to play by the poor book.”

"She was actually a blind date for my fraternity brother. But he...

"She was actually a blind date for my fraternity brother. But he didn’t have a car, so he asked me if I could drive them to the bowling alley. When I saw her, I decided that I was quite interested in her myself. So I asked his permission to ask her on a date."
"What about you? Did he catch your interest during that car ride?"
"Well, it was pretty dark. And rainy. Honestly I was just happy to have a ride."

Today in microfashion…

Today in microfashion…

"I can’t stop and talk. I have one more to pick up."

"I can’t stop and talk. I have one more to pick up."