Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 485

"I was in the CIA for 27 years, but then I was...

"I was in the CIA for 27 years, but then I was institutionalized."

"All the women in Pakistan are very covered up. I came to...

"All the women in Pakistan are very covered up. I came to America for the first time on September 4th, so it was still very warm outside. I stepped into the terminal at JFK, took a look around, and said: ‘Oh. My. God.’"

"It’s important to stop and think before you do things."...

"It’s important to stop and think before you do things."

“What’s something that you wish you’d thought about more before you did it?”

“Lie to my dad. I lost something the other day, and he asked where it was, and I started making up a story. He knew I was lying right away, but I was scared so I just kept adding to the story. The worst part is that I ended up finding it the next day. So I got in trouble for nothing.”

"I’m trying to keep him away from all the negativity so...

"I’m trying to keep him away from all the negativity so that he has a fighting chance. There are so many cracks to fall through. But I already got his older brother to college."

"Whenever I enter a room, I say: ‘The Queen has...

"Whenever I enter a room, I say: ‘The Queen has arrived!’"

"Every time she graduates from a grade, it’s so exciting...

"Every time she graduates from a grade, it’s so exciting for me because it shows that what I’m teaching her is working."

Today in microfashion…

Today in microfashion…

"Is this your son?""It’s my nephew. My family sort of...

"Is this your son?"
"It’s my nephew. My family sort of scattered after my grandmother died, but I make sure that I spend as much time with him as I can. He had me at the Toys R’ Us for four hours yesterday."

"I’m having a hard time trusting in The Process."...

"I’m having a hard time trusting in The Process."

“What process?”

“The process that says if I do my part, everything will turn out right.”

Managed to piggyback a pretty epic family portrait being taken...

Managed to piggyback a pretty epic family portrait being taken yesterday in Central Park.