Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 511

"My nickname is Mother Rockstar.""Why’s that?""Well I...

"My nickname is Mother Rockstar."
"Why’s that?"
"Well I never knew my mother growing up, so I was always afraid that I wouldn’t be a good mother myself. But my son always told me that I was a rockstar."

"Umbrella injury."

"Umbrella injury."

"I’ve got an art degree, but I’m thinking about...

"I’ve got an art degree, but I’m thinking about going back to school for physics."
"What draws you to physics?"
"Well, physics is like art to me, in that I think it’s sublime. But in physics, there aren’t trends to grab onto. It is what it is."

In honor of HONY’s one millionth Facebook “like,"...

In honor of HONY’s one millionth Facebook “like," here’s a screenshot of the message I sent to all my friends and family on day one. I remember it was kind of embarrassing, and I winced a little bit every time I hit “send." But, hey— you’ve got to start somewhere.

https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork

"People need to use their creativity. Everyone has it, but...

"People need to use their creativity. Everyone has it, but we’re conditioned into thinking that only experts and celebrities have it, so everyone else should just fall into line. Society thinks creative people are dangerous."
"Why don’t people don’t use their creativity more?"
"Because they’re being bamboozled."

"What do you want to be when you grow up?""A...

"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"A milkman."
"What’s the best part about being a milkman?"
"Making the cheese."

"I’m an actor, a plus-sized model, and a boxer. But for...

"I’m an actor, a plus-sized model, and a boxer. But for the next four hours I’m a hostess. Because I need $100." 

Two steps to a great photograph:1) Place something in front of...

Two steps to a great photograph:

1) Place something in front of one of Joe Mangrum’s sand paintings.
2) Take photo.

"Are you dating?""This is our first date. Actually, our first...

"Are you dating?"
"This is our first date. Actually, our first date was this morning. This is our second date." 

They can take away his license,but they’ll never take his...

They can take away his license,
but they’ll never take his pride.