Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 526

Seen in the subway.

Seen in the subway.

"How does being a grandfather differ from being a...

"How does being a grandfather differ from being a father?"
"It’s a completely different world. I’m not working anymore, so I get to watch him grow up."

"He kidnapped me last year and has been taking me around the...

"He kidnapped me last year and has been taking me around the world ever since."

"Sometimes we dress up in costumes for no reason. You know why?...

"Sometimes we dress up in costumes for no reason. You know why? Cause I’m the COOL AUNT!"

"He’s always doing this bit where he does something...

"He’s always doing this bit where he does something absolutely ridiculous, then he puts on an English accent and asks: ‘Does that make you horny?’"

"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?"
"I’d want to say something to the children."
"OK, what’s that?"
"Educate yourself as much as you can. Seek knowledge of yourself and others."

"What’s your favorite thing about your dad?""He works...

"What’s your favorite thing about your dad?"
"He works really hard outside. But after that, he still rides bikes with me." 

BREAKING: Man with photography aversion decides to ride ten foot...

BREAKING: Man with photography aversion decides to ride ten foot tall bicycle.

"I grew up with five close friends. We’d all ride bicycles...

"I grew up with five close friends. We’d all ride bicycles together and stuff. Then when we got to high school, they got new friends who did drugs. I didn’t do drugs, so suddenly I was their corny friend. Now we’re all grown up, and I’m the only one not hooked on pills."

"Eventually I had to learn that I couldn’t make everyone...

"Eventually I had to learn that I couldn’t make everyone happy. At one point— I had the degree I wanted, the job I wanted, and the wife I wanted, but part of me was still unhappy because I felt that I was falling short of my parents’ expectations. I had to learn to put me first."