Brandon Stanton Quotes

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People always say be true to yourself. But that's misleading, because there are two selves. There's your short term self, and there's your long term self. And if you're only true to your short term self, your long term self slowly decays.

Brandon Stanton
Just because you're an adult doesn't mean you're grown up. Growing up means being patient, holding your temper, cutting out the self-pity, and quitting with the righteous indignation.'

'Why do so many people seem to love righteous indignation?'

'Because if you can prove you're a victim, all rules are off. You can lash out at people. You don't have to be accountable for anything.

Brandon Stanton
New York is a giant place and no matter how big you get, there's still going to be a ton of people who haven't heard of you.

Brandon Stanton
The fact that people are so willing to disclose (deeply personal issues in their lives) shows you how much we avoid talking about these very serious issues in our everyday lives,

Brandon Stanton
In an age of iPhones and Playstations, it's great to see that somebody's still rocking the bus-on-a-string.

Brandon Stanton
HONY is one of the only things keeping people from getting lost in the matrix.

Brandon Stanton
When you say journalist, it's like oh — how many sources have you fact checked? When you say photographer — it's, why are your photos a little bit out of focus? The answer is because I don't care. I like to call myself a storyteller so I don't have to worry about other people's definition of what correct work is.

Brandon Stanton