Top 15 Brandon Stanton Quotes

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.

I really wanted to take her photo, so I walked up to the nearest adult and asked, 'Does she belong to you?' Suddenly the music stopped, and I heard: 'I belong to myself!

To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.

If you love the wrong one so much, just imagine how much you can love the right one.

I've learned that every feeling will pass if you give it time. And if you learn to deal with your feelings, they'll pass by faster each time. So don't rush to cover them up by medicating them. You've got to deal with them.

She had the most beautiful awkwardness

When my husband was dying, I said: Moe, how am I supposed to live without you? He told me: take the love you have for me and spread it around.

The great thing about New York is that if you sit in one place long enough, the whole world comes to you.

The sadness is under the thoughts. It's like when you're on a camping trip, and it's really cold, and you put on extra socks and an extra sweater, but you still can't get warm, because the coldness is in your bones.

"I'm having trouble dealing with society."
"What aspect of society?"
"The whole thing."

There are so many people that use 'following your dreams' as an excuse to not work. When in reality, following your dreams, successfully, is nothing but work.

I want to change the world but I don't know how.

It seems that a lot of people my age try to be interesting by having problems or starting conflicts. I'd rather be interesting because I created something beautiful.

I'm homeless, and I'm an alcoholic. But I have a dream.'

'What's that?'

'I wanna go fishing.

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