Brandon Stanton Quotes

Animals only want to live. It's humans that demand more than they need.

I went to a psychic the day before I met him. She told me I was about to meet the woman of my dreams. I said: 'I'm gay.

I didn’t even really like animals. But my daughter said she wanted a pet. So I brought home this kitten, and told my daughter: ‘It’s your responsibility. I’m not going to get involved.’ But now the kitten loves me more than the girl. I call him JJ. He’s always the first one to greet me when I come home. When I leave for work, he lays on my flip-flops by the door. He always wants to be with me. Right now we’re coming back from a trip to the store. My daughter is a little jealous. She’s always trying to steal him from me.” MEDELLíN, COLOMBIA

And I hate to say this because I know it hurts my kids, but I'd rather die with him in addiction than be sober alone.

It’s quite rare to find a person who enjoys being rude. Rudeness is almost always a reaction to stress. It’s a means of protection. It’s a shield.

I want to be a mailman so I can let people know when it’s their birthday.” NEW YORK, UNITED STATES

I want to be a porn star but I think it would embarrass my mom too much.

You can feel when the person is being truthful, no matter what language they're speaking. Because truth is often spoken haltingly. With pauses. Like it's being dug up, one spoonful at a time, from somewhere deep. Truth feels heavy. It has gravity.

She won't talk to me until I get my shit together.'
'Who's she?'
'Every man has a She.

I’ve got what I want. I’ve got a place to live, a girlfriend, and a child. My biggest struggle is just figuring out how to maintain.

These are the battles being fought all around us, just beneath the surface of polite society. Beneath the small talk. Beneath the sports, and the weather, and the politics - there’s a lot of pain.

Sometimes you need to allow life to save you from getting what you want.

I was married to a woman when I met him. Why did you marry a woman?
Because I thought being gay was a choice. Until the honeymoon.

It's quite rare to find a person who enjoys being rude. Rudeness is almost always a reaction to stress. It's a means of protection. It's a shield.

There’s an old cliché that “everyone has a story,” but there’s a reason it’s a cliché. Every person has a story because everyone has a struggle. The heart of a story is the struggle