Brandon Stanton Quotes

It's the rejection that is hard. It's not the interviewing that's hard. It's not the photography that's hard. It's, you know, approaching people all day long and having a good portion of those people reject you and some of them be rude.

Brandon Stanton

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GoodDayPeopleRejectionLongYou

I worked in Syria on the front lines, and you hear the plane, you hear the shell is dropping, you realize it's not on you - 'Good' - and then you see the patients coming in and take care of them. And then you have down time. With Ebola, it seems there's no down time. It seems you're always at the front line; you're always exposed.

Joanne Liu

GoodTimeCareTake CareYouDown

Classics can be phenomenal when done right. A simple roast chicken dish could be the best thing you ever eat.

Joe Bastianich

BestSimpleYouDoneChickenRight

My dad's a very sensitive man, but as the archetypal rebellious teenager, I didn't realise that.

Jo Brand

ManRebelliousSensitiveVeryDad

My group of friends, we sort of go at each other pretty hard sometimes. And it's half performance, half truth that you can say cutting things to your friends that might be a little true, but as long as you package it in a joke, it becomes a little more palatable.

Andrew Rannells

TruthPerformanceFriendsLongYou

'Sesame Street' early on and then 'Little House on the Prairie' was a big deal in our house. I always identified with 'Little House' because they were wanderers, and there was something about being an immigrant.

John Cho

EarlyHouseStreetImmigrantAlways

Does anyone remember laughter?

Robert Plant

LaughterRememberDoesAnyone

I'm always pretty tense about everything when it comes to work.

Matthew Goode

WorkAlwaysEverythingPrettyTense

I like to look at how people work together when they are put into stressful situations, when life stops being cozy.

Jeanette Winterson

LifeWorkTogetherPeopleLookCozy

Whoever's president I'm not going to be short on material.

Lizz Winstead

ShortPresidentGoingMaterial

It is our grave mistake that for many years we neglected pro-Western groups in order to avoid any friction with the existing rulers.

Jose Maria Aznar

MistakeYearsOrderAvoidNeglected

I wish someone had put a golf club in my hands, not skates on my feet. It is a really great game for business. It's a great game for making connections.

Condoleezza Rice

BusinessGreatGameFeetConnections

When I did win the Tour, I felt I was feted more in the U.K. for being an Olympic gold medallist... Then I come back to Europe to race, and they're not interested in the Olympic gold; it's about being the winner of the Tour de France - here he is.

Bradley Wiggins

GoldWinWinnerBackRaceMore

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