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		Everybody asks, 'What does 'Humans of New York' mean?' and I always say that I try to avoid putting any kind of message in the work even if it is a positive or optimistic message. The moment you do that, you're looking for certain people and words that fit into the world view you are trying to show, and it becomes preachy.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Brandon Stanton 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		My house is filled with books, most of which I have read, some of which I intend to eventually get to. I'm always reading at least one work of fiction and one work of non-fiction simultaneously. Whatever mood I'm in, there's always a book nearby to suit it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Rachel Nichols 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Samuel Johnson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It seems every year, people make the resolution to exercise and lose weight and get in shape. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ed Smith 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		In high school, I was doing my magazine 'Rookie' and a lot of writing, and I became a little less interested in the fashion world. I was approached by an agent for writing, and I said I wanted to act as well. They sent me scripts, and then I got my first Broadway play, 'This Is Our Youth'. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Tavi Gevinson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The average Jordanian has much in common with the average American in terms of the values that we share, the fact that we all value the family unit, our work ethic. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Queen Rania of Jordan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		People always think they're in the middle of a revolution while they tend not to realize the enormity of a change that has happened in the past. The telegraph was a revolution, but who looks at it that way these days? The telegraph sped up the transportation of messages over long distances by a huge factor. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ha-Joon Chang 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		Getting married and then having children just centered me and grounded my values. It was like a whole new world. It started happening in New York with a little play called Cruise Control, where I relaxed, and then I kept getting work in Hollywood till this series happened. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Patricia Richardson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I always say, one way to connect with a working mother is to ask her what she has done before work that day! 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Raney Aronson-Rath 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think trying to be offbeat is the most boring thing possible. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Beck 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The Muslim Brotherhood is the parent organization of extreme ideology. They are the godfather of all terrorist organizations. They spread it all over the world. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Abdel Fattah al-Sisi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Nothing changes and very little happens in Paris. This is a great place to work without distraction - and then I run away to New York, where I have a life! 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Malcolm Mclaren 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Between work and the kids, I never see anyone anymore. I mean, when I first met with ABC last spring, and they asked me what I'd been doing lately, I said: 'Gee, I have two kids. I'm usually covered with food, wrinkled and feel guilty all the time. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Felicity Huffman