Jason Stanford

Add friend
Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about Jason.

https://jasonstanford.substack.com

Wisdom Takes Work
Jason Stanford rated a book it was amazing
by Ryan Holiday (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating

progress: 
 
  (page 171 of 400)
Feb 15, 2026 02:54PM

 
The Origins of To...
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
A Swim in a Pond ...
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
See all 4 books that Jason is reading…
Loading...
Barack Obama
“In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.”
Barack Obama

Bryan Burrough
“Everyone has the seventh-grade story where, you know, they make the field trip and then all the white kids start treating them differently,” says Ruben Cordova, a San Antonio art historian. “Davy Crockett’s [death], it’s sort of like a Chicano version of the Jewish Christ killers. If you’re looking at the Alamo as a kind of state religion, this is the original sin. We killed Davy Crockett.”
Bryan Burrough, Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth

Augusten Burroughs
“Paul, all I know is that this is the third time we've talked tonight, you're saying 'fuck' to me, I'm a guy, and your penis has been mentioned numerous times. Jesus, you're acting like you're some teenager. Work through this shit with a shrink, man. I don't care if you're gay.' Here again, I achieved silence. But not for long. The breathing became heavy and then, 'What the fuck kind of game are you playing?' 'It's no game, man. You want to close a sale? I want to see your penis. It's a fair exchange if you ask me.' He hung up again, and I reached for my perfectly spicy, scratch-your-throat-like-a-cat-claw-hot Blenheim ginger ale and took a long swallow. This particular credit card company has not called me again. And, to my delight, AT&T never called me again after I asked one of their friendly Southern females if by any chance she happened to be a male-to-female transsexual, and if so, what vaginal depth her surgeon had managed to attain for her. 'Four inches is pretty common,' I told her. 'But if you dilate religiously, you can probably achieve five.' I even got the phrase 'self-lubricating' out before she hung up on me.”
Augusten Burroughs, Magical Thinking: True Stories

Augusten Burroughs
“I, myself, am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.”
Augusten Burroughs

Augusten Burroughs
“But even with my minimal amount of fame, there are certain perks. Recently, I was at a movie premier, and at the party after the movie, Meryl Streep was loose, walking around the room like a normal person. Absolutely nothing was preventing me from lunging toward her and shrieking "Dingoes ate my baby! Dingoes ate my baby!”
Augusten Burroughs, Magical Thinking: True Stories

year in books
❋ Booke...
390 books | 3,574 friends

Theresa...
451 books | 4,061 friends

Brenda
918 books | 170 friends

Erin
332 books | 90 friends

Christi...
1,491 books | 91 friends

Leo
Leo
1,031 books | 296 friends

Rob Ebe...
114 books | 104 friends

Scott Rhee
9,283 books | 3,167 friends

More friends…



Polls voted on by Jason

Lists liked by Jason