Connor Franta Quotes:

I don't want anyone to be afraid. I don't anyone to hold back who they are.

source: - "Youtube star Connor Franta comes out as gay in tearful, emotional video" by Jessica Hyndman, www.mtv.com. December 08, 2014.

Topics: Lovely, Want

If you know anyone struggling with his or her sexuality, the best thing you can do is be there for them, respect the process and treat them the same as you always would. It helps so much to know you're not alone.

source: - "'The Thing About the Internet Is We Take Everything Too Far': Youtube Star Connor Franta Opens Up". Interview with Tess Barker, www.mtv.com. May 5, 2015.

Topics: Struggle, Helping, Sexuality

Race, gender, religion, sexuality, we are all people and that's it. We're all people. We're all equal.

source: - "Youtube star Connor Franta comes out as gay in tearful, emotional video" by Jessica Hyndman, www.mtv.com. December 8, 2014.

Topics: Race, People, Sexuality

I think good taste is completely subjective. If you enjoy something, that's great! Enjoy it and don't let anyone tell you not to.

source: - Source: www.mtv.com

Topics: Thinking, Taste, Enjoy

I love how pop culture shapes a generation. The trends, fashion and events all play a key part in how we live our present lives, and will mark how we will be remembered in the future.

source: - Source: www.mtv.com

Topics: Fashion, Keys, Play, Present Life

The thing about the internet is we take everything too far. Once something becomes "popular" in our realm, it's everywhere, and I get sick of hearing about it quickly.

Topics: Sick, Hearing, Internet

Move at your own pace, don't be afraid - and know that it's going to be okay.

source: - Source: www.mtv.com

Topics: Moving, Pace, Okay

I feel like our generation is just so obsessed with the idea of perfection and we don't need to be.

Topics: Our Generation, Ideas, Perfection

Who are you? Answer; you are who you are in this given moment. Label-less. Limitless. Remember that from this day forward.

source: - Connor Franta (2015). “A Work in Progress: A Memoir”, p.135, Simon and Schuster

Topics: Labels, Answers, Remember

I had dreams. And I had to pursue them; otherwise my soul would have shriveled. The hardest part was allowing myself to want something other than what was socially acceptable, telling myself to go after it, then actually doing it.

source: - Connor Franta (2015). “A Work in Progress: A Memoir”, p.205, Simon and Schuster

Topics: Dream, Want Something, Soul

The sun looks different from when it rises to when it sets.

Topics: Different, Looks, Sun

Girls can be athletic. Guys can have feelings. Girls can be smart. Guys can be creative. And vice versa. Gender is specific only to your reproductive organs (and sometimes not even to those), not your interest, likes, dislikes, goals, and ambitions.

source: - Connor Franta (2015). “A Work in Progress: A Memoir”, p.71, Simon and Schuster

Topics: Girl, Smart, Ambition, Smart Guy

Question: Why does life have to feel like such a struggle at times? Answer: Because without the struggle, the triumphs wouldn't taste as sweet.

source: - Connor Franta (2015). “Untitled”, p.163, Simon and Schuster

Topics: Sweet, Struggle, Triumph

As long as I'm surrounded by people, love, and fun - 'cause my friends are the silliest idiots in the world and I love them for that. They kind of make it easy for me to forget about the bad things in life very quickly without even trying.

source: - Source: www.mtv.com

Topics: Fun, Long, People

This is just one little part of who I am, and I'm not gonna let my sexuality define or confine me. It's part of me, it's not all of me.

source: - "YouTube Star Connor Franta Comes Out As Gay" by Cavan Sieczkowski, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 8, 2014.

Topics: Who I Am, Littles, Sexuality

I would rather have 1 amazing best friend than 100 decent regular friends. It's not about quantity, it's about quality.

source: - Connor Franta (2015). “A Work in Progress: A Memoir”, p.51, Simon and Schuster

Topics: Quality, Work In Progress, Decent

if I could tell my very-younger self something, I would tell him to let loose more often. I think it all roots in sexuality, but because of that, I became so worried about everything — worried about what people thought. I was afraid to be creative and charismatic and eccentric. Just to do things to do things, like dancing. I was afraid of looking too flamboyant or something. I would tell myself to stop being so stressed about what other people are thinking. Stop being so afraid that something may not come off the right way.

source: - Source: www.mtv.com

Topics: Thinking, People, Dancing, Charismatic

It always surprises me how much my followers appreciate how candid my photos are - they may not have a particularly unique subject, but it's more about the light you shed on the subject than the subject itself.

Topics: Unique, Appreciate, Surprise