{"author":"Connor Franta","author_id":"Connor+Franta","total_quotes":38,"quotes":[{"text":"I don’t want anyone to hold back who they are. It’s not okay… it’s not a good thing.","author":"Connor Franta","tags":["coming-out","inspirational","lgbt","lgbtqia","team-internet","youtube"],"id":6092,"author_id":"Connor+Franta"},{"text":"Every second seems like an eternity if someone you love is in trouble.","author":"Connor Franta","tags":["eternity","love"],"id":11576,"author_id":"Connor+Franta"},{"text":"Know this too: Some people won't like you, and you won't like everyone. That's okay. None of that matters. What matters is meeting like-minded people who get you, accept you, and will do anything for you. Even if that means pegging some poor kid in the face with a snowball and sitting against a playground wall on a cold, snowy day.","author":"Connor Franta","tags":["friendship"],"id":15551,"author_id":"Connor+Franta"},{"text":"Never think you can't do something. I definitely never thought I could write a book, and even after I started writing it, I was like, 'Oh my God, how am I gonna write a book?' Just set your sights high and reach for the stars. Go live your dreams, and never think you can't.","author":"Connor Franta","tags":["stars","god","writing "],"id":30449,"author_id":"Connor+Franta"},{"text":"Take it from a middle child; being a middle child sucks. You have neither the responsibility that comes with being the oldest nor the luxury that comes with being the baby. You have N O T H I N G. No label. No identity. Not to mention my fellow middle child, Nicola, was the only girl in the family. See! Nothing! You're the in-between child, squeezed into the order of things. You're the Idaho to New York and Los Angeles. You're the regular-sized cup in between the large and small. (I actually like a good medium-sized drink, to be quite honest, but you get the point.).","author":"Connor Franta","tags":["family"],"id":70030,"author_id":"Connor+Franta"},{"text":"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.","author":"Connor Franta","tags":["equality","gender","gender-roles","gender-stereotypes"],"id":76638,"author_id":"Connor+Franta"},{"text":"Forget about self-image and self-judgment. It's about self-love, and no one teaches you that at school. No one teaches you that if you accept and love yourself, nothing and no one can touch you. This is the only face and body you're ever going to get, so be comfortable and happy in it. Own it. Own every aspect of who you are and present it to the world with the utmost pride.","author":"Connor Franta","tags":["inspirational","self-esteem","self-love","self-motivation"],"id":90218,"author_id":"Connor+Franta"},{"text":"For me, there are distinct levels of friendship:BEST FRIEND: An extremely close individual you can do anything with, talk about everything with, confide in, and be comfortable with sitting in silence on car journeys; those people you consider to be part of your familyGOOD FRIEND: A person you are comfortable hanging out with one-on-one for an extended period of time and see semiregularly; someone who shares experiences with you but not your deepest troubles and secretsFRIEND: Someone you hang out with in a group setting occasionallyAcquaintance: Someone you know on a first-name basis and say 'hi' to but that's pretty much the extent of itSTRANGERS: The rest of the world (and all your potential best friends in the future).","author":"Connor Franta","tags":["friendship"],"id":90703,"author_id":"Connor+Franta"},{"text":"Success involves failing first. Ask any successful person. Ask any experienced person, really. It's all part of the creative process, so sit back and allow the artist within you to sprout, blossom and flourish. You must accept that your first, second, and third attempt at something might suck. It's a necessary step in improving your skill. Failure is your teacher, not your judge.","author":"Connor Franta","tags":["acting","dreams","failure","filmmaking","goals-in-life","inspirational","motivational","success","writing"],"id":103747,"author_id":"Connor+Franta"},{"text":"It allows you to be yourself, good and bad. And it's a two-way street: you give and take equally.","author":"Connor Franta","tags":["friendship"],"id":104006,"author_id":"Connor+Franta"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":38,"pages":4,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}