Tyler Oakley > Quotes

“This is why homophobia is a terrible evil: it disguises itself as concern while it is inherently hate.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“Check thyself before thy wreck thyself.”
― Tyler Oakley

“The only constant you have from Point A, your birth to Point B, your death is you. There is no point in changing who you are to appease others when they're gonna leave your life. LOVE YOURSELF because you're the only one who's stuck with yourself. Fall in love with who you are and if anybody wants to join in on that. More Power to them.”
― Tyler Oakley

“When life throws a wrench in your plans, catch it and build an IKEA bookshelf.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“No person, no matter how important society deems their relationship to you, has the right to denounce you for who you are.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“Sure relationships include arguments, but pain is not a side-effect of love.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“Well, yes. I definitely consider myself to be your one that got away.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“Every relationship ends, unless one doesn't. And everything we've learned from the relationships leading up to that last one has been the training we needed to make that final one last.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“The best way out is always through.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“Binge on giving, in all senses. Binge on indulging. We’re told every day from an early age that moderation is key. Count your calories, wait a while before you tell someone you love them, and remember that balance is the path to happiness. While all of those are great in theory, does a lesson taught from someone else’s mistakes resonate just as deeply as the ones you learn yourself? When you binge, you find your own boundaries.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“In every community, some people will fit every stereotype, and some people will fit no stereotypes, and both are valid representations for that community.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“Now I think of breaking up as moving. Imagine you have your own house, full of your own boxes. A person you meet has his own house, full of his own boxes. When you have a relationship with that person, you shack up in a third house, into which you can each put any number of your boxes. You shouldn't move them all in at once, or else you will seem too eager. And don't dawdle too much either, or you will seem skittish about commitment. You kind of aim to match each other's pace, so that the power balance feels fair and equal. Happy marriage--at least ideally--would be the situation in which both parties enthusiastically choose to keep all of their boxes in their shared house. Conversely, when someone starts to doubt the relationship, he might move a box or two back into his own house, just in case. While he's weighing his options, he may transport a few more boxes to the safety of his own home. When he's ready to take back his final few boxes, he breaks up with you. If you were too infatuated to see it coming, there you are, with all of your boxes in the shared house, and none in the security of your own home.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“I’m not into boys who give nonconsensual kisses. Sure, he had good intentions, but, like, don’t kiss me in my sleep. It’s a simple ground rule. You don’t know if those ladies wanted that. Maybe they were having a good dream. Maybe they were dreaming about Darren Criss. You don’t know what you just interrupted. Rude.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“Homophobic people are outdated and life is too short to put up with them.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“Tyler Oakley isn't my real name.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“I was taught that being myself was not only okay, but encouraged - and by being unapologetically yourself, you thrive and inspire others to thrive.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“Finding my dream job was like finding a needle in a haystack. It was a crazy party in which every failed path I followed was like an attendee required to take away a single straw of hay as they departed, one by one. It took a while, and I eventually found that needle, but I couldn’t have done it without failing over and over.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“Sometimes doing what's right for your conscience is not always the most popular decision, but I can guarantee that in retrospect you won't regret the choice you made.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“And as far as a ‘one that got away’? Do I believe in that?” I smiled. “Well, yes. I definitely consider myself to be your one that got away.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“When I was in my single digits, I was subjected to the worst torture you can possibly inflict on a child: Catholic mass.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“I was taught that being myself was not only okay, but encouraged—and by being unapologetically yourself, you thrive and inspire others to thrive.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“Over my lifetime, I've had an interesting relationship with poop...the rectum is a grand thing. My favorite thing about the human body is that we're all basically doughnuts.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“I think I might not be straight.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“It should be noted that before phones had every letter displayed on their touch screens, you had to press the number-pad buttons. To text, you had to use a system called T9 texting--with the letters being evenly divided among all the numbers. I would explain the process in more depth, but those were dark times and I'd rather not go down that rabbit hole, even mentally.”
― Tyler Oakley

“We need to talk,” Adam said one day, walking into my room.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“My mom screamed, jumping out of her seat and making her way toward me, wrapping her arms around my rotund body and pumping it an attempted Heimlich maneuver. (Until my early twenties, I thought it was called the Heimlich remover. Which makes more sense, if you think about it.)”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“LYB NBC—which means “love ya, babe; nuts, back & critters”—the first half being pretty self-explanatory. Less obviously, “nuts, back, and critters” means watch out for crazy people, watch your back because you can’t trust anyone, and don’t run over any animals.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“So I rented out a roller rink, bought out an entire wig store, and threw the biggest drunk, roller-skating, wig birthday extravaganza the world has ever seen. The older I get, the more I realize what a gift a true friend is. Especially since my mom can't make me return those.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“My favorite thing about the human body is that we're all basically doughnuts.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge

“Part of the beauty of falling in love with you is the fear you won’t fall.”
― Tyler Oakley, Binge