Idina Menzel Quotes

I let go of childhood fears. I am a secure, empowered human being.

You get to the point where your demons, which are terrifying, get smaller and smaller and you get bigger and bigger.

Self-awareness is value-free. It isn't scary. It doesn't imply that you will subject yourself to needless pain.

Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.

I had insecurities and fears like everybody does, and I got over it. But I was interested in the parts of me that struggled with those things.

I have overcome most of my fears.

I have my moments when I am down and low. But I gather myself when decisions are to be taken.

I think my injuries only make me stronger as a person.

Letting go is fearless. Then, moving on and being alright, that’s fearless too.

I am much more powerful today than the old programs and mind viruses that I absorbed in my childhood.

A failed personal experience is just fear and anxiety.

I'm jealous. I'm mad. I feel bad. But one day, I woke up and I thought, you know what? This is wearing me out. And I'm not getting anywhere. So, I decided that even though I did not have a good beginning, I made a decision that I was going to let go of what lies behind and I was going to have a great finish.

I don't need to relive my fears anymore. All I need to do now is try to overcome them.

You do not need to let anything get you down, but if you are down you certainly need not let anything keep you down.

It's definitely the biggest lesson - not to take things personally. But it's also the hardest one.

When people feel that they have failed, it's usually because somebody or something caused them to feel that way and taste defeat. I refuse to dwell on that. Yes, it sucks at first, and the feeling is valid, but it all happens for a reason.

Detachment is the beginning of mastery.

I do not feel inhibited or bound by what I am. That does not mean that I have never had bad scenes relating to being Black and/or a woman, it means that other people’s craziness has not managed to make me crazy.

You have incredible lives ahead of you. You have incredible things that you can accomplish. If you feel that, you will have an amazing life. Do not let anything build a wall too high for you to get over. And I know that might seem very cliche, but I've had alot of friends who had hurt themselves. And when you're younger, a lot of that stuff is so temporary. You can get through it. You're stronger than you think. You'll ALWAYS be stronger than you think. Feel with your heart and do what you want.

Do not throw away your heart. Keep your heart. Your heart is all that matters ... Throw away your ancestors! ... Throw away your shyness and the anger that lies just a few inches beneath ... Accept the truth! And if there is more than one truth, then learn to do the difficult work -- learn to choose. You are good enough, you are HUMAN ENOUGH, to choose!

You can take from every experience what it has to offer you. And you cannot be defeated if you just keep taking one breath followed by another.

Wake up everyday stronger than yesterday, face your fears and wipe your tears.

I feel like through martial arts I'm able to face my fears head on. It makes me not run away from challenges in life. I'm able to transfer my martial arts training over to other challenges. To be able to conquer your fears is the best feeling in the world.

I am not a rodeo clown, like, "Everything is awesome!" I really worked hard on myself and things and struggled to get to a good place, to a better place.