62 Quotes by Derek Hough

You didn’t earn your heart; you didn’t pay for it. It was given to you as a gift. So take advantage of it, enjoy it, and treat yourself the best way possible. A lot of us are just getting through or managing. Raise your standards. Grow, progress, push yourself, and in turn you will love yourself more. And when you love yourself more, you can love others.

You have to put yourself in an environment or a situation where you have no choice but to overcome it – or it will overcome you.

I wanted to be in the center of danger, to go places people had never gone before. For a scrawny little kid, I had a lot of guts – either that or stupidity.

I think what doesn’t kill you makes you a better human being. It opens your eyes, your heart, and your mind.

The walls that protect you are also the walls that imprison you.

I understand now that nothing amazing is ever accomplished without fear. It’s a sign that you’re on the road to experiencing greatness.

Vulnerability does not take away your strength.

When I was hired, they asked me to cut my hair so I could look more like everyone else in the ensemble. I refused; long hair was kind of my thing. Instead, I gelled it and hair-sprayed it down so tightly, hurricane-force winds wouldn’t have been able to budge it. Thankfully, they didn’t complain or fire me. They had bigger things to worry about – like how to make a magical car fly over the stage.