Best quotes by Jan Hellriegel
Jan Hellriegel
Singer/songwriter based in Auckland, New Zealand
Jan Hellriegel is a singer/songwriter based in Auckland, New Zealand.
Her first recorded appearances were in Dunedin band Working With Walt in the mid-1980s when Jan studied at the University of Otago in Dunedin. She then formed all-woman band Cassandra's Ears, moving back to Auckland and going solo in the early 90s.
Hellriegel has released four solo studio albums, "It's My Sin" 1992, "Tremble" 1995, "All Grown Up" 2009, and "Sportsman of the Year" in 2019. She has toured with and supported many international acts including The Cure, Jeff Buckley, David Byrne, Diesel, and Ron Sexsmith.
She has also performed as a guest vocalist for many bands such as Straitjacket Fits, The Verlaines and The Mutton Birds, notably on the latter's hit single Nature.
All quotes by Jan Hellriegel:
No matter how sorted you think you are, you will always be surrounded by people who are lost and angry. They will test you time and time again.
Of all the hurdles you will need to face in this life time the hardest will be your self imposed limitations
Looking back now I realise that the worst things that happened to me were the best things in disguise - I just didn’t know how to read the signs.
When everything around you seems bleak, sick and empty - the antidote is forgiveness and love of yourself, and others, plus a dollop of gratitude.
Sometimes we know not where or how far we are going until we stop and think about just how far we have come and why.
The hardest thing about finding forgiveness is that you had to find it at all.
Life is a series of triumphs and disappointments. Once you harness the disappointments, your triumphs will be greater.
Some things are sent to test us. Clearly you must be good at problem solving if you are being set tough exams.
When the world around you is falling to pieces. Invite yourself into a new world that you have invented and can't be touched.
I may not be perfect but I am perfect enough to be a very good rendition of me.
If everything was super easy and I didn't have to face the odd bump in the road or difficult time then I guess my 'resilience muscles' wouldn't be in such good shape.
Sometimes I wonder if the lessons in life will ever stop but then why would you want to remain ignorant?
Sometimes the answers are not there until we stand still and listen. But they are there and they are usually surrounded by love. You are too.