53 Inspirational New Year's Quotes for a Fresh Start to Your Year

Want some witty words to say at the stroke of midnight?

Pick your favorite inspirational New Year’s quote, andstart the year with a fresh attitude.

No matter how hard the past, it’s possible for you to always begin again.

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Buddha

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

Eleanor Roosevelt

You know how I always dread the whole year?

Ella Fitzgerald, What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?

No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.

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Happy new year, happy new year.

May we all have a vision now and then of a world where every neighbor is a friend.

Ultimately we write it.

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

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The choice is ours.

Alex Morritt

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

For last year’s words belong to last year’s language.

You know how I always dread the whole year? Well this time Iâm only going to dread one day at a time

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And next year’s words await another voice.

Eliot

We should celebrate every year that we made it through.

David Bowie

You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

Wonder whose arms will hold you good and tight, when it’s exactly twelve o’clock that night.

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Dreams come true, just for me and you.

NSYNC, Kiss Me at Midnight

Whatever it is you’re scared of doing, do it.

Make your mistakes, next year and forever.

Happy new year, happy new year. May we all have a vision now and then of a world where every neighbor is a friend.

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Mohith Agadi

And now we welcome the new year.

Full of things that have never been.

Rainer Maria Rilke

And you asked me what I want this year.

If you didn’t come to party, donât bother knockin' on my door.

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Robin Sharma

We all get the exact same 365 days.

The only difference is what we do with them

Hillary DePiano

This is a new year.

And things will change.

New yearâa new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story? Ultimately we write it. The choice is ours.

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Taylor Swift

This year’s book, at midnight turns to footnote in the next.

Unknown

Youth is when you’re allowed to stay up late on New Year’s Eve.

Middle age is when you’re forced to.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

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Bill Vaughan

Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book.

Write a good one.

Brad Paisley

In our perfect ways.

For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice.

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In the ways we are beautiful.

In the ways we are human.

Happy New Year’s.

We should celebrate every year that we made it through.

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Let’s make it ours.

Beyonce

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

Ellen Goodman

We will bring up the book.

I donât know where Iâm going from here, but I promise it wonât be boring.

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Its pages are blank.

We are going to put words on them ourselves.

The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.

You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

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Edith Lovejoy Pierce

You’ll never get bored when you try something new.

There’s really no limit to what you’re able to do.

Dr. Seuss

Take the first step in faith.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

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You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

Toni Sorenson

If you don’t like something, change it.

If you’ve got the option to’t change it, change your attitude.

Baby, it’s New Years Eve, a time we can believe in making wishes. Dreams come true, just for me and you.

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Joey Adams

Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions.

Next week you’re free to begin paving hell with them as usual.

Zayn Malik

Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.

Whatever it is you’re scared of doing, do it. Make your mistakes, next year and forever.

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Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

Oprah Winfrey

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.

Seneca

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

Let’s celebrate the inception of improved us, not the new year.

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Abraham Lincoln

There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.

Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better.

Emilie Coue

Life is change.

And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.

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Charles Kettering

I never look back, darling.

It distracts from the now.

Edna Mode,The Incredibles

Remove shoulds from your vocabulary this year.

And you asked me what I want this year. And I try to make this kind and clearâjust a chance that maybe we’ll find better days.

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Start your journey of self-love now.

Kelly Martin

Celebrate endingsfor they precede new beginnings.

Donât live the same year 75 times and call it a life.

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We all get the exact same 365 days. The only difference is what we do with them

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This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change

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This year’s book, at midnight turns to footnote in the next.

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I was going to quit all my bad habits for the new year, but then I remembered that nobody likes a quitter.

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New Year’s Quotes: inspirational, funny, happy New Year’s Eve quotes - Benjamin Franklin

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New Year’s Quotes: inspirational, funny, happy New Year’s Eve quotes - Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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New Year’s Quotes: inspirational, funny, happy New Year’s Eve quotes - Ellen Goodman

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New Year’s Quotes: inspirational, funny, happy New Year’s Eve quotes - Edith Lovejoy Pierce

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New Year’s Quotes: inspirational, funny, happy New Year’s Eve quotes - Dr. Seuss

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New Year’s Quotes: inspirational, funny, happy New Year’s Eve quotes - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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New Year’s Quotes: inspirational, funny, happy New Year’s Eve quotes - Toni Sorenson

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New Year’s Quotes: inspirational, funny, happy New Year’s Eve quotes - Joey Adams

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New Year’s Quotes: inspirational, funny, happy New Year’s Eve quotes - Mark Twain

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Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.

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Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.

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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

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There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.

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Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better.

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Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.

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Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress.

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I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now.

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Remove shoulds from your vocabulary this year. Start your journey of self-love now.

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Celebrate endings, for they precede new beginnings

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No matter how hard the past, it’s possible for you to always begin again.#

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.#

You know how I always dread the whole year?#

Happy new year, happy new year.#

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.#

For last year’s words belong to last year’s language.#

We should celebrate every year that we made it through.#

You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.#

Whatever it is you’re scared of doing, do it.#

And now we welcome the new year.#

And you asked me what I want this year.#

We all get the exact same 365 days.#

This is a new year.#

This year’s book, at midnight turns to footnote in the next.#

Youth is when you’re allowed to stay up late on New Year’s Eve.#

Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book.#

In our perfect ways.#

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.#

We will bring up the book.#

You’ll never get bored when you try something new.#

Take the first step in faith.#

If you don’t like something, change it.#

Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions.#

Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.#

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.#

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.#

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.#

There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.#

Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better.#

Life is change.#

I never look back, darling.#

Remove shoulds from your vocabulary this year.#

Celebrate endingsfor they precede new beginnings.#

No matter how hard the past, it’s possible for you to always begin again.

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

You know how I always dread the whole year?

Happy new year, happy new year.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

For last year’s words belong to last year’s language.

We should celebrate every year that we made it through.

You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

Whatever it is you’re scared of doing, do it.

And now we welcome the new year.

And you asked me what I want this year.

We all get the exact same 365 days.

This is a new year.

This year’s book, at midnight turns to footnote in the next.

Youth is when you’re allowed to stay up late on New Year’s Eve.

Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book.

In our perfect ways.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

We will bring up the book.

You’ll never get bored when you try something new.

Take the first step in faith.

If you don’t like something, change it.

Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions.

Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.

Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better.

Life is change.

I never look back, darling.

Remove shoulds from your vocabulary this year.

Celebrate endingsfor they precede new beginnings.