100 Best New Year's Quotes To Celebrate 2024

Maryn Liles

January 2, 2024 at 12:26 AM·13 min read

New Year Quotes

Each new year offers an exciting opportunity for a fresh start and new beginnings, which is probably why we all look forward to New Year’s Eve and New Year's Day so much. No matter what your goals are for the coming year or how many New Year’s resolutions you plan on making for 2024, ringing in the start of a new year is a moment to acknowledge. One, to celebrate all of your experiences from 2023; and two, to welcome the new year ahead.

Whether you plan on greeting 2024 with optimism, the perfect toast or a well-timed joke, these 100 best New Year quotes 2024 are just what you need to help you celebrate the start of a (hopefully) happy new year.

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100 Best New Year Quotes 2024

1. “Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings.” —Jonathan Lockwood Huie

2. “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” —Oprah Winfrey

3. “Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life.” —Robin Sharma

4. "Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

5. "The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all.” ―Josiyah Martin

6. “The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.” —J.P. Morgan

7. “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.” —Brad Paisley

8. "New year—a new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story? Ultimately we write it. The choice is ours.” —Alex Morritt

9. “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” —Thomas Jefferson

10. “The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul…” —Gilbert K. Chesterton

10. “And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” Rainer Maria Rilke

11. “Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go. They merely determine where you start.” —Nido Qubein

12. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” —George Eliot

13. “Life is about change, sometimes it’s painful, sometimes it’s beautiful, but most of the time it’s both.” —Kristin Kreuk

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14. “Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.” —Hal Borland

15. “What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year.” —Vern McLellan

16. “Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.” ―Germany Kent

17. “I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're doing something.” —Neil Gaiman

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18. “The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written.” —Melody Beattie

19. “An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” — William E. Vaughan

20. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — C.S. Lewis

21. “Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.” —Alfred Lord Tennyson

22. “Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.” —Bill Vaughan

23. “On New Year's Eve the whole world celebrates the fact that a date changes. Let us celebrate the dates on which we change the world.” ―Akilnathan Logeswaran

24. “You can get excited about the future. The past won't mind.” ―Hillary DePiano

25. “The New Year is a painting not yet painted; a path not yet stepped on; a wing not yet taken off! Things haven’t happened as yet! Before the clock strikes twelve, remember that you are blessed with the ability to reshape your life!” ―Mehmet Murat ildan

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26. “Each day is a new beginning, the chance to do with it what should be done and not to be seen as simply another day to put in time.” –Catherine Pulsifer

27. “Tonight’s December thirty-first,
Something is about to burst.
The clock is crouching, dark and small,
Like a time bomb in the hall.
Hark, it's midnight, children dear.
Duck! Here comes another year!” ―Ogden Nash

28. “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” —T.S. Eliot

29. “Every single year, we’re a different person. I don’t think we’re the same person all of our lives.”—Steven Spielberg

30. “Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.” —Helen Keller

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31. “Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” —Benjamin Franklin

32. “For last year's words belong to last year's language, and next year's words await another voice.” T.S. Eliot

33. "If you're brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” —Paulo Coehlo

34. “Many years ago, I made a New Year's resolution to never make New Year's resolutions. Hell, it's been the only resolution I've ever kept!”―D.S. Mixell

35. “We joyfully pray with grateful hearts to welcome blessings in New Year.” ―Lailah Gifty Akita

36. “New Year's Day is every man's birthday.” —Charles Lamb

37. “Take a leap of faith and begin this wondrous new year by believing.” —Sarah Ban Breathnach

38. “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.” —Seneca

39. “It’s never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald

40. “The beginning is the most important part of the work.” –Plato

41. “Change can be scary, but you know what’s scarier? Allowing fear to stop you from growing, evolving, and progressing.” —Mandy Hale

42.“What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven't even happened yet.” —Anne Frank

43. “Each year’s regrets are envelopes in which messages of hope are found for the New Year.” —John R. Dallas Jr.

44. “Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.” —Oscar Wilde

45. “Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” —Carl Bard

46. “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.” —Joseph Campbell

47. “Make New Year's goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this year. This helps you do your part. It is an affirmation that you're interested in fully living life in the year to come.” —Melody Beattie

48. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” —Socrates

49. “You are never too old to reinvent yourself." —Steve Harvey

50. “Just when the caterpillar thought her life was over, she became a butterfly.” —Unknown

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51. “We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

52. “Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.” —Karen Kaiser Clark

53. “If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." —Maya Angelou

54. “As we grow older and wiser, we begin to realize what we need and what we need to leave behind. Sometimes there are things in our lives that aren’t meant to stay. Sometimes the changes we don’t want are the changes we need to grow. And sometimes walking away is a step forward.” —Unknown

55. “Be like a tree. Stay grounded. Connect with your roots. Turn over a new leaf. Bend before you break. Enjoy your unique natural beauty. Keep growing.” —Joanne Raptis

56. “No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.” —Buddha

57. “Don’t let today’s disappointments cast a shadow on tomorrow’s dreams.” —Unknown

58. “Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake.” —Francis Bacon Sr.

59. “Life’s not about expecting, hoping and wishing, it’s about doing, being and becoming.” —Mike Dooley

60. “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” —E.E. Cummings

61. “Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better.” —Emilie Coue

62. “When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. When life is bitter, say thank you and grow.” —Shauna Niequist

63. "This year, be structured enough for success and achievement and flexible enough for creativity and fun." —Taylor Duvall

64. “Don’t be afraid to go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.” —Frank Scully

65. “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” —William James

66. “Cheers to a gracious New Year. May we uphold the fullness of God’s grace, goodness and goodwill.” ―Lailah Gifty Akita

67. “A New Year has tiptoed in. Let’s go forward to meet it.”―Anusha Atukorala

68. “New Beginnings are in order, and you are bound to feel some level of excitement as new chances come your way.” —Auliq Ice

69. “As the year comes to a close, it is a time for reflection – a time to release old thoughts and beliefs and forgive old hurts. Whatever has happened in the past year, the New Year brings fresh beginnings. Exciting new experiences and relationships await. Let us be thankful for the blessings of the past and the promise of the future.” ―Peggy Toney Horton

70. "Approach the new year with resolve to find the opportunities hidden in each new day." —Michael Josephson

71. “When you see a new year, see realities and limit fantasies!” ―Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

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72. “The priceless lesson in the New Year is that endings birth beginnings and beginnings birth endings. And in this elegantly choreographed dance of life, neither ever find an end in the other.”―Craig D. Lounsbrough

73. “A year of ending and beginning, a year of loss and finding...and all of you were with me through the storm. I drink your health, your wealth, your fortune for long years to come, and I hope for many more days in which we can gather like this.”―C.J. Cherryh

74. “We are the authors of our destinies.” ―Nike Campbell-Fatoki

75. "Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man." —Benjamin Franklin

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76. “You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you.” —Eckhart Tolle

77. “Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.” —David McCullough Jr.

78. “With dawn of the new year on the horizon, I resolved to exert my will on the world.”―Holly Black

79. "I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." —Arthur Rubenstein

80. “This bright new year is given me To live each day with zest To daily grow and try to be My highest and my best!” —William Arthur Ward

81. “Let our New Year’s resolution be this: We will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word.” —G?ran Persson

82. “A year from now, you’re gonna weigh more or less than what you do right now.” —Phil McGraw

83. "I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring." —David Bowie

84. "Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right." —F. Scott Fitzgerald

85. "Be the change you wish to see in the world.” —Gandhi

86. "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” —Eleanor Roosevelt

87. “May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions!” —Joey Adams

88. “The attraction of New Year is this: The year changes, and in that change we believe that we can change with it. It is far more difficult, however, to change yourself than turn the calendar to a new page.” ― R. Joseph Hoffmann

89. "Remove 'shoulds' from your vocabulary this year. Start your journey of self-love now." —Kelly Martin

90. "He who breaks a resolution is a weakling; he who makes one is a fool." —F.M. Knowles

91. “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” —Michael Altshuler

92. “Past and Present I know well; each is a friend and sometimes an enemy to me. But it is the quiet, beckoning Future, an absolute stranger, with whom I have fallen madly in love.” —Richelle E. Goodrich

93. "We all get the exact same 365 days. The only difference is what we do with them.” —Hillary DePiano

94. "Making New Year resolutions is one thing. Remaining resolute and seeing them through is quite another.” —Alex Morritt

95. "I close my eyes to old ends. And open my heart to new beginnings.” —Nick Frederickson

96. "Be the girl who decided to go for it.” —Unknown

97. "Whatever it is you're scared of doing, do it. Make your mistakes, next year and forever.” —Neil Gaiman

98. “There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.” —C.S. Lewis

99. “This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change.” —Taylor Swift

100. “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” —Albert Einstein

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100 Best New Year's Quotes To Celebrate 2024

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