Although a new year is just a continuation of your journey, it still is a significant landmark for change, something to look forward to and take advantage of. The promises that you give to yourself on the brink of the upcoming year should not be made lighthandedly, as it’s you that is responsible for making them come true. And there’s probably no greater disappointment than that of letting yourself down. So, it would be an excellent start to make those vows actually doable (how about starting with something small and building it up as you go?), but if you still need some reassurance and a guiding hand, we’ve gathered a list of famous people’s quotes on New Year. Not only will these wise words give you some food for thought, but they might also inspire you to keep on going with bettering yourself and sticking to your plans no matter what.
Honestly, this might be our most inspiring list as of yet - these New Year quotes aren’t the ones to stick it to you with some hackneyed cliches, but rather encourage you to think for yourself. And that’s exactly what you’d want from motivational messages! To make it even more worthy of your time and your thoughts, these smart quotes come from famous people from all paths of life - singers, movie stars, writers, scientists, and so on. And with such names as Lady Gaga, Rainer Maria Rilke, and David Bowie - people who paved their path by themselves and just the way they wanted - you just know that the wisdom of their words comes from hands-on experience.
So, before you scroll down below to check out these wise words for yourself, grab a pencil and a notebook to write down the smart quotes that’ll be your upcoming year’s motto. After you finish reading these gems, vote for the ones that resonated with you the most and share this article with your friends who might be suffering from New Year’s blues. These motivational quotes are bound to make them feel better!
#101
“If you just keep putting one foot in front of the other, fantastical things can happen.” —Sheryl Crow
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#102
“I’m deciding to be my own individual self, and it looks nothing like what anyone else is doing. There’s something so powerful about being unique.” —Alicia Keys
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#103
“The world is not yours for the taking, but for the trying. Try hard.” —Scott Galloway
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#104
“Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas.” —Charles Kettering
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#105
“I listen to everyone. Then I do what I want.” —Diane von Furstenberg
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#106
“There are more people doing good stuff and moving us forward than there are people sowing division. I surround myself with people who have faith.” —Maria Shriver
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#107
“I strive to be a skeptic, in the best sense of that word: I question everything, and yet I’m open to everything.” —Amy Tan
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#108
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.” —Dan Millman
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#109
“When juggling as much as you are, remember that some balls are glass, and some are rubber. You can’t drop the glass balls.” —Nora Roberts
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#110
“Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.” —Germany Kent
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#111
“Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” —Oprah Winfrey
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#112
“New year—a new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story? Ultimately we write it. The choice is ours.” —Alex Morritt
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#113
“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” —Thomas Jefferson
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#114
“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
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#115
“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go. They merely determine where you start.” —Nido Qubein
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#116
“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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#117
“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
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#118
“Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.” ―Germany Kent
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#119
“The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written.” —Melody Beattie
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#120
“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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