"In our perfect ways. In the ways we are beautiful. In the ways we are human. We are here. Happy New Year’s. Let’s make it ours." — Beyoncé
It's almost time to bid 2023 goodbye and ring in the start of 2024! To mark the occasion, we've rounded up 90 of the best New Year's quotes for you as you get ready for the ball to drop on New Year's Eve.
Whether you are looking for new beginning quotes to jot down in your journal on January 1st, or perhaps something poetic to share in your New Year wishes for friends and family, these short and inspirational quotes collected from famous authors and thinkers, celebrities, modern-day influencers, and even some favorite lines from New Year-themed songs and movies are just the ticket.
Hosting a New Year's Eve party? Spell out one of your favorites on a letterboard to set the mood. Or, use one for your New Year's Instagram caption to accompany your pic of a glittery champagne toast or the candid snap of you getting your New Year's kiss. (If you need additional fodder for your social media posts, check out these funny resolutions and attainable resolutions for more ideas.)
Now for those awesome New Year quotes we promised. We hope they inspire you and maybe even make you smile. Cheers to 2024!
1
Louisa May Alcott
“I make so many beginnings there never will be an end.”
2
E. McD.
“Three hundred and sixty-five sunrises to start over.”
3
Louise Kaufmann
“in 2024, I hope you find time to be happy. not just strong.”
Advertisem*nt - Continue Reading Below
4
Dave Beard
"Many years ago I resolved never to bother with New Year's resolutions, and I've stuck with it ever since."
5
G.K. Chesterton
“The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes.”
6
Susan Sontag
“Kindness, kindness, kindness. I want to make a New Year’s prayer, not a resolution. I’m praying for courage.”
Advertisem*nt - Continue Reading Below
7
Robert Burns, “Auld Lang Syne”
“We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne [for old time's sake].”
8
ABBA
"May we all have a vision now and then, of a world where every neighbor is a friend. Happy New Year."
9
Charles Lamb
“No one ever regarded the First of January with indifference. It is that from which all date their time, and count upon what is left. It is the nativity of our common Adam.”
Advertisem*nt - Continue Reading Below
10
Mandy Hale
“So, I close my eyes to old ends, and open my heart to new beginnings.”
11
Fred DeVito
"If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you."
12
Marc & Angel Chernoff
“In [the new year], I will be too busy watering my own grass to notice if yours is greener.”
Advertisem*nt - Continue Reading Below
13
Madalyn Beck
“Start over, my darling. Be brave enough to find the life you want and courageous enough to chase it. Then start over and love yourself the way you were always meant to.”
14
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas, “New Year’s Resolution”
“Let’s turn over a new leaf, and baby let’s make promises that we can keep, and call it a New Year’s resolution.”
15
Albert Einstein
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
Advertisem*nt - Continue Reading Below
16
Jacqueline Whitney
“You are going to figure it out, but you don’t have to figure it out right now.”
17
New Year’s Eve (2011 film)
“Some people swear there’s no beauty left in the world, no magic. Then, how do you explain the entire world coming together on one night to celebrate the hope of a new year?”
18
Charlie Brown
“You know how I always dread the whole year? Well, this time I’m only going to dread one day at a time.”
Advertisem*nt - Continue Reading Below
19
Lacey Sturm
“God is so good to give us new days and New Years since He knows we need so many times to start over.”
20
Marc & Angel Chernoff
“Year-End Note to Self: It’s not too late. You are not behind. You are where you need to be.”
Madoline Markham
Assistant Managing Editor
Madoline Markham is the assistant managing editor for Country Living, where she covers shopping, home decor, news, and culture.
Terri Robertson
Terri Robertson is the Senior Editor, Digital, at Country Living, where she shares her lifelong love of homes, gardens, down-home cooking, and antiques.
