The New Year is a time for fresh starts, reflecting on the past year and getting excited about what’s next.
As we say goodbye to 2024, we can use inspiring quotes to help us feel hopeful and positive about 2025.
Some quotes remind us that, while time flies, we’re in control of where we go next.
Others bring laughter or wisdom, encouraging us to make the most of each day.
You can share these quotes with your family and friends, use them for New Year wishes, or even post them on social media platforms.
Cheers to a happy and inspiring 2025!
1. “The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals.” ~ Melody Beattie.
Imagine the New Year as a blank page in a book.
This page is waiting for you to fill it with exciting stories and goals.
By setting goals, you’re planning the adventure ahead.
Each day is a chance to make the story of your year amazing, just by writing it with your actions.
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2. “When you see a new year, see realities and limit fantasies!” ~ Ernest Agyemang Yeboah.
In a new year, it’s important to dream big but also to stay realistic.
Sometimes fantasies can distract us so focusing on what’s real and achievable will make life easier.
This quote encourages you to keep dreaming but to work on things you can actually accomplish.
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3. “Three hundred and sixty-five sunrises to start over.” ~ E. McD.
Each day of the new year gives you a new sunrise, a fresh start.
Imagine you have 365 chances to try something new, make good choices and enjoy life.
Each sunrise means you can begin again, no matter what happened yesterday.
4. “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt.
Every morning brings a fresh opportunity to feel stronger and think in new ways.
When you wake up, you get a new chance to be positive, even if yesterday was hard.
This quote reminds you that each day, you can face challenges with fresh energy.
5. “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson.
This quote means that if you believe each day can be great, it will be.
Treating every day as special makes life happier and more exciting.
You can make each day the best by choosing to enjoy it, no matter what happens.
6. “Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better.” ~ Emilie Coue.
When you try to improve a little every day, amazing things can happen.
Even taking small steps can make a big difference.
This quote is like a reminder to keep growing, learning and becoming your best self, one day at a time.
7. “Kindness, kindness, kindness. I want to make a New Year’s prayer, not a resolution. I’m praying for courage.” ~ Susan Sontag.
Instead of making a long list of goals, this quote suggests focusing on kindness and courage.
Being brave and kind might be the best “resolution” you could make.
This year, make a goal to be kinder to others and strong enough to face challenges.
8. “Happy new year, happy new year. May we all have a vision now and then of a world where every neighbor is a friend.” ~ Abba, “New Year’s Day”.
This quote dreams of a world where everyone treats others as friends.
Just think, if we all tried to be kind to each other this year—what a wonderful place the world could be!
The song hopes for peace and friendship everywhere.
9. “Enter this new year with gratitude for this new chance to create your dreams.” ~ Avina Celeste.
Starting the year with gratitude means being thankful for all you have and excited for what’s to come.
It’s a reminder that the new year is a fresh chance to go after your dreams and make them real.
10. “New year—a new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story? Ultimately we write it. The choice is ours.” ~ Alex Morritt.
This quote lets you choose if this year will be exciting or just like last year.
You’re the one writing this “chapter,” so you can make it new and amazing.
It’s up to you to create a year full of change or adventure.
11. “I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.” ~ David Bowie.
Sometimes life can be a mystery, but that doesn’t mean it has to be dull.
This quote says that even if you’re unsure about the future, you can still make it exciting.
Embrace the unknown and make your journey fun and interesting.
12. “New Year’s Day is every man’s birthday.” ~ Charles Lamb.
This quote means that New Year’s Day is like a fresh start for everyone, just like a birthday.
It’s a time to feel new, hopeful and ready to grow, like you’re celebrating your own new beginning.
13. “We should celebrate every year that we made it through.” ~ Ellen DeGeneres.
Each year you complete is an achievement worth celebrating.
Life has its ups and downs, so making it through another year is something special.
This quote asks us to appreciate the journey and feel proud of what you’ve experienced.
14. “What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year.” ~ Vern McLellan.
The new year is like a mirror: it will reflect what you put into it.
If you bring positive thoughts, hard work and kindness, you’ll likely have a great year.
This quote pushes you to put your best into each day, so the year will give back great things.
15. “This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change.” ~ Taylor Swift.
This quote reminds you that a new year is a chance for change.
It’s a fresh start, where anything can happen if you’re open to it.
This year, let go of the past and look forward to the new adventures ahead.
I hope that this new year brings joy and happiness to you and your family.
