What are the best inspirational end of year quotes? Looking for famous quotes and sayings for closing the year?
The end of the year can be such an emotional time of year for us all. Whether it was your best year yet, or not so great, you definitely start to get the feels as the end approaches.
And 2024 is no exception. We’re all counting down the days to 2025. A new year, with new possibilities, where the problems of 2024 can fade away.
Are you ready to close the chapter on 2024, and welcome the new year with all its new possibilities?
What will the new year have in store for you I wonder? Will this be the year you finally go after your dreams and achieve your goals in life? I sure hope so!
Whether making New Year’s resolutions is your thing or not, this time of year is perfect for reflection and future casting! That’s planning ahead, visualizing where it is you want to be in 2025, and taking steps to make it happen.
Take a moment to discover what it is you want for yourself in the New Year. Do you know? You really should.
In 2025, will you make money from home or start your successful blog? Perhaps you’ll become more spiritual or finally make time for doing what you love? There are endless possibilities for you.
Each end of the year is your new beginning! So no matter how you feel about 2024, put it behind you and move forward into the new year with a renewed sense of purpose and excitement. Get motivated and be inspired to do your best in the new year.
As you prepare for a successful new year, here are 52 inspirational end of year quotes for a happy new year. May each of them encourage you to make the most of this time of year.
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The End is Just a New Beginning Quotes
The end of the year is just a new beginning! Without an end, there would be no new year, no new start. This selection of Inspirational End of Year Quotes welcomes the new year and the opportunity to begin again, to be reborn on January 1st. Let the anticipation of the page turn, and all the magic that comes with it get you excited for the new year.
“The first few days of each new year have always seemed to be filled with a special magical quality of anticipation. What will the new calendar produce in our lives?” – Og Mandino
2. “New Year’s Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery. Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to dream, pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change.” – Sarah Ban Breathnach
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3. “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” – Maria Robinson
4. “A new year can begin only because the old year ends.” – Madeleine L’Engle
“Everyone should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page.” – Henry Ward Beecher*
6. “The Old Year has gone. Let the dead past bury its own dead. The New Year has taken possession of the clock of time. All hail the duties and possibilities of the coming 12 months!” – Edward Payson Powell
Remember What You Learned Last Year Quotes
The end of the year signals a new beginning for us all, but that doesn’t mean we start over from square one. We have to remember each and every lesson we learned in the previous year and carry them forward with us. This collection of Inspirational End of Year Quotes and sayings reminds us to learn from our past, so we can accelerate our futures. No matter how painful or disappointing last year was, don’t forget what it taught you!
“In the New Year, never forget to thank to your past years because they enabled you to reach today! Without the stairs of the past, you cannot arrive at the future!” – Mehmet Murat Ildan
8. “If you wrote a book for each day of the year that has past. And then reread it on New Year’s eve, what things would you change, what things would you cherish. Take the things that are cherished and vow to focus more on that in the coming New Year.” – Theodore W. Higginsworth
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9. “Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.” – Brooks Atkinson
“It wouldn’t be New Year’s if I didn’t have regrets.” – William Thomas
11. “At the end of the day, it’s all about what’s on the shelf at the end of the year.” – Steve Coppell
Thankful and Hopeful for the New Year Quotes
A fresh year full of endless possibilities awaits you just around the corner. Be optimistic, be hopeful, and above all be thankful for all you have. Appreciation and an attitude of gratitude in the new year can open so many doors for you (way more than being super grumpy). The following Inspirational End of Year quotes encourages the optimist in all of us to seek the bright side, and be positive no matter what.
12. “Dear world, I am excited to be alive in you, and I am thankful for another year.” – Charlotte Eriksson
13. “A new year brings not only happiness, it makes us happy with a hope to fulfill our dreams or a new beginning of our life. So, a new year is very special to everyone.” – Santonu Kumar Dhar
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14. “The year end brings no greater pleasure then the opportunity to express to you season’s greetings and good wishes. May your holidays and new year be filled with joy.” – Charles Dickens
“Another fresh new year is here… Another year to live! To banish worry, doubt, and fear, to love and laugh and give!” – William Arthur Ward
16. “Let us embrace the coming year with a living hope for everyday life.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
Best End of Year Quotes for Pessimists
The honest truth about the end of the year is that it isn’t always cheerful or joyous! It can be an extremely emotional time of year for us. When we’re faced with what we’ve done, or haven’t done. What we’ve achieved, and have yet to achieve. It can haunt us and make us miserable. So, here are some honest End of Year Quotes for the pessimist in all of us. Maybe you even think setting New Year’s Resolutions is silly and a waste of time, and that sticking to your resolutions is impossible. That’s okay!
“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” – Bill Vaughan
18. “I would say happy new year but it’s not happy; it’s exactly the same as last year except colder.” – Robert Clark
19. “What is the funniest thing people do on 1st January? They make resolutions.” – Pearl Aman
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20. “New Year’s Day now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.” – Mark Twain
“The New Year begins in a snow-storm of white vows.” – George William Curtis
22.“I made no resolutions for the new year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me.” – Anais Nin
23. “Save a little money each month and at the end of the year you’ll be surprised at how little you have.” – Ernest Haskins
24. “A year from now, you’re gonna weigh more or less than what you do right now.” – Phil McGraw
Finally, Get Started in the New Year Quotes
It’s a completely normal reaction to feel behind and even angry with yourself for not doing what you said you would this past year. And to even feel as if you just can’t get started, like it’s too hard and you’re stuck. But never give up on your dreams or your goals, it’s never too late to get started. This collection of Inspirational End of Year Quotes encourages you, nay emplores you, to just get started!
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” – Michael Altshuler
26. “A year from now you will wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb
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27. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
“Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending” – Carl Brad
29. “Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.” – Oscar Wilde
New Year Means New Opportunities Quotes
Nothing says a new year like new opportunities! Oh, all the goals you’ll set and achieve, all the plans you make and accomplish. The end of year announces to us that 365 days of opportunity are here, what will you do with them? The following inspirational end of year quotes reminds us of the potential that awaits us in the New Year.
30. “Whether we want them or not, the New Year will bring new challenges; whether we seize them or not, the New Year will bring new opportunities.” – Michael Josephson
“We will open the book. 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.” – Edith Lovejoy Pierce
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32. “Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas.” – Charles Kettering
33. “We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives…not looking for flaws, but for potential.” – Ellen Goodman
34. “There comes a day when you realize turning the page is the best feeling in the world, because you realize there is so much more to the book than the page you were stuck on.” – Zayn Malik
Take Action in the New Year Quotes
The end of the year is here, and hopefully the end of all the excuses for not making it happen. No more waiting, no more putting it off, this year is the year to take action in your life. These motivational New Year’s quotes and sayings remind us that it’s not enough to wish and want, nor to set goals, we must also act! Let’s make 2025 your best year yet!
“There are greater things to be achieved in every New Year, and each and everyone must prepare themselves to be great, not by words of the mouth, but by a lot of sacrifices.” – Michael Bassey Johnson
36. “This cannot be the year of talking. Of wishing. Of wanting. This has to be the year, you get it done!” – Eric Thomas
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“Instead of trying to change your entire life in January, the simpler strategy is to adopt a 12-month plan where you’re making constant improvements.” – S. J. Scott
37. “How the New Year will turn out is entirely up to you. The attitude you bring, the determination you have, the goals you set all will result in the type of year that you will have. So let your attitude be positive, your determination be strong!” – Theodore W. Higginsworth
New Habits to Start in the New Year Quotes
When it’s almost new year there’s so much talk of goal setting and planning, but the best-kept secret for achieving your goals is to create new habits! Change your life in a major way this new year by focusing on one small habit at a time. These famous end of year quotes share things to do and ways to make 2025 even better than the last.
39. “For eleven months and maybe about twenty days each year, we concentrate upon the shortcomings of others, but for a few days at the turn of New Year we look at our own. It is a good habit.” – Arthur H. Sulzberger
40. “May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.” – Neil Gaiman
“Rather than saying, good luck and good fortune to you this New Year, let me say work hard, laugh often, continue to learn, be kind, help others, pray for wisdom and then good fortune will see you this coming year.” – Robert Rivers
42. “In the New Year, may your right hand always be stretched out in friendship, but never in want.” – Traditional Irish Toast
43. “This year believe that anything is possible. Start each day with goals. Eat more real food. Buy good books and make time to read them. Drink water. Exercise daily even when it sounds like a terrible idea. Shop for quality not quantity. Purge the unnecessary and decrease clutter. Hug the ones you love. Find the best in others. Show others the best in you.” – Unknown
New Year, New Adventures Quotes
What unique new year’s resolution will you set? What will you check off your bucket list? The end of the year means a new year filled with adventure is here. New places to explore, new skills to learn, the new potential to unlock! The sky is the limit for you if you set out on and explore. This collection of inspirational new year’s quotes encourages you to get up off that couch and truly live!
“As the new year begins let it be a year where you try new things, learn new things and develop to the potential within you.” – Theodore W. Higginsworth
45. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
44. “Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” – Dalai Lama
47. “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
Be Your Best Self in the New Year
Who are you and who have you always wanted to be? The end of the year is a chance for you to be a better person than you were. To do better, to treat others and yourself better, to care more, to try harder – whatever it is you aspire to be! These motivational end of year quotes and sayings inspire you to be the best version of yourself. Don’t just live your best life in 2025, be your best self too!
48. “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
49. “New Year = A New Life! Decide today who you will become, what you will give how you will live.” – Anthony Robbins
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50. “Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better person.” – Benjamin Franklin*
“As this New Year approaches find inspiration around you, and motivation within you, to be all that you can be.” – Kate Summers
52. “On this New Year, be someone you yourself can admire.” – Pearl Aman
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Last Updated on October 31, 2024
Tomiko says
Love love love these quotes! Especially the new year, new adventure.. as a travel blogger I’m all about experiencing new adventures all year round not just the first month.. great list of quotes
Nadalie Bardo says
Me too! Let’s all get out into the world and explore, try something new!
Leslie H says
Great quotes all around on here. I for one never was a fan of resolutions. Strive for goals everyday every year. But the pessimists quotes are hilarious and should be on a T Shirt !
Nadalie Bardo says
I know right! I just loved those end of year quotes. Pessimistic for sure, but 100% accurate. These funny end of year quotes would be PERFECT on a T-shirt.
Lauren Floyd says
I know some people hate New Year’s resolutions, but I’ve always loved them for exactly the reason your Beecher quote spells out – because of that concept of a fresh start. That’s how we should think of every new day.
Nadalie Bardo says
Hey Lauren,
I’ve had years where I just refused to even set one, it just feels like a wish. But, like you say, part of me LOVES this idea of starting over.
Darglous says
Sure n t does meck sense. Love t .
Happy Nu Year Dia.
Stacie says
I love this! I need to start working on my New Year quotes. It would help to keep me focused throughout the year.
Nadalie Bardo says
So glad you enjoyed these inspiration end of year quotes, Stacie!
ShaBree Henry says
Love! Love! Loveeee this! I’m a sucker for a good quote! I’m definitely keeping and sharing this list.
Nadalie Bardo says
Yes, yes, yes! Woohoo – thanks for saving these amazing quotes. May they inspire your new year!
Mimi Green says
Some of these really got me excited, for the new year. I had an amazing 2018, and I know that 2019 is going to be even better. I’m thankful for the lessons learned, and I am ready to start writing a new chapter.
Nadalie Bardo says
Hey Mimi,
I love that! I get that way too with quotes – it’s almost impossible to not be excited for the new year and all that it has in store for you after reading these. Happy New Year!
Lia World Traveler says
Great quotes and so perfect at the end of the year.
Nadalie Bardo says
Wishing you a happy new year, Lia!
Elle says
My favorite saying that you shared was, “On this New Year be someone that you yourself can admire.” I think loving and knowing yourself is at the root of this saying.
Nadalie Bardo says
Hey Elle,
Isn’t is such a beautiful end of year quote? It’s one of my absolute favourites.
Lia World Traveler says
It is so important to have affirmations you can pull from at any time of year to help keep you focused and feeling hopeful. The end of the year is also a great time to reflect on where you’ve been in the previous and where you want to go in the next year.
Nadalie Bardo says
Hey Lia,
I completely agree with you, they are the perfect affirmation! Not just for the end of year, but great for whenever we need to be reminded to start fresh.
Shani says
THIS! As I try to lose these last 25lbs and solidify my personal chef business… “This cannot be the year of talking. Of wishing. Of wanting. This has to be the year, you get it done!” – Eric Thomas
Nadalie Bardo says
Hey Shani,
YES! What a fantastic quote. I feel the same way about this coming year – THIS will be it. Cheers to you!
Marya says
great quotes for each week of the new year so we can have a better ending every week. thank you for sharing! 🙂
Nadalie Bardo says
Hey Marya,
Wishing you a happy end of year! Glad you enjoyed the quotes.
Luci says
These are all great quotes but my favorite one has to be by Edward Payson Powell. I do believe you should leave all the bad thing that has happened to you behind and move on to the new year.
Nadalie Bardo says
I really appreciate that the most about the new year, it’s a chance to put some distance between us and “all the bad” that happened before.
Wishing you the best new year!
Christine says
I love all quotes and sayings that are inspirational. I read them every day and post them in my home, office, and classroom. They definitely help change your mindset and your perspective. So good for the soul. Thanks for all of these!
Nadalie Bardo says
Hey Christine,
Yes for covering your walls in these inspirational end of year quotes. They’re perfect for students too!
Maureen Fitzgerald says
I love these quotes and will be back to reread them again and again. I love that you quoted Madeleine L’Engle as she is my favorite author!!
Nadalie Bardo says
Hey Maureen,
You and me both! I love all these end of the year quotes, I’m always coming back to the blog and reading them when I need a boost.
Emily says
So many awesome quotes! I wish I had prints of all of them to hang up around the office. I have way too many favorite quotes, but one of them has to be “She designed a life she loved.” Thanks for sharing all of these!!
Nadalie Bardo says
Hey Emily,
Aren’t they! It’s really hard for me to just choose the best end of year quotes for this post.
Mimi says
I love these quote, end of the year is always bittersweet but I love that “new beginning feeling”
It's All You Boo says
Hi Mimi,
I agree, there’s always that feeling every new year. I’m glad you love these end of year quotes.
Amber says
Love these quotes! They are all so positive. I always look forward to the new year and the excitement of new beginnings.
It's All You Boo says
Hi Amber,
I’m so glad you love these end of year quotes! I too, always look forward to the new year and the excitement that comes with it.
Amber Myers says
I am loving these quotes. I need to save some of them for sure. I can’t believe it’s the end of the year.
It's All You Boo says
Hi Amber,
Time flies and just like that the year is coming to an end. I’m glad you love these end of year quotes.
Tisha says
Love these end of the year quotes. Already that time of year!
It's All You Boo says
Hi Tisha,
Thank you so much for reading. I’m happy you love these end of year quotes. It’s that time of the year again.
Jasmine Martin says
I am a huge fan of a lot of these quotes especially Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas.” That one is my favorite!
It's All You Boo says
Hi Jasmine,
Many of these lines are my personal favorites as well! Thanks for reading! I’m glad you love these end of year quotes.
Nicz Escat says
These are really great quotes. I love all of these! I’m surely gonna take note of some of them.
It's All You Boo says
Hi Nicz,
Thank you for loving all these end of year quotes! Go ahead and take note of everything!
Emman Damian says
Great new year quotes! I know that these year end quotes will set the tone for new year. Thanks for compiling them!
It's All You Boo says
Hi Emman,
We should always start the new year right, right? Thanks so much for going through these end of year quotes.
Melissa Cushing says
These are all perfect saying to inspire for the new year 😉 Love so many of them!
It's All You Boo says
Hi Melissa,
I’m happy you enjoyed this end of year quotes. Let’s all be an inspiration.
Henry says
Lovely quotes and deeply inspiring too. Thanks for sharing them. I love a bunch of them but I’d like to recap this one: “New Year = New Life! Decide today who you will become, what you will give, how you will live.” It reminds us of our responsibility in the New Year.
It's All You Boo says
Hi Henry! I’m happy that you love these inspirational end of year quotes!
Susan Nduku says
Wow..I’m informed. Thanks
It's All You Boo says
Happy to hear it, Susan! Glad I could help!