105 Happy New Year Quotes to Bid Farewell to 2024 & Welcome 2025

As the clock strikes midnight and the calendar turns a fresh page, celebrate 2025 with our curated list of 105 New Year quotes. Whether it's bidding farewell to 2024 or getting ready to embrace the year ahead, the transition from December 31st to January 1st carries a sense of renewal, reflection and celebration. What better way to capture the essence of this momentous occasion than with a collection of Happy New Year quotes?

In this compilation, you'll find all sorts of witty, inspirational and silly lines from movies, songs and authors alike. From quotes that encourage self-improvement and fresh starts to one-liners that remind us not to take things so seriously, we've got you covered. Whether you're seeking the perfect words for your New Year's cards, party toasts, hosting needs or Instagram captions, this collection will help you ring in the New Year with grace and gratitude.

New Year Quotes in this Article:

• New Year's Eve 2024 Quotes
• Happy New Year Quotes 2025
• Sarcastic and Funny New Year Quotes
• Inspirational New Year Quotes
• New Year's Eve Party Quotes
• Famous New Year Quotes
• Songs To Quote On New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve 2024 Quotes

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Whether you're looking for New Year captions to pair with your Instagram photos or holiday quotes to include in your Christmas cards, here are some New Year's Eve 2024 quotes to consider.

• "Endings tend to precede new beginnings, so why not celebrate?"
• "Goodbye 2024, hello 2025!"
• "As the clock strikes midnight, let's leave 2024 behind and embrace the promises of the future."
• "As the old year makes way for the new, remember that you are the author of your own story."
• "As we bid farewell to the year 2024, may we carry forward its lessons and memories into the promising embrace of 2025."
• "The closing of one chapter is the beginning of another. Here's to the adventures awaiting us in the year 2025."
• "Saying goodbye to the old year is like shedding a skin. In 2025, let's emerge stronger, wiser, and ready for new adventures."
• "The year 2024 may be coming to an end, but its memories will forever be etched in our hearts as we journey into 2025."
• "May we all do better in 2025."

Happy New Year Quotes 2025

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Say hello to 2025 with these fun and positive Happy New Year quotes.

• "This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change." — Taylor Swift
• "New Year, new beginnings, new opportunities."
• "New Year's Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written." — Sarah Ban Breathnach
• "This is the beginning of anything you want."
• "New Year, new mindset, new focus, new intentions, new results."
• "May the upcoming year be the most fruitful one yet."
• "The best time for new beginnings is now."
• "And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been." — Rainer Maria Rilke
• "A new year is like a blank book."
• "May the New Year bring joy, peace, and happiness to you and your entire family."
• "The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all."
• "May the New Year be the canvas upon which you paint your dreams. Wishing you a masterpiece in 2025!

Sarcastic and Funny New Year Quotes

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Why not inject a little dose of humor into the often serious business of making resolutions? Here are a few sarcastic and funny New Year quotes to lighten things up a bit.

• "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
• "My New Year's resolution is to stop procrastinating. I'll start tomorrow."
• "May all your troubles last as long as your resolutions!"
• "Goodbye 2024, I never liked you anyway."
• "An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves."
• "I'm here for the champagne."
• "I can't wait to see how realistic everyone's resolutions are this year."
• "The only thing I'm throwing back this year is another drink."
• "Can 9pm be the new midnight?"
• "There's nothing like starting the new year with another hangover."
• "My New Year's resolution is to follow through with my resolutions. Just like I did last year."
• "New Year, Same Me. Why should I change?"
• "Forgetting 2024 is one thing… but forgetting tomorrow's hangover is another."
• "May your troubles be less and your Wi-Fi signal be more in the New Year."
• "Let's normalize sleeping through the countdown."
• "I would quit drinking for my New Year's resolution, but nobody likes a quitter."
• "I can't believe it's been a year since I didn't become a better person."

Inspirational New Year Quotes

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From New Year couple captions for your social media posts to motivational words that'll help you start 2025 off right, here are some inspirational New Year quotes to help you start the year off right.

• "New Year's most glorious light is sweet hope!" — Mehmet Murat Ildan
• "Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start." — Nido Qubein
• "The best is yet to come." — Frank Sinatra
• "Ring out the old, ring in the new." — Alfred Lord Tennyson
• "Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one." — Brad Paisley
• "With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts." — Eleanor Roosevelt
• "Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas." — Charles Kettering
• "I hope you realize that every day is a fresh start for you. That every sunrise is a new chapter in your life waiting to be written." — Juansen Dizon
• "Celebrate what you want to see more of." — Tom Peters
• "The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are." — J.P. Morgan
• "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." — Eleanor Roosevelt
• "A year from now you may wish you had started today." — Karen Lamb
• "The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all." — Josiyah Martin
• "Life is an adventure that is best lived boldly." — Bear Grylls
• "Don't live the same year 75 times and call it a life." — Robin Sharma
• "There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind." — C.S. Lewis
• "In the New Year, never forget to thank 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
• "Let this coming year be better than all the others. Vow to do some of the things you've always wanted to do but couldn't find the time." — Ann Landers
• "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
• "It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves." — William Shakespeare
• "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
• "The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written." — Melody Beattie
• "Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors and let every new year find you a better man." — Benjamin Franklin
• "I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past." — Thomas Jefferson
• "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
• "Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right." — Oprah Winfrey

New Year's Eve Party Quotes

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Whether you're celebrating a New Year's Eve wedding or spending the night partying with a few close friends, here are some New Year's quotes to get the party started.

• "Pop, fizz, clink! Here's to a sparkling New Year."
• "Cheers to a year full of new opportunities and unforgettable moments."
• "Out with the old, in with the bubbly!"
• "Let's raise a toast to the memories we've made and the adventures to come."
• "Dance the night away and leave yesterday behind."
• "May your New Year's party be as bright and colorful as a firework in the night sky."
• "Celebrate the past, embrace the future and dance your way into the New Year."
• "Here's to a night of laughter, friends, and good cheer. Happy New Year!"
• "Countdown to a fresh start."
• "Forget yesterday!"
• "Let's boogie!"
• "As the clock strikes midnight, may your dreams take flight. Happy New Year!"
• "May your New Year's party be the talk of the town and your year ahead be legendary."
• "2025 FTW."
• "Raise your glass and let the festivities begin. Cheers to a fantastic New Year!"
• "Dance to the rhythm of a brand new year, filled with endless possibilities."

Famous New Year Quotes

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If you're looking for the best way to wish someone a Happy New Year, here are a few famous New Year quotes from movies and literature.

• "Happy New Year! Let's go get the sh** kicked out of us by love!" — Love Actually (2003), Sam
• "My dear, when you love someone, and they break your heart, don't give up on love. Have faith, restart, and you will find love again." — New Year's Eve (2011), Ingrid
• "To new beginnings. Everyone deserves a new beginning." — The Holiday (2006)
• "For last year's words belong to last year's language, and next year's words await another voice." — T.S. Eliot, "Little Gidding"
• "It's a time when we all want something better. A chance to begin again." — Elf (2003)
• "It's time to follow your heart and let your dreams be your reality." — New Year's Eve (2011), Hailey
• "And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been." — Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters of Rainer Maria Rilke
• "We'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne." — New Year's Eve (2011), Rose
• "But to see the new year in, it's time to face the future with an open heart." — Kate and Leopold (2001), Leopold
• "I hope you have a wonderful New Year. I look forward to spending more time with you."

Songs To Quote On New Year's Eve

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Let these celebratory song lyrics say Happy New Year for you this holiday season!

• "Let's make it last, let's find a way. Turn this all around." — "New Year's Day," Taylor Swift, Reputation
• "Auld Lang Syne," Lea Michele, New Year's Eve (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
• "And now we're starting over again, it's the final countdown." — Europe, "The Final Countdown," The Final Countdown
• "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." — Semisonic, "Closing Time," Feeling Strangely Fine
• "I hope you have the time of your life." — Green Day, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)," Nimrod
• "The best is yet to come, and won't that be fine." — Frank Sinatra, "The Best Is Yet to Come," It Might as Well Be Swing
• "Here's to the nights we felt alive." — Eva Cassidy, "Songbird," Songbird
• "It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me, and I'm feeling good." — Nina Simone, "Feeling Good," I Put a Spell on You
• "I hope you dance." — Lee Ann Womack, "I Hope You Dance," I Hope You Dance
• "The past is gone, it went by like dusk to dawn." — Kris Kristofferson, "Why Me Lord," Why Me
• "Don't stop thinking about tomorrow." — Fleetwood Mac, "Don't Stop," Rumours
• "When you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance." — Lee Ann Womack, "I Hope You Dance," I Hope You Dance
• "Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future." — Steve Miller Band, "Fly Like an Eagle," Fly Like an Eagle
• "Today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten." — Natasha Bedingfield, "Unwritten," Unwritten
• "Times like these, you learn to live again." — Foo Fighters, "Times Like These," One by One