As this year is coming to a close, you may be looking for heart-touching quotes and happy new year Wishes for friends and family.
Especially if you can’t be with your loved ones on the holidays, you’ll write more new year greetings than usual.

You’re in the right place for some heart-touching new year’s quotes and wishes inspiration you can share. Send them directly to your loved ones or use them as New year’s Instagram captions.

So let’s get to it.

Funny new year quotes

“Happy New Year, 2020” and our plans didn’t quite work out, so let’s hope that we’ll get a real Happy New Year 2021. Meanwhile, let’s check out a few funny new year wishes and quotes to put a smile on your face.

“Good luck in the new year, we’ll need it”

“Many years ago, I made a New Year’s resolution to never make new year’s resolutions. Hell, it’s been the only resolution I’ve ever kept!” – D.S. Mixell

“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

“My New Year’s resolution is to stop hanging around people who ask me about my New Year’s resolution.”

“It wouldn’t be New Year’s if I didn’t have regrets.” – William Thomas

“Cheers to a few months of accidentally writing the wrong year down.”

“May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions.”

“Many people look forward to the New Year for a new start on old habits.”

“Happy New Year! I don’t know about you, but my New Year’s resolution is to stop feeling guilty about not keeping last year’s resolution.”

“I can’t believe it’s been a year since I didn’t become a better person.”

Heart-touching happy new year wishes for friends and family

With the new year typically come New Year’s resolutions. Let’s take a look at happy new year wishes for friends and family that inspire them to actually stick to their goals in 2021! To a prosperous new year with great new habits!

“New Year, New Feels, New Chances, Same Dreams, Fresh Starts.”

“I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now.” – Edna, The Incredibles

“I think in terms of the day’s resolutions, not the year’s.” – Henry Moore

“And suddenly, you know… It’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” – Meister Eckhart

“And now we welcome the New Year, full of things that have never been.” – Rainer Maria Rilke

“Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas.” – Charles Kettering

“The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written.” – Melody Beattie

“Happy New Year, dear friend. Don’t forget the past, learn from it, and go out strong for your dreams and future. My best wishes are with you.”

Short new year wishes

New year’s wishes don’t have to be long. Even with a short message, you can spread good cheer and inspiration for the new year. So, Happy New Year!

“New year, new hope”

This will be your year

“New year, new attitude”

New year, new adventures

Thanks for the memories, Happy new year!

“A lot can happen in a year.”

“And so the adventure begins.”

“Here’s to 12 new chapters!”

“365 New days, 365 New chances.”

“This is the beginning of anything you want.”

“As the sun sets on another year, I wish you great company and good cheer.”

“Cheers to the New Year! May 2021 be an extraordinary one.”

“Life is short – dream big and make the most of 2021!”

“New adventures are around the corner. Happy New Year!”

“This year will be the best yet.”

“Cheers to the new year!”

Motivational happy new year quotes

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“We all get the same 365 days. The difference is what we do with them.”

“What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year.” – Vern McLellan

“New year—a new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story? Ultimately we write it. The choice is ours.” – Alex Morritt

“New beginnings are in order, and you are bound to feel some level of excitement as new chances come your way.” – Auliq Ice

“A new year. A fresh, clean start! It’s like having a big white sheet of paper to draw on! A day full of possibilities!” – Bill Watterson

“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: Someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” – Tom Bodett

“Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings.” – Jonathan Huie

“You are never too old to reinvent yourself.”

“Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.” – Germany Kent

“Life’s not about expecting, hoping and wishing, it’s about doing, being and becoming.” – Mike Dooley

“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.” – J.P. Morgan

Heart touching new year wishes for friends

Not everything is about achievements. When you love your friends, you sometimes want to send them a loving message to show them your appreciation. So let’s see a few heart touching new year wishes you can steal for your friends.

“Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a Happy New Year. May peace, love, and prosperity follow you always.”

“The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all.” – Josiyah Martin

“May all failures, sorrow, and troubles stay behind in the passing year. And may they leave a lot of room in your life for laughter and happiness. Happy New Year”

“May the New Year start with fresh joys and a life filled with peace. May you experience warmth and togetherness and prosperity too. Happy New Year!”

“Whatever it is you’re scared of doing, do it. Make your mistakes next year and forever.” – Neil Gaiman

“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘it will be happier.” – Alfred Lord Tennyson

“Take a leap of faith and begin this wondrous new year by believing.” –
Sarah Ban Breathnach

“There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” – C.S. Lewis

“A new year is like starting a new chapter in your life. It’s your chance to write an incredible story for yourself.”

“Happy New Year! May your troubles be less, and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door!”

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“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” – Thomas Jefferson

“As you pursue your hopes and dreams, may this year bring you much success, and may your journey be wonderful.”

“Wishing you a Happy New Year, bursting with fulfilling and exciting opportunities.”

“As the new year draws close, I hope it’s filled with the promises of a hopeful tomorrow.”

“Wishing you 12 months of success, 52 weeks of laughter, 365 days of fun, 8760 hours of joy, 525600 minutes of good luck, and 31536000 seconds of happiness. Happy New Year!”

“Resolve to make each day the beginning of a new year, a new morning, a new adventure”. – Debbie Carroccio

Happy new year wishes for family

Looking for heart-touching new year wishes that make your family happy? Time flies when you spend it with the people you love the most. Let’s check out the following selection of greetings for beautiful moments.

“As the new year dawns, I hope it gets filled with the promises of a brighter tomorrow. Happy New Year!”

“Out with the old, in with the new: may you be happy the whole year through. Happy New Year!”