It’s that magical time when the calendar resets, the gym fills up, and everyone suddenly decides kale is edible again.

Whether you’re chasing big goals or just trying to remember what day it is, these “New Year, New You” quotes are here to inspire, motivate, and lovingly roast the annual glow-up chaos.

Let’s toast to fresh starts, questionable resolutions, and the optimistic energy only January can deliver.

Best New Year New You Quotes

Another yadda yadda – while the new year new you quotes are full of creating a new you, please for the love – embrace who you are. We don’t necessarily need a new you, but we all need maintenance and can be and do better.

Now that 2020 is out the door and 2021 is here (cue 2021 New Year memes!), let’s bring in some positive and inspirational happy. Here are our favorite New Year New You Quotes for 2021. Exhale, friends. 2020 is gone.

A great David Bowie quote, I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.

New Year New You quote from Buddha – No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.

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

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. Winston Churchill

Be so busy loving your life that you have no time for hate, regret or fear. – unknown

New year, new you? What about new year, same you because you are awesome as-is. – Molly Thornberg (yes, it me.)

The butterfly is proof that you can go through a great deal of darkness, yet become something beautiful. – unknown

Great things happen to those who don’t stop believing, trying, learning and being grateful. – unknown

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If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try. If you aren’t familiar with Seth Godin, let me introduce you. Seth is a marketing genius, but also his words are applicable in many parts of life.

While I have enjoyed all of Seth Godin’s books, if you are in the business world – try out All Marketer’s Are Liars.

Let today be the start of something new. – unknown

When I lost all of my excuses, I found all of my results. – unknown

Going through things you never thought you’d go through will only take you places you never thought you’d go to. – Morgan Harper Nichols

If you aren’t following Morgan on Instagram, do it! She is an amazing artist is every sense of the word. From calligraphy to words to song, this girl is amazing.

Your life only gets better when you get better. -unknown

Looking for a new way to look at things? Check out these perspective quotes.

I miss the old you, the new one sucks. – unknown

You are not a mess. You are a feeling person in a messy world. – Glennon Doyle Melton

Have you read Untamed by Glennon Doyle Melton? Amazing, thought provoking, inspirational and powerful- just a few words that come to mind when thinking of her words in this amazing book.

You deserve something beautiful.

If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old. – Peter Drucker

Sharing Quotes

These new year new you quotes are meant to be shared. Like the memes, please take and share the good word. Inspire and give love because words have power.