75 End Of Year Inspirational Quotes To Inspire Growth

As the year comes to a close, these final days offer a chance to reflect on the victories we’ve celebrated and the struggles we’ve endured. And at the same time, the year’s end is the perfect time to look forward to the new beginnings that next year promises! 

Whether you’re celebrating achievements or overcoming challenges, these 75 end of year inspirational quotes are just what you need to renew your motivation and set new intentions for the new year!

End Of Year Inspirational Quotes To Set Your Sights On Greatness

As you prepare to embrace the possibilities of the coming year, it’s the perfect time to fuel your ambition and set your sights on your own personal definition of greatness! Let these quotes inspire you to set new goals using the lessons you learned from the obstacles and failures of the year.

1. “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” – Oprah Winfrey
2. “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.” – Brad Paisley
3. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
4. “New year – a new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story? Ultimately we write it. The choice is ours.” – Alex Morritt
5. “Let all the failures of your past year be your best guide in the New Year.” – Mehmet Murat Ildan
6. “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
7. “I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing Something.” – Neil Gaiman
8. “Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go. They merely determine where you start.” – Nido Qubein
9. “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

End Of Year Quotes For A Fresh New Start

As the year winds down and you find yourself with a moment for quiet reflection, use these quotes to help you clear your mind and prepare for a brand new start. New Year’s Day is right around the corner, and there are plenty of great quotes to help inspire you to embrace the potential that a new year offers!

10. “This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change.” – Taylor Swift
11. “At the end of the day, it’s all about what’s on the shelf at the end of the year.” – Steve Coppell
12. “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
13. “Whatever happened over this past year, be thankful for where it brought you. Where you are is where you’re meant to be!” – Mandy Hale
14. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi
15. “Maybe this year, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives not looking for flaws, but looking for potential.” – Ellen Goodman
16. “If you asked me for my new year’s resolution, it would be to find out who I am.” – Cyril Cusack
17. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison
18. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
19. “A new year can begin only because the old year ends.” – Madeleine L’Engle

Motivational Quotes To Reflect On The Year

20. “I close my eyes to old ends. And open my heart to new beginnings.” – Nick Frederickson
21. “For me the end of the year is always a time to reflect and recharge my energies.” – Gisele Bundchen
22. “The end of the year is always a good time to reflect on our spiritual progress. Whether you set goals at the beginning of this year or not, it is certainly good to ask where you have been this year and whether you are heading in the right direction.” – Christopher Perry
23. “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” – Albert Einstein
24. “On New Year’s Eve, the whole world celebrates the fact that a date changes. Let us celebrate the dates on which we change the world.” – Akilnathan Logeswaran
25. “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” – T.S. Eliot
26. “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” – Michael Altshuler
27. “The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton
28. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
29. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela

Inspiring Quotes to Encourage Reflection

30. “Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie
31. “I’ve become fascinated by the idea that it’s really achievable to make two or three small improvements in a week and by the end of the year, it’s 150 improvements.” – Darrell Hammond
32. “Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning, but a going on… Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” – Oprah Winfrey
33. “Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering ‘it will be happier’.” – Alfred Lord Tennyson
34. “As the year comes to a close, it is a time for reflection – a time to release old thoughts and beliefs and forgive old hurts. Whatever has happened in the past year, the New Year brings fresh beginnings. Exciting new experiences and relationships await. Let us be thankful for the blessings of the past and the promise of the future.” – Peggy Toney Horton
35. “Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.” – Oscar Wilde
36. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller
37. “In our perfect ways. In the ways we are beautiful. In the ways we are human. We are here. Happy New Year’s. Let’s make it ours.” – Beyoncé
38. “Each year’s regrets are envelopes in which messages of hope are found for the New Year.” – John R. Dallas Jr.
39. “We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.” – John Dewey

Best End-Of-Year Quotes

40. “The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all.” – Josiyah Martin
41. “A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future.” – Albert Einstein
42. “If you don’t like something, change it.  If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou

43. “And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
44. “Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” – Mark Twain
45. “Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every New Year find you a better man.” – Benjamin Franklin
46. “Let us embrace the coming year with a living hope for everyday life.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
47. “There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.” – C.S. Lewis

Funny Quotes To Finish The Year With A Smile

48. “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
49. “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” – Dr. Seuss
50. “May all your troubles last as long as your new year’s resolutions!” – Joey Adams

Best Quotes To Finish The Year Strong

51. “It is reasonable that a man should be something worthier at the end of the year than he was at the beginning.” – Henry David Thoreau
52. “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” – Albert Einstein
53. “Each new year is a fresh start, a blank canvas where you can paint your dreams and aspirations with the colors of your determination.”
54. “Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.” – Oprah Winfrey
55. “You don’t need to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King Jr
56. “If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” – Paulo Coehlo
57. “What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t even happened yet.” – Anne Frank
58. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot

Last Day Of The Year Quotes

59. “On the last day of school, remember that every ending is just a new beginning, and each chapter closes to make way for your next adventure.”
60. “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
61. “Every single year, we’re a different person. I don’t think we’re the same person all of our lives.” – Steven Spielberg

End of the School Year Quotes

There is more than one type of year’s end! For some people, the end of the school year holds just as much significance as the end of a calendar year! Celebrate the culmination of your hard work and look toward new beginnings with these end of the school year quotes!

62. “What I remember most about high school are the memories I created with my friends.” – J.J. Watt
63. The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” – B.B. King
64. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela
65. “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” – William Arthur Ward
66. “As this academic year ends, take with you the words of wisdom you’ve gained, for they will guide you through every challenge ahead.”
67. “The good times shared and the hard work invested during this academic year will be the foundation for your future successes.”
68. “What a great way to wrap up the school year—by celebrating your achievements and looking forward to the endless possibilities ahead.”
69. “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss

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End Of School Year Quotes

70. “Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.” – Helen Keller
71. “As the school year draws to a close, remember that each ending is just a stepping stone to a new journey filled with endless possibilities.”
72. “From the first day of school to the last, your hard work and dedication have paved the way for a bright future.”
73. “With the academic year behind you, embrace the endless possibilities that await, and let your hard work continue to shine.”
74. “The school year draws to a close, but the lessons learned, good times shared, and words of wisdom gained will stay with you forever.”
75. “Reflect on the journey from the first day of school to now, knowing that each moment of hard work and every great way you’ve grown has prepared you for what’s next.”

How To Use End of Year Inspirational Quotes

As you reflect on these end-of-year quotes, take some time to think about how you can incorporate them into your daily life. 

One of the ways I like to use inspirational quotes is as prompts in my favorite journal. Your journal is a great place to reflect on your goals and start planning to make your dreams your reality!

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Choose your favorite quotes from this list and share them with your loved ones. Then, post them where you can see them each day to inspire you throughout this last month of the year and into the new year! 

If you are looking for more inspiration for the end of the year, check out our collection of affirmations for the new year!

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