New Year, New You: 22 quotes that'll make you grab 2017 by the balls
This is going to be the year, ladies and gents. Whether you dream of jacking it all in and exploring the world, setting up your own business or simply want to figure out what it is that makes you happy, we've got the quote to get you going in 2016.
This is going to be the year, ladies and gents. Whether you dream of jacking it all in and exploring the world, setting up your own business or simply want to figure out what it is that makes you happy, we've got the quote to get you going in 2017.
'All of us every single year, we're a different person. I don't think we're the same person all our lives,' Steven Spielberg
'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
'Be in love with your life. Every minute of it,' Jack Kerouac
'You're not meant to do what is easy. You're meant to challenge yourself,' Justin Timberlake
'I realised this week that I just cannot do it all. So I will choose to do what I can, fabulously,' Clinton Kelly
'You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream,' C.S. Lewis
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'Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision,' Peter F. Drucker
'A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it. Or he may find something that is even more rewarding. But in the end, no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive,' Walt Disney
'Tomorrow, is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one,' Brad Paisley
'Dreaming is free. And it's fun, so do it,' Lupita Nyong'o
'A goal without a plan is just a wish,' Larry Elder
'You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life,' H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
'Chase your passion, not your pension,' Denis Waitley
'I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That's how I've gotten to where I am,' Beyoncé
'For a new year to bring you something new, make a move, like a butterfly tearing its cocoon! Make a move!' Mehmet Murat ildan
'Let this coming year be better than all the others. Vow to do some of the things you have always wanted to do but could not find the time. Call up a forgotten friend. Drop an old grudge, and replace it with some pleasant memories. Vow not to make a promise you do not think you can keep. Walk tall, and smile more. You will look 10 years younger. Do not be afraid to say, I love you. Say it again. They are the sweetest words in the world,' Ann Landers
'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
'You can't stand around and wait to be asked to dance,' Amy Poehler
'Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right,' Oprah Winfrey
'If you asked me for my New Year resolution, it would be to find out who I am,' Cyril Cusack
'I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the year's,' Henry Moore
'I have this blank canvas in front of me, which is what my life can be,' Lea Michele
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