2020 has been a doozy — to say the least. So many things are out of our control, but a lot of things are still up to us.

No matter what’s in store for 2021, we can make 2021 a year of success and happiness. Here are 21 quotes to inspire you this new year!

1. “No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.” — Buddha (This might just be my motto for 2021!)

2. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” — George Eliot

3. “Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life.” — Robin Sharma

4. “Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you’re proud to live.” — Anne Sweeney

5. “Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.” — Sara Blakely

6. “Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” — Oprah Winfrey

7. “I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.” — David Bowie

8. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says I’M POSSIBLE.” — Audrey Hepburn

9. “Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go. They merely determine where you start.” — Nido Qubein

10. “Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.” — Alan Cohen

11. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — C.S. Lewis

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

13. “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.” —Brad Paisley

14. “Don’t just sprint. Commit to the marathon.” — Yulin Lee

15. “Life is about change, sometimes it’s painful, sometimes it’s beautiful, but most of the time it’s both.” — Kristin Kreuk

16. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” —Eleanor Roosevelt

17. “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” — Michael Altshuler

18. “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” — Albert Einstein

19. “Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better person.” — Benjamin Franklin

20.“Your success and happiness lie in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.” — Helen Keller

21. “A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want.” — Madonna

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