Top 10 Quotes For Reflection

As we reach the end of 2020, it’s important to reflect on the year that’s passed and look forward to what’s to come. Here are the top 99 quotes to help you do just that:

1. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
2. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
3. “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein
4. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
5. “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
6. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
7. “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama
8. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
9. “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” – Albert Einstein
10. “The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi

Top 10 Quotes for Looking Forward

1. “The best is yet to come.” – Frank Sinatra
2. “Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go, they merely determine where you start.” – Nido Qubein
3. “The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written.” – Melody Beattie
4. “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.” – Neil Gaiman
5. “Change can be scary, but you know what’s scarier? Allowing fear to stop you from growing, evolving, and progressing.” – Mandy Hale
6. “You are not too old and it is not too late.” – Unknown
7. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson
8. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
9. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
10. “The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X

Top 10 Quotes for Gratitude

1. “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie
2. “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward
3. “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust
4. “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” – Cicero
5. “Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” – Henry Ward Beecher
6. “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy
7. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” – Melody Beattie
8. “When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” – Tony Robbins
9. “Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” – Amy Collette
10. “Gratitude is not a feeling of indebtedness. It is a feeling of recognition.” – Vironika Tugaleva

Top 10 Ideas and Tips for Celebrating the End of 2020

1. Host a virtual New Year’s Eve party with friends and family
2. Create a gratitude jar or journal to reflect on the year and give thanks
3. Plan a special meal or order takeout from your favorite restaurant
4. Make a vision board for the new year
5. Take a virtual tour of a city or museum you’ve always wanted to visit
6. Write letters to your future self
7. Have a game night with your household or play online with friends
8. Watch the ball drop in Times Square on TV or online
9. Do a guided meditation or yoga practice to set intentions for the new year
10. Donate to a charity or volunteer your time to help those in need