Short Quotes About New Beginnings

Starting fresh can be scary, but exciting. Here are 99 short quotes about new beginnings to inspire you:

1. “The beginning is the most important part of the work.” – Plato
2. “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” – Seneca
3. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
4. “No one can ever take your memories from you – each day is a new beginning, make good memories every day.” – Catherine Pulsifer
5. “The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.” – J.P. Morgan
6. “It’s a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day? I don’t know about you, but I make plenty. You can’t turn the clock back, so you have to look ahead.” – Mel Gibson
7. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
8. “Life is about change. Sometimes it’s painful. Sometimes it’s beautiful. But most of the time, it’s both.” – Lana Lang
9. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu
10. “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller
11. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
12. “Change is the only constant in life.” – Heraclitus
13. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
14. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle
15. “It’s never too late – never too late to start over, never too late to be happy.” – Jane Fonda
16. “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” – Robert Frost
17. “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” – C.S. Lewis
18. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Confucius
19. “It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me, and I’m feeling good.” – Nina Simone
20. “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.” – Chinese proverb
21. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
22. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
23. “Let go of yesterday. Let today be a new beginning and be the best that you can, and you’ll get to where God wants you to be.” – Joel Osteen
24. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
25. “The beginning is always today.” – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
26. “If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down.” – Toni Morrison
27. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – Les Brown
28. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
29. “New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” – Lao Tzu
30. “The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.” – J.P. Morgan
31. “Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.” – Alan Cohen
32. “Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” – Roy T. Bennett
33. “Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.” – Guy Finley
34. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
35. “Begin today. Declare out loud to the universe that you are willing to let go of struggle and eager to learn through joy.” – Sarah Ban Breathnach
36. “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
37. “And suddenly you know: It’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” – Meister Eckhart
38. “The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey
39. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
40. “Don’t be afraid to start over. It’s a chance to rebuild your life the way you wanted all along.” – Unknown
41. “New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” – Lao Tzu
42. “When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. When life is bitter, say thank you and grow.” – Shauna Niequist
43. “The best way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney
44. “You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.” – Unknown
45. “I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.” – Carl Sagan
46. “It’s never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
47. “Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles, and less than perfect conditions. So what? Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident, and more and more successful.” – Mark Victor Hansen
48. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
49. “Every day is a new beginning. Treat it that way. Stay away from what might have been, and look at what can be.” – Marsha Petrie Sue
50. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe
51. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
52. “We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell
53. “The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” – Jordan Belfort
54. “The hardest part about starting over is actually starting.” – Unknown
55. “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” – T.S. Eliot
56. “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” – Dolly Parton
57. “Life is about change. Sometimes it’s painful. Sometimes it’s beautiful. But most of the time, it’s both.” – Lana Lang
58. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
59. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
60. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
61. “You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.” – Unknown
62. “The beginning is always today.” – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
63. “The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.” – J.P. Morgan
64. “It’s never too late – never too late to start over, never too late to be happy.” – Jane Fonda
65. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
66. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
67. “Change is the only constant in life.” – Heraclitus
68. “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.” – Chinese proverb
69. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt