20 New Beginnings Quotes for a Fresh Start

New beginnings allow you to reset and move toward a path that resonates with your brightest self. When you harness the magic of renewal, you can choose to become the author of your own life, writing on a blank page each day to live your best story. Below, you will find inspirational quotes on new beginnings to inspire you to notice the present moment.

20 New Beginnings Quotes:

“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”
— Dolly Parton

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
— Arthur Ashe

“A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.”
— Bruce Springsteen

“No matter how hard the past is, you can always begin again.”
— Buddha

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“Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.”
— Carl Bard

“Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future.”
— Daphne Rose Kingma

“Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning.”
— Desmond Tutu

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

“What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“You’re off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So get on your way!”
— Dr. Seuss

“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.”
— Herman Hesse

“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.”
— Joseph Campbell

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
— Lao Tzu

“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

“Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.”
— Meister Eckhart

“The beginning is the most important part of the work.”
— Plato

“The beginning is always today.”
— Mary Shelley

“Nothing is predestined. The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.”
— Ralph Blum

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow know what you truly want to become.”
— Steve Jobs

“Every moment is a fresh beginning.”
— T.S. Eliot

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