100+ Today Is A New Day Quotes To Help You Start Afresh

Moumita Dutta
Dec 12, 2023 By Moumita Dutta
Originally Published on Jan 15, 2021
Edited by Monisha Kochhar
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Every morning of a new day brings reason enough to be happy and enough to be grateful.

It's always nice to think that tomorrow is a brand new day. The sunrise that brings a new day means a clean slate for everyone.

With open arms and endless possibility, today is a brand new day. With a dose of Steve Maraboli quotes, you are bound to be motivated.

You may be experiencing a bad day or a bad time but it's nice to think and tomorrow brings a brand new day with no mistakes which might just turn out to be the best too. Sometimes, it can motivate you to make it the best!

So, here are brand new day quotes to motivate you today and every day.

For more quotes, read Tuesday Morning Motivation quotes and Transformation Tuesday quotes.
 

Carpe Diem Quotes

Carpe diem, a phrase used by Horace, a Roman poet, means seizing the day. Every new day begins with a new opportunity for you to grab. Here are a few quotes that are good quotes for today.

1. "When life reaches out at a moment like this it's a sin if you don't reach back!"

- Pat Sr., 'Silver Linings Playbook', 2012.

2. "Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have."

- Eckhart Tolle, 'The Power of Now', 1997.

3. "Set wide the window. Let me drink the day."

- Edith Wharton, 'Artemis to Actaeon and Other Verses', 1909.

4. "I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take … and all the friends I want to see."

- John Burroughs, 'The Writings of John Burroughs Volume 7', 1913.

5. "I try to live in the now where the ghosts of old wrongs do not abide."

- Captain Nemo, 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen', 2003.

6. "Live your truth. Express your love ... Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering."

- Steve Maraboli, 'Unapologetically You', 2013.

7. "Do anything, but let it produce joy."

- Walt Whitman, 'Leaves of Grass', 1855.

8. "You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment."

- Henry David Thoreau, 'I to Myself', 2007.

9. "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives."

- Annie Dillard, 'The Writing Life', 1989.

10. "There is no future. There is no past. I live this moment as my last!"

- Jonathan Larson, 'Rent', 2005.

11. "We are always getting ready to live but never living."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson, 'A Dream Too Wild: Emerson Meditations for Every Day of the Year', 2004.

12. "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."

- Steve Jobs, 'Commencement Address at Stanford University', 2005.

13. "Listen, you hear it? - Carpe - hear it? - Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary."

- John Keating, 'Dead Poets Society', 1989.

You Only Live Once Quotes

We've only got one life and you should be open enough to see that you should make the best story you possibly can out of your life. These quotes can motivate you to get it right.

14. "Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable."

- Sydney J. Harris, 'Strictly Personal', 1953.

15. "I want to encourage public interest in space. I have never let my condition stop me. You only live once."

- Stephen Hawking, 'Interview with TODAY', 2007.

16. "Treat tonight like it’s the last night of your life. I hope it’s not, but hey, you never know."

- Jason Medina, 'The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel', 2018

17. "It takes more than a printed notice to keep you from reality. . . . We've only one life to live."

- Agatha Christie, 'Five Little Pigs', 1942.

18. "For me, life is about enjoying yourself because you only live once. We should try to make the most of things."

- Heidi Klum, 'New Weekly, ninemsn Australia', 2009.

19. "We're all here for a certain space of time, and, and then it's going to be over, and you better make this count."

- Nancy Reagan, 'Interview with Diane Sawyer for ABC News', 2006.

20. "Live in such a way that even if given another opportunity to live your life all over again, you would still choose to live it exactly the same way that you are living your life now."

- William B. Girao, 'Enjoy Life: The Message of Ecclesiastes', 2005.

21. "Just live this moment, that’s all. Then wait, and when the next moment comes we will see."

- Osho, 'Beloved of My Heart: A Darshan Diary', 1978.

22. "And life needs to be interesting because we've only got one of them to live."

- Jessica Sorensen, 'The Redemption of Callie & Kayden', 2013.

23. "There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way."

- Christopher Morley, 'Where The Blue Begins', 1922.

24. "What a privilege it is to live now, at just this moment, and to be able to go anywhere…"

- Anna Godbersen, 'Envy: A Luxe Novel', 2009.

25. "Man, because he has only one life to live, cannot conduct experiments to test whether to follow his passion or not."

- Milan Kundera, 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being', 1984.

26. "Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today."

- James Dean.

Live Life To The Fullest Quotes

Make your life into the best story you possibly can with no regrets. When you see opportunities be wise enough to grab them and these quotes will help you get into the gear for that.

27. "Let’s just allow ourselves to be whatever it is we are."

- Andrew Largeman, 'Garden State', 2004.

28. "I'm the kind of person who just can't wait to get on a train and not know where I'm going. I definitely want to live life to the fullest."

- Summer Altice.

29. "As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death."

- Leonardo da Vinci, 'Codice Trivulziano'.

30. "Dance. Smile. Giggle. Marvel. TRUST. HOPE. LOVE. WISH. BELIEVE. Most of all, enjoy every moment of the journey, and appreciate where you are at this moment."

- Mandy Hale, 'The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass', 2013.

31. "To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, to draw closer, to find each other and to feel. That is the purpose of life."

- Walter Mitty, 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty', 2013.

32. "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."

- Oscar Wilde, 'The Soul of Man Under Socialism', 1891.

33. "All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson, 'A Dream Too Wild: Emerson Meditations for Every Day of the Year', 2004.

34. "Life isn’t meant to be lived perfectly…but merely to be LIVED. Boldly, wildly, beautifully, uncertainly, imperfectly, magically LIVED."

- Mandy Hale, 'The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass', 2013.

35. "Don't you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you're not taking advantage of it? Do you realize you've lived nearly half the time you have to live already?"

- Ernest Hemingway, 'The Sun Also Rises', 1926.

36. "Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

- Ferris, 'Ferris Bueller’s Day Off', 1986.

37. "To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something; to be inspirational is to be crazy enough to live a little."

- Criss Jami, 'Venus in Arms', 2012.

38. "If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present."

- Roy T. Bennett, 'The Light in the Heart', 2020.

39. "Do or Do not. There is no try."

- Yoda, 'Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back', 1980.

Quotes About Today Is A New Day

Here we have the quotes for today is a new day that will help you fill the page in the diary of your life every sunrise brings to you.

40. "Every day above ground is a good day."

- Mel Bernstein, 'Scarface', 1983.

41. "With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts."

- Eleanor Roosevelt, 'My Day: The Best of Eleanor Roosevelt's Acclaimed Newspaper Columns, 1936-1962', 2001.

42. "Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson.

43. "This new day has greeted us with no rules; unconditional opportunity. Do not dilute the power of this new day with the hardship of yesterday."

- Steve Maraboli, 'Life, the Truth, and Being Free', 1999.

44. "Do I know what I'm doing today? No. But I'm here, and I'm gonna give it my best shot."

- Hansel, 'Zoolander', 2001.

45. "Then without realizing it, you try to improve yourself at the start of each new day."

- Anne Frank, 'Anne Frank: The Diary Of A Young Girl', 1972.

46. "An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful."

- Dalai Lama, 'The Dalai Lama, a Policy of Kindness: An Anthology of Writings by and about the Dalai Lama', 1990.

47. "Today is the first day of the rest of your life."

- Abbie Hoffman, 'Revolution for the Hell of It', 1968.

48. "Let go of the delusion that you DESERVE better and go EARN it! Today is a new day!"

- Steve Maraboli, 'Unapologetically You', 2013.

49. "What was bad yesterday is lot of fun today."

- Mademoiselle, 'Heaven Can Wait', 1943.

50. "A new day: Be open enough to see opportunities. Be wise enough to be grateful. Be courageous enough to be happy."

- Steve Maraboli, 'Unapologetically You', 2013.

51. "This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson, 'A Memoir of Ralph Waldo Emerson', 1883.

52. "You'll have bad times, but it'll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren't paying attention to."

- Sean, 'Good Will Hunting', 1997.

New Day New Beginning Quotes

New day, every sunrise means blank page and you get to start over. The following quotes are perfect to remind you that each day is a new day.

53. "What’s important is that we never stop believing that we can have a new beginning."

- Meredith Grey, 'Greys Anatomy', 2005 - Present.

54. "Let every dawn be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun be to you as its close."

- John Ruskin, 'Lectures on Art', 1870.

55. "There's a beginning in an end, you know? It's true that you can't reclaim what you had, but you can lock it up behind you. Start fresh."

- Alexandra Bracken, 'The Darkest Minds', 2012.

56. "Fresh starts, thanks to the calendar they happen every year, just set your watch to January … It’s hard to resist the chance of a new beginning, a chance to put the problems of last years to bed."

- Meredith Grey, 'Grey's Anatomy', 2005 - Present.

57. "Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over."

- F. Scott Fitzgerald, 'The Crack-Up', 1945.

58. "Every day a million miracles begin at sunrise!"

- Eric Jerome Dickey, 'Liar's Game', 2002.

59. "The splendid thing about falling apart silently… is that you can start over as many times as you like."

- Sanober Khan, 'A Thousand Flamingos', 2015.

60. "Begin each day as if it were on purpose."

- Alex Hitchens, 'Hitch', 2005.

61. "As each breath goes out, let it be the end of that moment and the birth of something new."

- Pema Chodron, 'Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living', 1994.

62. "Set fire to the broken pieces; start anew."

- Lauren DeStefano, 'Sever', 2013.

63. "For last year's words belong to last year's language

And next year's words await another voice.

And to make an end is to make a beginning."

- T.S. Eliot, 'Little Gidding', 1942.

64. "It’s never too late to begin again."

- Freddie Page, 'The Deep Blue Sea', 2011.

Grabbing New Opportunities And Possibilities Quotes

Tomorrow is a new day full of opportunities and possibilities. These quotes will inspire you to grab them every morning.

65. "Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what wine is so sparkling, what so fragrant, what so intoxicating, as possibility!"

- Soren Kierkegaard, 'Either/Or', 1843.

66. "Every new day begins with possibilities."

- Ronald Reagan, 'The Geneva summit: a fresh start', 1985.

67. "With the coming of twilight, the sky seemed to recede; the universe expanded. The night was bigger than the day, and in its realm, life seemed to have more possibilities."

- Dean Koontz, 'Midnight', 1989.

68. "Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting."

- Haruki Murakami, 'Dance Dance Dance', 1988.

69. "Any moment called now is always full of possibles."

- China Miéville, 'Kraken', 2010.

70. "What after all, has maintained the human race on this old globe despite all the calamities of nature and all the tragic failings of mankind, if not faith in new possibilities, and courage to advocate them?"

- Jane Addams, 'Peace and Bread in Time of War', 1922.

71. "It is the possibility that keeps me going … and though you may call me a dreamer or a fool or any other thing, I believe that anything is possible."

- Nicholas Sparks, 'The Notebook', 1996.

72. "Just go after what you want and act fast, because life just isn’t that long.”

- Pam Beesly, 'The Office', 2005 - 2013.

73. "The next thing you think, the next action you take, will either create a new possibility for you, or it will repeat the past."

- Deepak Chopra, 'Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul: How to Create a New Self', 2009.

74. "To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science."

- Albert Einstein & Leopold Infeld, 'Evolution of Physics', 1938.

75. "Greet this day the way it has greeted you; with open arms and endless possibility."

- Steve Maraboli, 'Life, the Truth, and Being Free', 1999.

76. "After all... tomorrow is another day."

- Scarlett, 'Gone with the Wind', 1939.

Never Give Up Quotes

Not every new day will be full of enthusiasm. Here we have some quotes to remind you not to give up on such days.

77. "How bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there is life, there is hope."

- Stephen Hawking, 'The Theory of Everything', 2014.

78. "Either you run the day or the day runs you."

- Jim Rohn.

79. "One day she woke up hating life … In that awful moment, a choice was made. Not to give up."

- Richelle E. Goodrich, 'Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year', 2020.

80. "The night is darkest just before the dawn. And I promise you, the dawn is coming."

- Harvey Dent, 'The Dark Knight', 2008.

81. "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

- Albert Einstein, 'Einstein: His Life and Universe', 2007.

82. "Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."

- Harriet Beecher Stowe, 'Oldtown folks', 1869.

83. "You are likely to fall when you stop paddling your bicycle. Such is life. As long as you don’t give up, you will never end up failing!"

- Israelmore Ayivor, 'Daily Drive 365', 2014.

84. "When life gets you down do you know what you've gotta do?... Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, and swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim."

- Dory, 'Finding Nemo', 2003.

85. "Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out."

- Robert Collier, 'Riches Within Your Reach', 1947.

86. "Listen up! Life is precious, don’t let go easy, and never, never give up."

- Jerry Gill, 'Vic: Bloody Reprisal', 2018.

87. "Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going."

- Roy T. Bennett, 'The Light in the Heart', 2020.

88. "Get busy living, or get busy dying."

- Andy Dufresne, 'The Shawshank Redemption', 1994.

Inspirational Quotes Today Is A New Day

Get inspired with these quotes every morning of every new day. These quotes can definitely help you start your day.

89. "We are all just one small adjustment away from making our lives work."

- George, 'How Do You Know', 2010.

90. "There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk."

- Jean-Paul Sartre, 'Essays in Aesthetics', 1963.

91. "Have you ever seen the dawn? … full of deep silence and absolute clarity of perception? … it can spur you to action. Have a burning day."

- Vera Nazarian, 'The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration', 2010.

92. "If you focus on what you left behind you will never see what lies ahead!"

- Gusteau, 'Ratatouille', 2007.

93. "You are what you choose to be today. Not what you've chosen to be before."

- Wayne W. Dyer, 'Staying on the Path', 1995.

94. "So here hath been dawning Another blue day; Think, wilt thou let it Slip useless away? Out of eternity This new day is born, Into eternity At night will return."

- Thomas Carlyle, Today, 'Critical & Miscellaneous Essays', 1838.

95. "There are unlimited opportunities available with this new day. Take action on those wonderful dreams you've had in your mind for so long."

- Steve Maraboli, 'Unapologetically You', 2013.

96. "People can't do somethin' themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. If you want somethin', go get it. Period."

- Christopher Gardner, 'The Pursuit of Happyness', 2006.

97. "Some days are like this. And the only way to get through them is to remember that they are only one day, and that every day ends."

- David Levithan, 'Six Earlier Days', 2012.

98. "Each day is a miracle that intoxicates me. I want more. I greet every morning like a new pleasure."

- Malika Oufkir, 'Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail', 1999.

99. "It's a new dawn

It's a new day

It's a new life for me

And I'm feeling good."

- Michael Buble, 'Feeling Good', 2005.

100. "If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything."

- Marty McFly, 'Back to the Future', 1985.

101. “Each new day is a blank page in the diary of your life. The secret of success is in turning that diary into the best story you possibly can.”

- Douglas Pagels.

102. “The next morning dawned bright and sweet, like ribbon candy.”

- Sarah Addison Allen, 'Garden Spells', 2007.

Here at Kidadl, we have carefully created interesting family-friendly quotesfor everyone to enjoy! If you liked our suggestions for today is a new day quotes then why not take a look at Transition quotes, or Tree of Life quotes?

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Written by Moumita Dutta

Bachelor of Arts specializing in Journalism and Mass Communication, Postgraduate Diploma in Sports Management

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Moumita DuttaBachelor of Arts specializing in Journalism and Mass Communication, Postgraduate Diploma in Sports Management

A content writer and editor with a passion for sports, Moumita has honed her skills in producing compelling match reports and stories about sporting heroes. She holds a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Calcutta University, alongside a postgraduate diploma in Sports Management.

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