2009 is almost over and we gladly ring in a brand new 2010.  With a new year starting, we always hope to make positive changes in our life both personally and professionally.  We start by setting resolutions and goals in the hope that they will be accomplished with gusto in the New Year but for some reason we quickly get distracted and they are cast by the wayside.

Below are some quotes that are perfect for the New Year and are written by famous people, past and present.  Enjoy using these to inspire you to not cast your goals and resolutions by the wayside.

Youth is when you’re allowed to stay up late on New Year’s Eve. Middle age is when you’re forced to. ~Bill Vaughn

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~Benjamin Franklin

The Old Year has gone. Let the dead past bury its own dead. The New Year has taken possession of the clock of time. All hail the duties and possibilities of the coming twelve months! ~Edward Payson Powell

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. ~Oprah Winfrey

We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day. ~Edith Lovejoy Pierce

Happy New Year to everyone!