Making resolutions is a

Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and, ultimately, reinforces humility. Breaking them is part of the cycle. Eric Zorn

We spend January 1st

We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives…not looking for flaws, but for potential. Ellen Goodman

He who breaks a

He who breaks a resolution is a weakling; He who makes one is a fool. Farquhar McGillivray Knowles

Many years ago I

Many years ago I resolved never to bother with New Year’s resolutions, and I’ve stuck with it ever since. Dave Beard

If you asked me

If you asked me for my New Year Resolution, it would be to find out who I am. Cyril Cusack

New Year’s Day is

New Year’s Day is every man’s birthday. Charles Lamb

Drop the last year

Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go. Brooks Atkinson

Tomorrow is the first

Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one. Brad Paisley

Youth is when you’re

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

An optimist stays up

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. Bill Vaughan