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Letter "N" » New Year
«An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.»
«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.»
Author: Brooks Atkinson
(Critic, Journalist)
| About:
New Year
| Keywords:
go for, go for it, imperfect, last year, limbo
«I do think New Year's resolutions can't technically be expected to begin on New Year's Day, don't you? Since, because it's an extension of New Year's Eve, smokers are already on a smoking roll and cannot be expected to stop abruptly on the stroke of midnight with so much nicotine in the system. Also dieting on New Year's Day isn't a good idea as you can't eat rationally but really need to be free to consume whatever is necessary, moment by moment, in order to ease your hangover. I think it would be much more sensible if resolutions began generally on January the second»
Author: Helen Fielding
| About:
New Year
| Keywords:
abruptly, consume, dieting, extension, good idea, hangover, hangovers, nicotine, rationally, resolutions, smoker, smokers, stroke, technically
«Happiness is too many things these days for anyone lo wish il on anyone lightly. So let's just wish each other a bileless New Year and leave it at that.»
«Another fresh new year is here . . .Another year to live!To banish worry, doubt, and fear,To love and laugh and give!This bright new year is given meTo live each day with zest . . .To daily grow and try to beMy highest and my best!I have the opportunityOnce more to right some wrongs,To pray for peace, to plant a tree,And sing more joyful songs!»
«New Year's Day - Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.»
Author: Mark Twain
(Humorist, Lecturer, Writer)
| About:
New Year
| Keywords:
annual, paving, regular, resolutions, usual
«Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.»
«Each age has deemed the new-born year. The fittest time for festal cheer»
Author: Sir Walter Scott
(Biographer, Historian, Novelist, Poet)
| About:
New Year
| Keywords:
deemed, festal, fittest
«For last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another voice.»
Author: T.S. Eliot
(Critic, Editor, Playwright, Poet)
| About:
New Year
| Keywords:
await, last year
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