New Year quotes for family are lines for a card, a toast at midnight or a caption under the family photo. This list has 50. The first 11 are family quotes from Alex Haley, Michael J. Fox, Barbara Bush, Charles Kuralt and other writers.
Next come 10 New Year quotes about fresh starts, from Brad Paisley, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Rainer Maria Rilke. The rest are family wishes, blessings, toasts and funny lines. New Year's Day 2027 falls on Friday, January 1.
Quick picks: for a card, use the Alex Haley line about the past and the future. For a midnight toast, use the Tennyson lines. For the group chat, use the line about family resolutions and January 3rd.
Famous New Year quotes about family
- "The informality of family life is a blessed condition that allows us all to become our best while looking our worst." (Marge Kennedy)
- "In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future." (Alex Haley)
- "Family is not an important thing. It's everything." (Michael J. Fox)
- "Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life." (Albert Einstein)
- "Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one." (Jane Howard, Families)
- "The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege." (Charles Kuralt)
- "Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family." (Anthony Brandt)
- "Being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life." (Lisa Weed)
- "A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss... That's the trade-off. But I'll take it all." (Brad Pitt)
- "To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there." (Barbara Bush)
- "Having somewhere to go is home. Having someone to love is family. Having both is a true New Year blessing." (Donna Hedges)
New Year quotes about new beginnings to share with family
- "Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one." (Brad Paisley)
- "Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings." (Jonathan Lockwood Huie)
- "Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us." (Hal Borland)
- "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)
- "And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been." (Rainer Maria Rilke)
- "No matter how hard the past is, you can always begin again." (Jack Kornfield)
- "What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year." (Vern McLellan)
- "The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all." (Josiah Martin)
- "Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
- "Enter this new year with a gratitude for this new chance to create your dreams." (Avina Celeste)
Happy New Year wishes and blessings for family
- May our family always be each other's safe haven, warm hearth, and biggest cheering squad in the New Year.
- As we step into another year together, I am reminded that the best gift I have ever received is this family.
- May the upcoming 365 days bring our family abundant health, endless laughter, and deeper connections.
- No matter where life leads us in the New Year, home will always be wherever our family is gathered.
- May our family chain remain unbroken, our tables remain full, and our hearts remain open all year long.
- The best chapter of the New Year is the one we write surrounded by family.
- Wishing our family a year filled with peace in our hearts and boundless sunshine in our homes.
- Time moves fast, children grow, and seasons turn, but family love remains our constant anchor.
- A New Year is a reminder that the greatest legacy we leave behind is the love we pour into our home.
- To my family: Thank you for being the quiet comfort in tough days and the loud cheer in my best victories.
- Every family has a story to tell. May our next chapter in this New Year be the sweetest and brightest yet.
- Families are like branches on a tree. We grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one.
- May the New Year wrap our family in grace, bind us in joy, and surround us with peace.
- No resolution is sweeter than promising to spend more unhurried moments together as a family.
- Midnight kisses are sweet, but midnight hugs from family are what truly welcome the soul home.
- "May the road rise to meet us, may the wind be at our backs, and may our family remain together through every season ahead." (Traditional Celtic blessing)
New Year family toasts and captions
- Another year of laughter, shared meals, inside jokes, and unconditional love. Happy New Year to my world.
- Here's to another year of making memories with the people who know me best and love me anyway.
- New Year, same incredible family. Wouldn't trade any of our beautiful chaos for the world.
- The secret of a happy family in the New Year is simple: forgive quickly, laugh often, and cherish every dinner together.
- Happiness is stepping across the threshold of a New Year hand in hand with the ones you love most.
- "Here's to a bright New Year and a fond farewell to the old; here's to the things that are yet to come, and to the memories that we hold." (Traditional New Year toast)
- "Ring out the old, ring in the new, ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; ring out the false, ring in the true." (Alfred Lord Tennyson, In Memoriam)
- Raise a glass to the family that taught us how to dance in the rain and laugh through the storms.
- The best midnight fireworks are the sparkles of laughter in our family living room.
Funny New Year quotes for family
- May all our family resolutions survive at least until January 3rd!
- Cheers to another year of pretending we'll actually stick to our family fitness resolutions.
- May our WiFi be strong, our family dinners be loud, and our coffee be hot throughout the New Year.
- May the New Year bring fewer arguments over the TV remote and much more dessert after dinner.
Which New Year family quote to use
| Where you will use it | Quote to try |
|---|---|
| Card for parents or grandparents | "In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future." (Alex Haley) |
| Toast at midnight | "Ring out the old, ring in the new, ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; ring out the false, ring in the true." (Alfred Lord Tennyson) |
| Family photo caption | New Year, same incredible family. Wouldn't trade any of our beautiful chaos for the world. |
| Text to family far away | No matter where life leads us in the New Year, home will always be wherever our family is gathered. |
| Card for kids | "Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one." (Brad Paisley) |
| Family group chat | May all our family resolutions survive at least until January 3rd! |
How to use these New Year family quotes
Write one quote in the card, then add one thing your family did together this year. Keep the author's name next to a famous line. Save the toasts for the countdown and the funny lines for the group chat.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a good New Year quote for family?
"In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future," by Alex Haley, fits a card for any family member.
What is a short Happy New Year quote about family?
Michael J. Fox: "Family is not an important thing. It's everything."
What is a New Year blessing for family?
"May the New Year wrap our family in grace, bind us in joy, and surround us with peace."
What is a classic New Year toast?
"Here's to a bright New Year and a fond farewell to the old; here's to the things that are yet to come, and to the memories that we hold."
What is a funny New Year quote for family?
"May all our family resolutions survive at least until January 3rd!"
What day is New Year's Day 2027?
Friday, January 1, 2027. New Year's Eve is Thursday, December 31, 2026.
