▲If you're the type who struggles to get past the first hurdle when it comes to resolutions, Bill Murray is right there with you. In 2015, he told Vulture: "I find that resolutions are best made a couple of weeks later. I think that there’s a lot of stress, panic, and tension around New Year’s, like you feel you have to make a resolution now. I would say resolving to make a resolution is the most important thing."

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Want to make a resolution you have a decent chance of keeping? Take a leaf out of Conan O'Brien's book. In December 2015, InStyle quoted the star as saying: "I usually make ones that are like I want to gain a lot of abdominal weight. That way I’m not disappointed.”

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In 1941, the Hollywood star made it his resolution to stop trying to gain weight. He said: "No matter how I saturate myself with milk, butter, and eggs, I stay thin as a string bean. So now I'm going to forget it, and eat what I like."

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Time flying by? Make like Helen Mirren and resolve to stop wasting it. The actress says she has to make the same "stop procrastinating" resolution every year, "because I always procrastinate."

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On December 31 2014, Mia Farrow sent out a tweet that baffled some but makes a certain kind of sense. She wrote: "Resolution: I will not take nothing for granted ever again. Nothing is far better than a lot of this stuff."

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In a December 2006 HuffPost article, author and filmmaker Nora Ephron outlined a long list of resolutions. Along with plans to remember people's names and visit Madrid, she vowed to: "Eat more waffles, even though this resolution is in direct conflict with my most important resolution of the New Year, which is to lose two pounds."

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Eternally cool actor Paul Newman had a refreshing resolution for 1998. He told Entertainment Weekly: "I will jump in the river that runs through our backyard, every morning. Why? Just to get my heart started.”

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In 2019, actress Julianne Moore had a decluttering resolution Marie Kondo would have been proud of. Moore told the New York Post: "My New Year’s resolution was not to buy anything for a whole year, unless something runs out."

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In January 1943, legendary singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie penned a list of 33 "New Years Rulin's." Ranging from the basics ("Wash teeth if any") to the bold ("Help win war–beat fascism"), it's an impressive statement of intent!

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In a 1972 journal entry that feels apt today, writer and political activist Susan Sontag wrote: "Kindness, kindness, kindness. I want to make a New year's prayer, not a resolution. I'm praying for courage.”

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In January 2021, actor Kevin Bacon declared himself "a New Year's resolution scrooge." He told The Hollywood Reporter: "I'm more of a day-to-day type of guy. I want to make sure that I'm going to read a chapter of this book today and then I can get through that. But if I make a New Year's resolution that I'm going to read 30 books, I'll never make it."

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Actress and comedian Kathy Griffin had a strong resolution as she headed into 2018. She tweeted: "I will stay positive, be as brave as I can in my comedy, never quit, and never let the old boys club keep me silent or out of work."

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Prone to making and quickly breaking your New Year's resolutions? Take a leaf out of Kelly Clarkson's book. Way back in 2003, the singer vowed never to make a resolution ever again, saying: "I always end up lying to myself and I break it."

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J-Lo sets the gold standard for absolutely killing it at everything she puts her mind to, and as January 2019 began, she urged her Instagram followers to do the same. She wrote: "Be daring, be fun, be kind, be courageous, be dependable, be committed to whatever makes your heart sing and your spirits soar...be relentless in the pursuit of your passions."

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With the world in such a state of flux, Meghan Markle's resolution from 2016 seems apt. In her no-longer-active lifestyle blog, she wrote: "My New Year’s resolution is to leave room for magic. To make my plans, and be okay if they sometimes break. To set my goals, but to be open to change.”

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In December 2015, Kourtney Kardashian said that she didn't like to make resolutions, but set herself challenges each year. Her intentions for 2016 included "living more in the present and less on my phone."

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Wine featured heavily in Nick Jonas' resolutions for 2018. In December 2017, he told Forbes: "I want to keep working hard, but also want to make sure I take some time off to feel inspired and really live life." And he added: "It’s about getting some time off and having some great wine, that is the reality. Just really good wine." Cheers to that!

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In 2009 her resolution was "to stop worrying so much, because I worry all the time. And to learn how to be happier, just in general."

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Nobody could accuse Kylie Jenner of underachieving, but in 2016 she made a resolution so vague that it would be almost impossible to break. In a viral video on her YouTube channel, she vowed to "realize stuff" in the year ahead.

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At the beginning of 2019, Demi Lovato had a heartfelt message for their Instagram followers, writing: "I will never take another day in life for granted, even the bad ones."

▲Clean-living actress and Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow had a surprising resolution for 2021: to reduce her cursing. After dropping an F-bomb while showcasing a new face oil on Instagram, she wrote in the caption: "I am committed to swearing less in 2021. Whoops."

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John Mayer was taking a mindful approach to the news in 2019. He took to Instagram to share his statement of intent: "When reading news, take in only what happened, not the think space around what happened. Do this only once for each incident.”

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Actress Reese Witherspoon welcomed 2018 with some fighting talk. On her blog, she wrote: "My resolution is to continue to fight for women—to build up the women around me, and to work toward producing more projects with women in charge both on and off the screen.”

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The same year, actor Christian Slater had bold plans. He told Entertainment Weekly that he would strive for "constant, never-ending improvement.” Sounds exhausting!

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Actor Devon Sawa summed up many people's feelings with his plans for 2021. He said: "I just want to plant my feet down on the Earth in 2021 and pray that it’s better than 2020."

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Actress Rachel Brosnahan had a very relatable resolution for 2021. She said: "I resolve to answer text messages in a more timely fashion. I make that resolution every year, but I have to keep making it so that I keep working on it. I am bad and growing worse with age."

▲Fellow actress Gabrielle Union has a novel take on the New Year's tradition. As she looked ahead to 2021, she said: "I stopped doing resolutions but started doing vision boards. My whole family does them now, on New Year’s Eve day. We set intentions for the year, our hopes, dreams and intentions."

▲Kerry Washington vowed that in 2021 she would, "Really see joy and living fully as an act of resistance and strength." She added: "There's still a lot of work to do."

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Marilyn Monroe's 1955 diary kicks off with a resolution list to put others to shame. Beginning with a long list of things she "must make the effort to do," including attending all her classes "without fail," she made a note to "try to enjoy myself when I can–I'll be miserable enough as it is!"

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When it comes to New Year's resolutions, stars make and break them just like everybody else. And while some see the annual tradition as an opportunity for serious self-reflection and plans for personal improvement, others treat the whole thing with light-hearted humor. If you're casting around for inspiration as another challenging year draws to a close, you may find some pearls of wisdom among these New Year's resolutions from celebrities of past and present.

Ready to welcome the new year? Click through this gallery to discover some celebrity New Year's resolutions to inspire your own.