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New Year, 'New Girl': Channel Your Inner Jessica Day With These 15 Jess-tacular Quotes

If only the world could be as optimistic and quirky as Jessica Day.

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New Year, 'New Girl': Channel Your Inner Jessica Day With These 15 Jess-tacular Quotes

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Everyone who's seen "New Girl" knows that Jessica Day is quite the character. She's cute but quirky. Smart, but strange. Caring, but often overbearing, and she seems to have no concept of personal space. In the end, however, her outlook on life as well as her kind, positive, and caring personality is loved by all those around her.

So, this year, instead of "new year, new me" try channel your inner Jess with these fifteen quotes.

"You don't like my style... that's fine... but I'm not going to change who I am. So you're just going to have to deal with it and respect it."

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"You can't escape destiny! She comes for us all that relentless bitch!"

FOX: "New Girl" Season 2, Episode 17

"Look, if Taylor Swift can live alone in New York, just think what you can do."

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"I brake for birds. I rock a lot of polka dots. I have touched glitter in the last 24 hours. That doesn't mean I'm not smart and tough and strong!"

FOX: "New Girl"

"And if you wanna get with me, you're gonna have to get with my friends. And that's a Spice Girls song."

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"Well, I guess I can't hide my crazy."

FOX: "New Girl" Season 1 Episode 1

"I'm gonna have fun because there's nothing wrong with who I am."

FOX: "New Girl" Season 1 Episode 3

"Who's gonna... lay a flag down on this sweet, sweet continent?"

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"Pink wine makes me slutty."

FOX: "New Girl" Season 1 Episode 1

"I'm single and sufficient."

FOX: "New Girl" Season 6 Episode 3

"If I hang out with you, I'm going to fall in love with you. It's just how I am, I can't separate things out."

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"You know what happens to people who keep it all inside? They get old, and they get sad, and they get weird."

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"I don't play by your rules! I can drink at 11... A.M..."

FOX: "New Girl"

"I'm always the one who loves more. That's my thing."

FOX: "New Girl"

"You can run away from your problems, but you're just going to find new ones that pop up."

FOX: "New Girl" Season 1 Episode 16

So this New Year, be as contagious and confident at Jessica Day. Lucky for you, she has a quote for everything. Plus, she gives pretty great advice.

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If only the world could be as optimistic and quirky as Jessica Day.

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"You don't like my style... that's fine... but I'm not going to change who I am. So you're just going to have to deal with it and respect it."

"You can't escape destiny! She comes for us all that relentless bitch!"

"Look, if Taylor Swift can live alone in New York, just think what you can do."

"I brake for birds. I rock a lot of polka dots. I have touched glitter in the last 24 hours. That doesn't mean I'm not smart and tough and strong!"

"And if you wanna get with me, you're gonna have to get with my friends. And that's a Spice Girls song."

"Well, I guess I can't hide my crazy."

"I'm gonna have fun because there's nothing wrong with who I am."

"Who's gonna... lay a flag down on this sweet, sweet continent?"

"Pink wine makes me slutty."

"I'm single and sufficient."

"If I hang out with you, I'm going to fall in love with you. It's just how I am, I can't separate things out."

"You know what happens to people who keep it all inside? They get old, and they get sad, and they get weird."

"I don't play by your rules! I can drink at 11... A.M..."

"I'm always the one who loves more. That's my thing."

"You can run away from your problems, but you're just going to find new ones that pop up."

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1. "Unlimited Freedom!"

2. "Dorm Life!"

3. "Never mind, where is my apartment?"

4. "Whose idea was this 8 AM?"

5. I'm so looking forward to that nap."

6. "I don't have the brain capacity for this"

7. "Wow, college is great"

It's easier than you think.

1. Look into Housing and Dining.

2. Pay attention to campus postings.

3. Find common interest groups.

4. Join an intramural sports team.

5. Work on a cause that you care about.

6. Join a club related to your major.

7. Get an on-campus job.

8. Volunteer.

College without friends is like peanut butter without jelly.

1. You need people to hang out with.

2. You don’t want to be stuck alone eating lunch or dinner.

3. Weekends suck without anyone to share them with.

4. College will be miserable for you.

5. Finding a roommate for the following year will be impossible.

6. You need someone to talk to about personal stuff or homework that isn’t your mom.

7. Classes will be boring and quiet for you if you don’t know anyone.

8. Walking around campus is just awkward.

9. Homework help and study buddies do not exist.

Why it pays to leave the hoodie at home.

1. Comfort

2. Confidence

3. Surprises

4. Self Esteem

A few signs that you may live in the library whether you'd like to admit it or not.

1. You dress for the temperature of the library, not the weather outside.

2. You say hello to the security guard when he or she walks by.

3. The employees at Starbucks know your name and order.

4. You eat all your meals at a library cubby, not at your own house.

5. You take the quiet floors very seriously.

6. Any night you are not at the library is a special occasion.

7. You have shown up to the library hungover on more than one occasion.

8. Your friends always text you when they are going to the library because they know you will be there.

9. You have taken a nap in the library at some point.

10. You know all the cold and hot spots in the library.

11. You've seen your studying pay off.

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