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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."

FOX: "New Girl" Season 1, Episode 14

"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."

FOX: "New Girl" Season 4 Episode 18

"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."

FOX: "New Girl" Season 1 Episode 20

"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?" 

FOX: "New Girl" Season 2 Episode 9

"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." 

FOX: "New Girl" Season 2 Episode 2

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

FOX: "New Girl" Season 1 Episode 1

"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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