Happy Thanksgiving Quotes a Toast to Gratitude and Thanks

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Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and it's the perfect time for you to reminisce on those heartwarming memories of laughter and fulfilment, surrounded by the people you love the most. Turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie, oh my! As you gather around the festive dinner table, it's a beautiful moment to express gratitude for the incredible journey and the people who have coloured your life. To make the celebration extra special, we have compiled a collection of Thanksgiving Quotes that will not only ignite excitement, but also touch the depths of your heart.

Delightful, fun, and sprinkled with a little emotion, these quotes contain the essence of Thanksgiving. You'll find words of wisdom from famous personalities and authors, capturing the spirit of gratitude and family bonding that characterises this incredible holiday. Share them with your loved ones, or reflect on them in quiet moments as the delicious aroma of home-cooked food wafts through your home.

Embrace the essence of Thanksgiving with these quotes, and you'll feel your heart swell with gratitude for the simple yet profound pleasures in life. As you relish in the unity of family and friends, allow these words to inspire reflections on the countless blessings that have found their way into your life. Whether it's the unconditional love of family, the unwavering support of friends, or the peace that embraces you in challenging times, Thanksgiving is the perfect opportunity to express your heartfelt gratitude.

Open your heart and let the magic of these Thanksgiving Quotes wash over you. Immerse yourself in their profound sentiments, and feel the love and warmth of the holiday season envelop your very being. Are you ready for a fun, exciting, and meaningful journey through the world of Thanksgiving Quotes? Let the festivities begin!

Table of Contents

• Thanksgiving Quotes About Gratitude

• Thanksgiving Quotes About The Holiday

• Short Thanksgiving Quotes

• Funny Thanksgiving Quotes

• Quotes About Thanksgiving Dinner

• Appreciation Thanksgiving Quotes

• Thanksgiving Quotes from F.R.I.E.N.D.S (Sitcom)

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Thanksgiving Quotes About Gratitude

1. Gratitude turns what we have into enough. - Melody Beattie

2. The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. - William Blake

3. Appreciation can change a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. - Margaret Cousins

4. No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. - Alfred North Whitehead

5. Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude. - Nigel Hamilton

6. Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough. - Oprah Winfrey

7. Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse. - Henry Van Dyke

8. Gratitude can transform common days into Thanksgivings. - William Arthur Ward

9. What if, today, we were grateful for everything? - Charlie Brown

10. Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds. - Theodore Roosevelt

11. Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life. Appreciate and never take for granted all that you have. - Catherine Pulsifer

12. As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. - John F. Kennedy

13. When asked if my cup is half-full or half-empty, my only response is that I am thankful I have a cup. - Sam Lefkowitz

14. Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. - Henry Ward Beecher

15. Joy is the simplest form of gratitude. - Karl Barth

16. Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. - Charles Dickens

17. Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude. - Amy Leigh Mercree

18. Enough is a feast. - Buddhist Proverb

19. We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count. - Neal A. Maxwell

20. Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. - W. T. Purkiser

Thanksgiving Quotes About The Holiday

1. Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action. - W.J. Cameron

2. Thanksgiving isn't just a day. It's a way we can live our lives every day. - Katrina Mayer

3. Thanksgiving is a time to give, a time to love, and a time to reflect on the things that matter most in life. - Danielle Duckery

4. Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude. - E.P. Powell

5. Not every day is Thanksgiving, but to a wise soul, every day is Thanksgiving Day. - Kilroy J. Oldster

6. Thanksgiving: Fall's finale. Best damn holiday of the year in my worldly estimation. - Carew Papritz

7. Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand upon your feet. Believe in man. Soberly and with clear eyes, believe in your own time and place. - Phillips Brooks

8. Thanksgiving just gets me all warm and tingly and all kinds of wonderful inside. - Willard Scott

9. I love Thanksgiving because it's a holiday that is centred around food and family. - Marcus Samuelsson

10. Forever on Thanksgiving Day the heart will find the pathway home. - Wilbur D. Nesbit

11. On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence. - William Jennings Bryan

12. The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more of is people to appreciate and enjoy it. - Michael Josephson

13. Thanksgiving is so called because we are all so thankful that it only comes once a year. - P.J. O'Rourke

14. Thanksgiving is America’s national chow-down feast, the one occasion each year when gluttony becomes a patriotic duty. - Michael Dresser

15. The best part about Thanksgiving is the sense of warmth and reconciliation it brings. - Sarah Morgan

16. At Thanksgiving, I always start at the top of my list and say I'm grateful for friends, family, and good health. Then I get more superficial... like being thankful for my Louboutins. - Christie Brinkley

17. Coexistence: what the farmer does with the turkey—until Thanksgiving. - Mike Connolly

18. There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American. - O. Henry

19. Thanksgiving is not just for expressing thanks for what you have. It is also a time to be grateful for what you are going to have. - Kevin J. Donaldson

20. Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. - Jim Davis

Short Thanksgiving Quotes

1. Gratitude is the heart's memory. - Jean Baptiste Massieu

2. Give thanks with a grateful heart. - Henry Smith

3. We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives. - John F. Kennedy

4. Eat, drink, and be thankful. - Unknown

5. Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on. Get drunk. - Rumi

6. Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. - William Arthur Ward

7. If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get. - Frank A. Clark

8. When you love what you have, you have everything you need. - Unknown

9. Life is full of give and take. Give thanks and take nothing for granted. - Linda Poindexter

10. Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. - Melody Beattie

11. If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough. - Meister Eckhart

12. At times, our own light goes out, and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. - Albert Schweitzer

13. A moment of gratitude makes a difference in your attitude. - Bruce Wilkinson

14. A grateful mind is a great mind. - Plato

15. Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. - Native American Saying

16. A thankful heart is the parent of all virtues. - Cicero

17. It's not joy that makes us grateful; it's gratitude that makes us joyful. - Brother David Steindl-Rast

18. The miracle of gratitude is that it shifts your perception to such an extent that it changes the world you see. - Robert Holden

19. When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. Be grateful for everything you have. - Unknown

20. I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. - Henry David Thoreau

Funny Thanksgiving Quotes

1. Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants. - Kevin James

2. I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage. - Erma Bombeck

3. You can tell you ate too much for Thanksgiving when you have to let your bathrobe out. - Jay Leno

4. Real ballplayers pass the stuffing by rolling it up in a ball and batting it across the table with a turkey leg. - Tom Swyers

5. I suppose I will die never knowing what pumpkin pie tastes like when you have room for it. - Robert Brault

6. Hope your turkey is moist and your stuffing is fluffy, and when you're done eating you'll be nice and stuffy. - Unknown

7. Last Thanksgiving I shot my own turkey. It was fun. That shotgun going, Blam! Everybody at the supermarket just staring. Why track them when I know where they are? - Kenny Rogerson

8. Thanksgiving—when the people who are the most thankful are the ones who didn't have to cook. - Melanie White

9. The Thanksgiving tradition is, we overeat. 'Hey, how about at Thanksgiving we just eat a lot?' 'But we do that every day!' 'Oh. What if we eat a lot with people that annoy the hell out of us?' - Jim Gaffigan

10. It's not too much food. This is what we’ve been training for our whole lives. This is our destiny, this is our finest hour. - Lorelai Gilmore from Gilmore Girls

11. If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Pilgrims! - Unknown

12. Thanksgiving, bringing out the best in family dysfunction since 1863. - Unknown

13. Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; but, for an honest man, it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude allows. - Edward Sandford Martin

14. Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence. - Erma Bombeck

15. I'm grateful that the family I love are just phone calls away this year. - Unknown

16. I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage. - Erma Bombeck

17. An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day. - Irv Kupcinet

18. There is no sincerer love than the love of food. - George Bernard Shaw

19. Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover once a year is way too often. - Johnny Carson

20. Thanksgiving: It’s the only holiday that tells you what to do. Be thankful. It’s an order! - Unknown

Quotes About Thanksgiving Dinner

1. My most memorable meal is every Thanksgiving. I love the food: the turkey and stuffing; the sweet potatoes and rice, which come from my mother's Southern heritage; the mashed potatoes, which come from my wife's Midwestern roots; the Campbell's green-bean casserole; and of course, pumpkin pie. - Douglas Conant

2. Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence. - Erma Bombeck

3. I love Thanksgiving because it's a holiday that is centred around food and family. - Marcus Samuelsson

4. After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations. - Oscar Wilde

5. I suppose I will die never knowing what pumpkin pie tastes like when you have room for it. - Robert Brault

6. We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink. - Epicurus

7. I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage. - Erma Bombeck

8. There is no sincerer love than the love of food. - George Bernard Shaw

9. If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily. - Gerald Good, over a Thanksgiving meal

10. I'm from Canada, so Thanksgiving to me is just Thursday with more food. And I'm thankful for that. - Howie Mandel

11. On Thanksgiving Day, all over America, families sit down to dinner at the same moment – halftime. - Unknown

12. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience. - Harper Lee, over Thanksgiving dinner

13. Thanksgiving is the meal we aspire for other meals to resemble. - Jonathan Safran Foer

14. Cooking Tip: Wrap turkey leftovers in aluminium foil and throw them out. - Nicole Hollander

15. It's not too much food. This is what we’ve been training for our whole lives. This is our destiny, this is our finest hour. - Lorelai Gilmore from Gilmore Girls

16. It is delightfully chaotic; a beautiful mess. Loving all the jingly-jangly charms of the season and rolling our eyes at the same time. - Flavia

17. If you wish to make an apple pie truly from scratch, you must first invent the universe. - Carl Sagan

18. Thanksgiving. It's like we didn't even try to come up with a tradition. The tradition is, we overeat. 'Hey, how about at Thanksgiving we just eat a lot?' 'But we do that every day!' 'Oh. What if we eat a lot with people that annoy the hell out of us?' - Jim Gaffigan

19. A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen. - Kin Hubbard

20. If you think about a Thanksgiving dinner, it’s really like making a large chicken. - Ina Garten

Appreciation Thanksgiving Quotes

1. Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough. - Oprah Winfrey

2. Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. - Marcus Tullius Cicero

3. Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. - William Arthur Ward

4. Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. - William Arthur Ward

5. Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. - Marcel Proust

6. We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives. - John F. Kennedy

7. As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. - John F. Kennedy

8. The more you practise the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for. - Norman Vincent Peale

9. Silent gratitude isn’t very much to anyone. - Gertrude Stein

10. To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven. - Johannes A. Gaertner

11. Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has plenty—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. - Charles Dickens

12. He who thanks but with the lips thanks but in part; the full, the true Thanksgiving comes from the heart. - J.A. Shedd

13. Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: It must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all. - William Faulkner

14. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. - Melody Beattie

15. At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.  - Albert Schweitzer

16. Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life. Appreciate and never take for granted all that you have. - Catherine Pulsifer

17. Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. - W.T. Purkiser

18. Appreciation can change a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. - Margaret Cousins

19. Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude. - A. A. Milne

20. The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness. - Dalai Lama

Thanksgiving Quotes from F.R.I.E.N.D.S (Sitcom)

1. It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a little emotional scarring. - Joey

2. You can’t have Thanksgiving without turkey. That’s like Fourth of July without apple pie, or Friday with no two pizzas. - Joey

3. What's not to like? Custard, good. Jam, good. Meat, good! - Joey

4. All right, look if you absolutely have to tell her the truth, at least wait until the timing's right. And that's what deathbeds are for. - Chandler

5. Set another place for Thanksgiving. My entire family thinks I have VD. - Chandler

6. Gum would be perfection. - Chandler

7. Oh, I know, this must be so hard. 'Oh no, two women love me. They're both gorgeous and sexy. My wallet’s too small for my fifties, and my diamond shoes are too tight.' - Chandler

8. Here come the meat sweats. - Joey

9. Okay, Ross, that's the best story ever. - Monica

10. If the Homo sapiens were, in fact, HOMO sapiens... then that's how it could get worse! - Ross

11. Happy needless-turkey-murder day. - Phoebe

12. Maybe Chandler has a thing against Thanksgiving, like I have a thing against Arbor Day. - Phoebe

13. This Thanksgiving kicks last Thanksgiving's ass! - Monica

14. That is a lot of information to get in 30 seconds. - Ross

15. I recommended a boy for your ballet class. - Ross to Monica

16. It's Thanksgiving and we should not want to be together, together. - Rachel

17. Sure, Ross is great, but is he marriage and a kid great? I don't know. - Rachel

18. More turkey, Mr. Chandler? - Monica, dressed as a turkey

19. This is all a moo point. - Joey

20. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm very thankful that all your Thanksgivings sucked - Chandler to Monica

21. It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a little emotional scarring. - Joey

22. You can’t have Thanksgiving without turkey. That’s like Fourth of July without apple pie, or Friday with no two pizzas. - Joey

23. Set another place for Thanksgiving. My entire family thinks I have VD. - Chandler

24. Here come the meat sweats. - Joey

25. This Thanksgiving kicks last Thanksgiving's ass! - Monica

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