Thanksgiving Quotes for Family
“Good Mashed Potato Is One Of The Great Luxuries Of Life.” – Lindsey Bareham
“Showing Gratitude Is One Of The Simplest Yet Most Powerful Things Humans Can Do For Each Other.” – Randy Pausch
“Appreciation Can Change A Day, Even Change A Life. Your Willingness To Put It Into Words Is All That Is Necessary.” – Margaret Cousins
“No One Has Ever Become Poor By Giving.” – Anne Frank
“The More You Practice The Art Of Thankfulness, The More You Have To Be Thankful For.” – Norman Vincent Peale
“Coexistence: What The Farmer Does With Turkey—until Thanksgiving.” – Mike Connolly
“Thanksgiving Is One Of My Favorite Days Of The Year Because It Reminds Us To Give Thanks And To Count Our Blessings. Suddenly, So Many Things Become So Little When We Realize How Blessed And Lucky We Are.” – Joyce Giraud
“I love Thanksgiving because it’s a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me.” — Marcus Samuelsson
“Forever on Thanksgiving day the heart will find the pathway home.” — Wilbur D. Nesbit
“I am grateful for what I am and have. My Thanksgiving is perpetual.” — Henry David Thoreau
Table with food and people and Thanksgiving quotes for the family by Thoreau
“Family isn’t always about the people in your life who are blood relations. It’s about the people in your life who want you to be in theirs. It’s about the people in your life who accept you for who you are, support you in the things you choose to do, and no matter what, are there for you. It’s the people in your life who love you, respect you, and who you can depend on. Now that’s family!”
“Gratitude can transform common days into Thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” — William Arthur Ward
“We have so much to be thankful for. One day a year hardly seems adequate…”
“We must take care of our families wherever we find them.” — Elizabeth Gilbert
“The unthankful heart… discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!” — Henry Ward Beecher
“Superficial social niceties are far different from the deep emotion of thanksgiving.” — Alexandra Katehakis
Short Thanksgiving Quotes for Family
“The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.” – Jon Zabat-Zinn
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, and confusion into clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” — Melody Beattie
“For those of you who cannot be with family this Thanksgiving, please resist the urge to brag.”—Andy Borowitz
“I like football. I find it an exciting strategic game. It’s a great way to avoid conversation with your family at Thanksgiving.”— Craig Ferguson
“I’m looking forward to seeing pie this Thanksgiving more than members of my own family.” — Damien Fahey
“I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.” — Erma Bombeck
“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.” — Oscar Wilde
“Hope my relatives are getting along with the professional line sitter I hired to hold my place at the front of the Thanksgiving food line.” — John Lyon
“Thanksgiving is a time to count your blessings, one by one, as each relative goes home.” — Melanie White
“Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.” — Kevin James
“There is no such thing as fun for the whole family.” — Jerry Seinfeld
“I love Thanksgiving because it is a holiday centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me.” — Marcus Samuelsson
“Coexistence: What the farmer does with the turkey—until Thanksgiving.” — Mike Connolly
“It’s Thanksgiving and we should not want to be together, together!” — Rachel Green, Friends
Happy Thanksgiving Quotes for Family and Friends
“Thanksgiving is so called because we are all so thankful that it only comes once a year.” – P.J. O’Rourke
“I suppose I will die never knowing what pumpkin pie tastes like when you have room for it.” — Robert Brault
“Overeating at Thanksgiving is a case in point. It’s a national tradition.” — Eric Samuel Timm
“A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen.” — Kin Hubbard
Someone carving a turkey with short funny thanksgiving quotes for Instagram by Kin Hubbard
“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, Gilmore Girls
“What we’re really talking about is a wonderful day when no one diets. I mean, why else would they call it Thanksgiving?” — Erma Bombeck
Thanks for Family Quotes
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“Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.” — Eileen Caddy
“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
“Let me always count my blessings. To be thankful for my family and friends. To be thankful for the simple things that life has to offer.” — Catherine Pulsifer
“Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.” — Al Jarreau
“Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are.” — Bethany Hamilton
“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” — William Arthur Ward
“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
“Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.” ― Michael J. Fox
“Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing.” ― Irina Shayk
“Family is the most important thing in the world.” ― Princess Diana
“I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.” ― Barbara Bush
“Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot.” — Hansa Proverb
“Be grateful in your own hearts. That suffices. Thanksgiving has wings and flies to its right destination.” — Victor Hugo
“My family is my life and everything else comes second as far as what’s important to me.” — Michael“Family is a unique gift that needs to be appreciated and treasured, even when they’re driving you crazy. As much as they make you mad, interrupt you, annoy you, curse at you, try to control you, these are the people who know you the best and who love you.” — Jenna Morasca
Happy Thanksgiving Quotes for Family and Friends
“Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.” — Nigel Hamilton
“There Is One Day That Is Ours. Thanksgiving Day Is The One Day That Is Purely American.” – O. Henry
“I Can’t Cook A Thanksgiving Dinner. All I Can Make Is Cold Cereal And Maybe Toast.” – Charlie Brown, a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
“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
“Thanksgiving, Man. Not A Good Day To Be My Pants.” – Kevin James
“Gratitude Can Transform Common Days Into Thanksgivings, Turn Routine Jobs Into Joy, And Change Ordinary Opportunities Into Blessings.” – William Arthur Ward
“You Can’t Have Thanksgiving Without Turkey. That’s Like Fourth Of July Without Apple Pie, Or Friday With No Two Pizzas.” – Joey Tribbiani, friends
“A Thought About Thanksgiving Day: Once, There Was This Day When…everyone Realized They Needed Each Other.” – April Burns, pieces Of April
“Here’s A Tip: Don’t Cook Thanksgiving Dinner For Five People In 14 Hours. Here’s Another Tip: Don’t Ask A Guy Out On A First Date On The Least Sexy Holiday In America.” – Schmidt, new Girl
“Be Present In All Things And Thankful For All Things.” – Maya Angelou
“Vegetables Are A Must On A Diet. I Suggest Carrot Cake, Zucchini Bread, And Pumpkin Pie.” – Jim Davis
“The Thankstini: A Fun Ad Delicious New Novelty Drink I Invented. Cranberry Juice, Potato Vodka, And A Bouillon Cube. Tastes Just Like A Turkey Dinner.” – Barney Stinson, How I Met Your Mother
“Do you know what I dream about when I dream about Thanksgiving? I dream about eating so much deliciousness that all the blood rushes to my head and I pass out at the table. Please don’t deny me that.” – Seth Cohen, the O.c.
“He Who Thanks But With The Lips Thanks But In Part; The Full, The True Thanksgiving Comes From The Heart.” – J.a. Shedd
Thanksgiving Quotes for Family far Away
Thank you for being my greatest blessing!
We might be a crazy family, but I would never ever wish for it to be any other way. I am so deeply thankful for you!
I am so grateful that I have such an incredible family. Thank you so much for all the amazing things you have done for me.
May the turkey leg be yours this Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving to the people who make me thankful to be me.
May the wishbone snap in your favor this Thanksgiving.
Having somewhere to go is home. Having someone to love is family. Having both is a blessing. – Unknown.
Thanksgiving is a time to remember and embrace those who enrich our life. I may be thankful for a lot of things, but mostly, I am thankful to have you.
Among all the wonderful things in this world, I’m grateful to be a part of such a wonderful, supportive, and loving family!
Happy Thanksgiving. As I take time to give thanks for many blessings in my life, I want to let you know how grateful I am that you are one of them.
Today is the time to be thankful, remember good times, and embrace those who enrich our lives. I’m thankful for a lot of things, but I’m most thankful for you. Happy Thanksgiving!
“If You Think About A Thanksgiving Dinner, It’s Really Like Making A Large Chicken.” – Ina Garten
“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
“Reflect Upon Your Present Blessings, Of Which Every Man Has Plenty; Not On Your Past Misfortunes, Of Which All Men Have Some.” – Charles Dickens
“I Like Football. I Find It’s An Exciting Strategic Game. It’s A Great Way To Avoid Conversation With Your Family At Thanksgiving.” – Craig Ferguson
“You Can Tell You Ate Too Much For Thanksgiving When You Have To Let Your Bathrobe Out.” – Jay Leno
“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, ‘Gilmore Girls
“Now Is No Time To Think Of What You Do Not Have. Think Of What You Can Do With What There Is.” – Ernest Hemingway
“On Thanksgiving Day We Acknowledge Our Dependence.” – William Jennings Bryan
“As We Express Our Gratitude, We Must Never Forget That The Highest Appreciation Is Not To Utter Words, But To Live By Them.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“When I Started Counting My Blessings, My Whole Life Turned Around.” – Willie Nelson
Christian Thanksgiving Quotes for Family
“There should be a parallel between our supplications and our thanksgivings. We ought not to leap in prayer, and limp in praise.” – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“Perhaps it takes a purer faith to praise God for unrealized blessings than for those we once enjoyed or those we enjoy now.” – A.W. Tozer
“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” – G.K. Chesterton
“The unthankful heart discovers no mercies, but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.” – Henry Ward Beecher
“The Christian who walks with the Lord and keeps constant communion with Him will see many reasons for rejoicing and thanksgiving all day long.” – Warren W. Wiersbe
“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie
“Let us thank God heartily as often as we pray that we have His Spirit in us to teach us to pray. Thanksgiving will draw our hearts out to God and keep us engaged with Him; it will take our attention from ourselves and give the Spirit room in our hearts.”
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, and confusion into clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
“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
“Our rural ancestors, with little blest,
Patient of labor when the end was rest,
Indulged the day that housed their annual grain,
With feasts, and offerings, and a thankful strain.” – Alexander Pope
“Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.” – W.J. Cameron
“So once every year we throng
Upon a day apart,
To praise the Lord with feast and song
In thankfulness of heart.” – Arthur Guiterman
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.” – Henry David Thoreau
“We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.” – Harry Ironside