Thanksgiving Quotes

Thanksgiving is a time when we gather with loved ones, share a feast, and express gratitude for the blessings in our lives. It is a season of reflection, appreciation, and togetherness. In this collection of inspirational Thanksgiving quotes, we celebrate the spirit of gratitude and the joy of this special occasion.

It is now common knowledge that the average American gains 7 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.

I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land.

That's one of the great things about Thanksgiving:... -Michael Strahan

That's one of the great things about Thanksgiving: Football's on!

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This quote highlights the speaker's appreciation for the presence of football during Thanksgiving. It suggests that watching football is a enjoyable aspect of the holiday for them.

It's funny, I was talking to somebody who writes for a cop show, and he was saying how they aren't allowed to acknowledge Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, just because it has to be able to play forever.

I've seen terrorism close up, but I don't live in a state of terror at all. I'm comfortable going to the Manhattan Thanksgiving Day Parade, the tree lighting at Rockefeller Center, Times Square on New Years Eve. For perspective, the world today is a safer place than it was during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Berlin Airlift, World War II.

In deference to American traditions, my family put our oven to rare use at Thanksgiving during my childhood, with odd roast-turkey experiments involving sticky-rice stuffing or newfangled basting techniques that we read about in magazines.

I do think that Thanksgiving is a very nice holiday because it's all about saying thank you; it's being thankful.

There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday.

If you think about a Thanksgiving dinner, it's rea... -Ina Garten

If you think about a Thanksgiving dinner, it's really like making a large chicken.

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This quote draws a comparison between a Thanksgiving dinner and cooking a large chicken, highlighting the similarity in preparation and culinary techniques. It reflects the speaker's perspective on the nature of Thanksgiving meals.

Every Thanksgiving, we all write down three things we're thankful for and put them in a hat. Then we pass the hat around the dinner table and everyone has to guess who wrote what!

Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our ene... -Amy Grant

Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving.

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This quote suggests that Thanksgiving serves as an opportunity to renew one's dedication to expressing gratitude and engaging in acts of generosity and kindness. It implies that the holiday encourages individuals to redirect their focus towards appreciation and selflessness. It emphasizes the values of gratitude and giving, portraying Thanksgiving as a time for reaffirming these principles.

I think that is a better thing than thanksgiving: thanks-living. How is this to be done? By a general cheerfulness of manner, by an obedience to the command of Him by whose mercy we live, by a perpetual, constant delighting of ourselves in the Lord, and by a submission of our desires to His will.

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.

The Grinch may have stolen Christmas, but COVID de... -Steve Doocy

The Grinch may have stolen Christmas, but COVID derailed Thanksgiving... for everybody.

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This quote refers to the fictional character "The Grinch" who is known for stealing Christmas in Dr. Seuss's story. It compares the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Thanksgiving, implying that the pandemic disrupted traditional Thanksgiving celebrations for everyone, similar to how the Grinch disrupted Christmas. It highlights the significant influence of the pandemic on holiday gatherings and traditions.

It's so warm now, and Thanksgiving came so early - is it just me, or does it not really feel like Ramadan?

I would love four children because I have a very small family, so I want those big Thanksgiving dinners.

The earliest you can play Christmas music is on Th... -Tinashe

The earliest you can play Christmas music is on Thanksgiving.

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This quote humorously references the practice of playing Christmas music and suggests that it is socially acceptable to start playing Christmas-themed music as early as Thanksgiving. It alludes to the anticipation and eagerness associated with the Christmas season, indicating that Thanksgiving marks the unofficial beginning of the holiday music tradition for some individuals or communities.

My birthday is always around Thanksgiving, and I always had to have turkey on my birthday. My mom was always, 'Let's celebrate your birthday on Thanksgiving.' My other siblings got to have special dinners they liked. I resented turkey. For a long time, I hated turkey. I've kind of gotten over it.

Christians were instructed to serve others, and the thanksgiving was for the grace of God and the fact that God offered a way for man to return to a positive relationship with Him.

Im the person who cries at the drop of a hat, whos always reminding everybody to be kind, whos bringing 40 people together for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

My mother loved entertaining, and I've followed suit, so we have big celebrations for New Year, Passover, Thanksgiving and birthdays.

The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game. It's part of our culture like turkey at Thanksgiving and lights at Christmas, and like those holidays beyond their meaning, a factor in our economy.

On Thanksgiving Night, 1942, when I was fifteen years old, white racists burned our house to the ground.

I like to decide the night before Thanksgiving that I'm gonna do it, and I'll see what riff raff is around. Then I get that last-minute surge of energy. But if I had two weeks to plan, sometimes I wish I wasn't doing it. But very seldom does that happen.

Throughout its history, the members of Shearith Israel have observed Thanksgiving by reciting in synagogue the same psalms of praise and gratitude sung by Jews all over the world on festive days like Hanukkah.

Most people think to make green bean casserole around Thanksgiving and Christmas, but honestly, I make this dish more during the summer, when green beans can be found fresh at the market. I think it is the perfect meal when served with crusty bread, a bountiful salad, and a cup or two of wine.

If you think Independence Day is America's defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands-down.

We all have somebody that sits down at the Thanksgiving table and says the most outrageous things, and you're doin' the dishes with your sister, and you're like, 'Omigod, can you believe she said that?'

Thank God for YouTube. Every Thanksgiving, I'm bom... -Donna McKechnie

Thank God for YouTube. Every Thanksgiving, I'm bombarded with 'Turkey Lurkey Time.'

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This quote expresses gratitude for YouTube and humorously mentions being inundated with the song "Turkey Lurkey Time" during Thanksgiving. It reflects the speaker's lighthearted appreciation for the influence of media and the cultural references associated with Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.

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This quote uses humor to imply that Thanksgiving is a day when the speaker tends to indulge in large, delicious meals, potentially leading to discomfort or a feeling of being "stuffed." It highlights the indulgent and abundant nature of Thanksgiving meals and the humorous consequences it may have on the speaker's clothing or physical comfort.

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