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Thanksgiving Quotes & Sayings

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I suggest a nationwide reading of the Holy Scriptures during the period from Thanksgiving Day to Christmas. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Thanksgiving is every day because in this physical body you can spring into eternal paradise. — Roger Delano Hinkins

anytime you enjoy the sweet fruits of the tree, remember the dirty roots of the tree — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Turkeys are misunderstood. Once I adopted turkeys, I understood this large bird to be a great companion. — Linda Blair

Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last. — Lawrence Welk

My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor. — Phyllis Diller

You ought to give thanks to the Lord. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The Christian who walks with the Lord and keeps constant communion with Him will see many reason for rejoicing and thanksgiving all day long. — Warren W. Wiersbe

If I am truly in Christ, mustn't my initial act, too, always be an act of thanksgiving, returning to Jesus with thanks on the lips? — Ann Voskamp

Dear Lord; we beg but one boon more: Peace in the hearts of all men living, peace in the whole world this Thanksgiving. — Joseph Auslander

Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude. — Ambrose Bierce

As governor, when I visited our troops in Kuwait and Iraq, I served them Thanksgiving dinner. It was a small gesture compared to their sacrifice. — Jennifer Granholm

Sharing in God's blessings is at the heart of Thanksgiving and at the core of the American spirit. — William J. Clinton

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

When thanksgiving is filled with true meaning and is not just the formality of a polite "thank you," it is the recognition of dependence. — Billy Graham

Thankful gratitude, amazing life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving. — Charles Lamb

Pizza Hut isn't real pizza," I tell them. "The way that balloon of Big Bird they fly in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade isn't the real Big Bird. — Meg Cabot

We ought to make the moments notes Of happy glad Thanksgiving; The hours and days, a silent praise Of music we are living. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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

On ol' Halloween Night
These monsters join the living
If they had it their way
They'd stay until Thanksgiving — Casey Browning

I want that Easter Ham. Where's my Thanksgiving Turkey? Miss Trixie snarled — John Kennedy Toole

I approximated the Black Friday experience at home by hurling myself into a wall a number of times and then ordering online. — Kumail Nanjiani

From David learn to give thanks for everything. Every furrow in the book of Psalms is sown with the seeds of thanksgiving. — Jeremy Taylor

I can't think of a more wonderful thanksgiving for the life I have had than that everyone should be jolly at my funeral — Lord Mountbatten

I'm not from the States, so Thanksgiving, for me, was never a huge tradition. — Daniela Ruah

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

Once we forget those who have contributed time and effort in making an endeavor successful, we forget ourselves. — Beem Weeks

Be grateful for what you have and you will always have enough. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The grace of service is heart of belonging. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Dear God, you really do deserve my thanksgiving and praise. You are worthy of honor and glory. May your name be lifted high forever. Amen. — Bethany House Publishers

Thanksgiving turkey in the world. — James Patterson

We give glory to God of Heaven. — Lailah Gifty Akita

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

There is no Thanksgiving back in the old country where I come from. You know why? Because being thankful is a sin. — Craig Ferguson

May your first thought in the morning be thanksgiving. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I saw what's going on under my chin. I don't want to be the one the President has to pardon on Thanksgiving. — Joan Rivers

I have nothing against turkey. We eat turkey for Thanksgiving in my house. — Marc Forgione

Be sure that your praise songs are numbered higher than your sorrowful dirges and your utmost hope, firmer than your woeful regrets. Be positive. — Israelmore Ayivor

Some memories are unforgettable, remaining ever vivid and heartwarming! — Joseph B. Wirthlin

Its better to pace yourself throughout a big day like Thanksgiving by having something healthful for breakfast and something light for lunch. — Marilu Henner

Every day is Thanksgiving for me, man. Yeah, I still have an audience, and they ask the local promoter, "When is Al coming back?" . — Al Jarreau

Superficial social niceties are far different from the deep emotion of thanksgiving. — Alexandra Katehakis

We don't pray to win. We pray to play the best we can, and to keep us free from injury. And the prayer we say after the game is one of thanksgiving. — Vince Lombardi

It is only through thanksgiving that I can become myself. — Kallistos Ware

If the average person realized the power he wields over his life and destiny, he would live in a perpetual state of wonder and thanksgiving. — Earl Nightingale

Be grateful for who you are and what you will be. — Lailah Gifty Akita

What is Thanksgiving without a nutty relative? — Judith Martin

Happy Thanksgiving," he says, handing me my ticket. "Let's see some dead people. — Stephanie Perkins

The word worship is defined by glory and thanksgiving. We are worshiping when we give glory to something. Whatever we give glory to, we sacrifice for. — Jefferson Bethke

Grief's darkness fades in the sunlight of thanksgiving. — Billy Graham

Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. — Ralph Marston

The greatest gift one can give is thanksgiving. In giving gifts, we give what we can spare, but in giving thanks we give ourselves. — David Steindl-Rast

Pride slays thanksgiving ... A prideful man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. — Henry Ward Beecher

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

It took me three weeks to stuff the turkey. I stuffed it through the beak. — Phyllis Diller

Thanksgiving being thankful or grateful results in more to be thankful for. — John Templeton

The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off a prison spoon is something you will never forget. — Mitchell Burgess

How can God entrust great things to one who will not thankfully receive from Him the little things? — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Do not exclusively say your prayers in the form of asking God for something. The prayer of thanksgiving is much more powerful. — Norman Vincent Peale

Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast. — William Shakespeare

Gratitude is a gladness of soul. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We must lengthen our stride and must do it now because we over ate and feel fat. — Spencer W. Kimball

Acceptance is taking from God's hand absolutely anything He gives, looking into His face in trust and thanksgiving. — Charles R. Swindoll

Gratitude is the well spring of life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

Are stress and worry evidence of a soul too lazy, too undisciplined, to keep gaze fixed on God? — Ann Voskamp

The Church of God could not live twenty four hours without Rhodes rolls at Thanksgiving. — Wilford Woodruff

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

All glory to Adonai!
Great is thy love.
Great is thy mercy.
Great is thy faithfulness. — Lailah Gifty Akita

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

Overeating at Thanksgiving is a case in point. It's a national tradition. — Eric Samuel Timm

I suppose I will die never knowing what pumpkin pie tastes like when you have room for it. — Robert Breault

If secrets were stuffing, the woman would be done up like a Thanksgiving turkey. — Lauren Oliver

The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving. — Merle Shain

If you appreciate, you will appreciate. — Bernard Kelvin Clive

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

Until I realize that it's all I gift, I can hold all of it and yet receive none of it. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

The turkeys that most Americans eat for Thanksgiving are turkeys - losers that are mass produced and bland. — Marian Burros

Gratitude begins where my sense of entitlement ends. — Steven Furtick

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

Is it normal to make a minute-to-minute schedule for the timing of thanksgiving? I'm asking for a friend. — Casey Wilson

Always be of good cheer. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Praise has different effects, according to the mind it meets with; it makes a wise man modest, but a fool more arrogant, turning his weak brain giddy. — Owen Feltham

He that enjoys naught without thanksgiving is as though he robbed God. — Saint John Chrysostom

Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we're Thanksgiving turkeys. — Wayne Gretzky

I'm not a big turkey fan, but my husband loves it. Thanksgiving is his favorite meal. — Ruth Reichl

Because thankfulness is the tonic that always cures the cancers of greed, envy and jealously, it should be taken in liberal doses daily. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

May your heart be an altar, from which the bright flame of unending thanksgiving ascends to heaven. — Mary Euphrasia Pelletier

But see, in our open clearings, how golden the melons lie; Enrich them with sweets and spices, and give us the pumpkin-pie! — Margaret Junkin Preston

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

We're having a traditional Thanksgiving - turkey, mashed potatoes, hat buckles, smallpox, genocide, a blue corn moon, etc. — Bo Burnham

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

I have more to thank for than complain about — Bangambiki Habyarimana

The Song of Love, the Song of Hate, the Songs of Praise and of Thanksgiving; I've learned them all, but there remains one called the Melody of Living. — Ridgely Torrence

You shouldn't allow people who hurt you to occupy a fraction of your heart. Forgive and move on, especially in this season of thanksgiving. — Assegid Habtewold

Oh, sorry. My excitement must be clouding my ability to judge comedic hyperbole. — Daniel Palladino

No One Diets on Thanksgiving. — Erma Bombeck

Our knowledge of God is perfected by gratiitude: we are thankful and rejoice in the experience of the truth that He is love ... — Thomas Merton