The holiday season is a time for giving thanks and spending time with loved ones. What better way to kick off the Thanksgiving season than by sharing inspiring quotes about the holiday? In this blog post, we have collected 53 of the best Thanksgiving quotes to help get you in the spirit!
From funny quips to heartfelt sentiments, these quotes will remind you why we celebrate Thanksgiving and what it means to be grateful for our blessings. So gather your friends and family, and share these inspirational quotes with them!
Inspirational Quotes For The Thanksgiving Holiday
1.”Give thanks for a little, and you will find a lot.”—Hausa Proverb.
2.” Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” –Hamilton Wright Mabie.
3.”Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.” –Norman Vincent Peale.
4.”We light candles in testament that faith makes miracles possible.” –Nachum Braverman.
5.”It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” –Brother David Steindl-Rast.
6.”Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” –Melodie Beattie.
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 is the heart’s memory.” –French Proverb.
9.”Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.” –Native American Proverb.
10.”We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them.” — Albert Einstein.
11.”The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” –Ernest Hemingway.
12.”The only people who never fail are those who never try.” –Ilka Chase.
13.”I am thankful for what I am and have. My Thanksgiving is perpetual.” –Henry David Thoreau.
14.”If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.” –Gerald Good.
15.”Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” –William Arthur Ward.
16.”It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” — Herman Melville.
17.”I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” –G.K. Chesterton.
18.”Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” –Henry Ward Beecher.
19.”Gratitude is the wine for our souls. Go on. Taste it. Enjoy it as often as possible.” –Medusa.
20.”Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all the others.” –Cicero.
21.” If you are working on something you care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.” — Steve Jobs.
22.”The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” — Walt Disney.
23.”People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.” — Zig Ziglar.
24.”If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” — Jim Rohn.
25.”The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt.
26.”We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.” — Maya Angelou.
27.”It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” — Aristotle.
28.”Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.” — Theodore Roosevelt.
29.”Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.” — Peter Drucker.
30.”If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.” — Thomas Jefferson.
31.“To know how much there is to know is the beginning of learning to live.” —Dorothy West.
Funny Thanksgiving Quotes By Comedians
1. “I am thankful for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home…. I am thankful for the piles of laundry and ironing because it means my loved ones are nearby.” – Nancie J. Carmody.
2. “I am thankful for my husband and our two wonderful children. I am also thankful for good health, a comfortable home, and a job I enjoy. But most of all, I am thankful for the love and happiness that we share as a family.” – Anonymous.
3. “On Thanksgiving, I always start at the top of my list and work my way down. That way, by the time I get to the bottom, I am thankful for all the wonderful things I have.” – Robert Brault
4.”Thanksgiving is when you turn to another family member and say, ‘How long has Mom been drinking like this?’ My mom, after six Bloody Marys, looks at the turkey and goes, ‘Here, kitty, kitty.” – David Letterman.
5.”Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not a coincidence.”- Erma Bombeck.
6. “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.” – Johhny Carson.
7.”My mom used to say that Greeks were the original Thanksgiving Americans. You know, those guys who landed on Plymouth Rock? The Pilgrims? They were Greeks.” – Zach Galifianakis.
8.”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.” – Jon Stewart.
9.”The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background, is that we all believe that we are above average drivers.” – Dave Barry.
10.” The holidays are the busiest time for suicide hotline operators. And the busiest time of year for suicide hotline operators is Thanksgiving. Because that’s when they get the most calls from people who have to spend time with their families.” – Demetri Martin.
11.”I’m thankful for every day. I don’t take a single one of them for granted. I’m also thankful for leftovers. That first day after Thanksgiving when you open up the fridge, and there’s still a turkey in there? Best feeling in the world.” – George Carlin
12. “I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.” – Erma Bombeck.
13. “I’m thankful for my family, friends, good health, and the Detroit Lions finally winning a game.” – Anonymous.
14. “I’m thankful for the air I breathe, the food I eat, the roof over my head, and most of all, for the love I have in my life.” – Anonymous.
15. “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.
16. “At parties, I’ll start talking and notice everyone is looking at me and feel dumb and say, ‘Forget it,’ and then start eating things.” – Zach Galifianakis.
17. “My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor.” Phyllis Diller.
18.”I’m having people over for Thanksgiving. I’m going to try a new recipe: brine the turkey with beer, inject it with bourbon, and then wrap it in bacon. Finally, I’ll deep fry it and serve it with bourbon gravy. I’m calling it the TurBourbon.” – Jimmy Fallon.
19. “The funny thing about Thanksgiving, or any big meal, is that you are trying to figure out how much you can eat without making yourself sick. And you know if you start throwing up, somebody will want to help you. And the last thing you want is somebody’s hand on your thigh, feeling for your pulse.” – Kevin James.
20. “I’m from Canada, so Thanksgiving to me is just Thursday with more food.” – Howie Mandel
21. “I’m making a big Thanksgiving dinner. Turkey’s going to be on the table, and so is my grandmother.” – Rodney Dangerfield.
22. “Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.” – W.J. Cameron.
Conclusion
Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for what we have. We can express our gratitude in many ways, including spending time with family, enjoying a delicious meal, or simply reflecting on all we are thankful for. Whatever your plans are this Thanksgiving, take a moment to appreciate all the good in your life. Happy Thanksgiving!
