Holidays & Observances: Thanksgiving Quotes

Discover thoughtful Thanksgiving quotes that honor gratitude, family, and the harvest season. This collection blends timeless sayings, literary lines, and contemporary reflections suitable for toasts, cards, and shared moments. Find sentiments that express appreciation, togetherness, and generosity, from warm blessings to light humor. Use them to inspire table conversations, accompany thank-you notes, or add a meaningful touch to seasonal messages.

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"There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American"

O. Henry, Writer

"Since 1981, I've spent every Thanksgiving Day broadcasting a game, and it is one of my favorite days. You can say, 'Woe is me, I never get to be part of the tradition,' or you can say, 'Heck, we've got our own tradition, and it's pretty good.'"

John Madden, Coach

John Madden

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

Erma Bombeck, Journalist

Erma Bombeck

"I've spent a lot of Thanksgivings on the road with my band, so anytime that I can spend Thanksgiving with my family in a traditional aspect, eating sweet potatoes and cranberries and stuffing and all the trappings of Thanksgiving and then get on a treadmill the next day extra long, I'm happy"

Richie Sambora, Musician

Richie Sambora

"That's what the holidays are for - for one person to tell the stories and another to dispute them. Isn't that the Irish way?"

Lara Flynn Boyle, Actress

Lara Flynn Boyle

"Thanksgiving is nothing but a toast to genocide"

Stephen Evans, Writer

"On Thanksgiving I will stop to give thanks that my family is safe and healthy, especially because I realize that, following the tragedies of this year, it is all too real a possibility that they might not have been"

Bobby Jindal, Politician

Bobby Jindal

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

Tony Snow, Journalist

"My favorite meal is turkey and mashed potatoes. I love Thanksgiving, it's just my favorite. I can have Thanksgiving all year round"

Cindy Margolis, Model

Cindy Margolis

"My whole problem is that all of my favorite things at Thanksgiving are the starches, and everyone is trying to go low-carb this year, even a green vegetable has carbs in it"

Ted Allen, Entertainer

"Thanksgiving is a season that is very much in accord with the themes and teachings of Jesus Christ"

John Clayton, Writer

"Thanksgiving is a time when the world gets to see just how blessed and how workable the Christian system is. The emphasis is not on giving or buying, but on being thankful and expressing that appreciation to God and to one another"

John Clayton, Writer

"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"

John Clayton, Writer

"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, Entertainer

"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, Poet

"The holidays are also a time when people freak out about their finances. If you don't want to spend the money, why not try some of the other options instead of killing a bunch of animals?"

Christina Applegate, Actress