65 Best Thanksgiving Quotes That Will Fill You Up With a Sense of Gratitude
“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” 🤎
Thanksgiving is a beloved holiday that gives us the perfect excuse to stuff our faces with turkey and mashed potatoes. We're excited just thinking about the Thanksgiving menu this year! And, there's nothing like catching up with family and friends by sharing the most hilarious stories and taking part in our yearly Thanksgiving activities. But, if we really want to get in the spirit of Thanksgiving, it's important to remember just what we're thankful for ahead of the season. So, we compiled a list of the best Thanksgiving quotes that help remind us of what it's all about!
Whether you recite them on their own or as part of a meaningful Thanksgiving dinner toast, these quotes are sure to inspire you and all of your loved ones. You could also use them to create a thoughtful segue into a Thanksgiving prayer. For example, we think Shakespeare's words would work perfectly: "O Lord that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness." You'll also find plenty of lighter quotes here in this collection. In fact, if you're looking for a funny option to use as a Thanksgiving Instagram caption, you'll probably appreciate this quote from A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: “I can’t cook a Thanksgiving dinner. All I can make is cold cereal and maybe toast.” Now, that one is sure to bring on the laughs!
Read through these Thanksgiving quotes, and let us know which one you resonated with the most!
Lionel Hampton
“Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.”
Maya Angelou
“Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.”
Oprah Winfrey
“True forgiveness is when you can say, 'Thank you for that experience.”
Roy T. Bennett
“Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience.”
Lindsey Bareham
“Good mashed potato is one of the great luxuries of life.”
Elie Wiesel
“For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile.”
Maya Angelou
“Be present in all things and thankful for all.”
Wilbur D. Nesbit
“Forever on Thanksgiving the heart will find the pathway home.”
Cynthia Rylant
“Food is better in November than any other time of the year.”
Norman Vincent Peale
“The more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.”
William Arthur Ward
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”
Willie Nelson
“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”
James E. Faust
“The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us.”
William Blake
“The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.”
Jonathan Safran Foer
“Thanksgiving is the holiday that encompasses all others.”
Al Green
“I’m thankful for every moment.”
Melody Beattie
“Gratitude can turn a meal into a feast.”
Amy Grant
“Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving.”
Jacob Tremblay
“I do think that Thanksgiving is a very nice holiday because it’s all about saying thank you; it’s being thankful.”
Ann Voskamp
“Thanksgiving creates abundance.”
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