With Thanksgiving right around the corner, families across the U.S. will prepare to sit down with their loved ones for a feast and to enjoy the holiday. The holiday is also known as a day to remind ourselves what we are thankful for.
To get into the holiday spirit, here is a list of Thanksgiving quotes compiled by Brainy Quotes, Quote Garden, and Shutterfly:
"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.
"Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow." - Edward Sandford Martin.
"Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants." - Kevin James.
"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough." - Oprah Winfrey.
"I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual." - Henry David Thoreau.
"Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so many things become so little when we realize how blessed and lucky we are." - Joyce Giraud.
"Gratitude can transform common days into Thanksgiving, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings." - William Arthur Ward.
"Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving." - Amy Grant.
"Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude." - Nigel Hamilton.
"After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations." - Oscar Wilde
"I love Thanksgiving because it's a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me." - Marcus Samuelsson.
"What I love about Thanksgiving is that it's purely about getting together with friends or family and enjoying food. It's really for everybody, and it doesn't matter where you're from." - Daniel Humm.
"Sharing in God's blessings is at the heart of Thanksgiving and at the core of the American spirit." - Bill Clinton.
"We're getting ready to sit down at the table and have Thanksgiving, and there's people that are not with their families. There are people that are in dangerous areas, putting their lives on the line to keep our country free, and I think that's something we should all celebrate every day." - Guy Fieri.
"If you think Independence Day is America's defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands-down." Tony Snow.
"I'm from Canada, so Thanksgiving to me is just Thursday with more food. And I'm thankful for that." - Howie Mandel.
"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.
"Thanksgiving just gets me all warm and tingly and all kinds of wonderful inside." - Willard Scott.
"Our modern celebration of Thanksgiving can be traced back to the early 17th century. Upon arriving in Plymouth, at the culmination of months of testing travel that resulted in death and disease, the Pilgrims continued to face great challenges. An indigenous people, the Wampanoag, helped them adjust to their new home, teaching them critical survival techniques and important crop cultivation methods. After securing a bountiful harvest, the settlers and Wampanoag joined in fellowship for a shared dinner to celebrate powerful traditions that are still observed at Thanksgiving today: lifting one another up, enjoying time with those around us, and appreciating all that we have." - Barack Obama.
"All across America, we gather this week with the people we love to give thanks to God for the blessings in our lives." - George W. Bush.
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