Thanksgiving Thank You Quotes - Page 3

Thanksgiving is the day 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

Thanksgiving, Mom, Drinking

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We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.

Cynthia Ozick

Thanksgiving, Thank You, Thankful

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Praise God even when you don't understand what He is doing.

Henry Jacobsen

Thanksgiving, Difficult Times, Praise

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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

Melody Beattie

Inspirational, Life, Change

Melody Beattie (2013). “Melody Beattie 4 Title Bundle: Codependent No More and 3 Other Best Sellers by Melody Beattie: A collection of four Melody Beattie best sellers”, Hazelden Publishing

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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.

Melody Beattie

Gratitude, Fullness Of Life, Being Thankful

Melody Beattie (2003). “The Language of Letting Go: A Meditation Book and Journal for Daily Reflections”, Hazelden Publishing

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As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

John F. Kennedy

Inspirational, Thank You, Thanksgiving

Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.836, Best Books on

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Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving," and the words of John Fitzgerald Kennedy tell us that, "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

W. T. Purkiser

Thanksgiving, Thankful, Gratitude

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Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song.

Conrad Gessner

Thank You, Thanksgiving, Song

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Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

Epicurus

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.

William Blake

Happiness, Thank You, Thanksgiving

William Blake, David Fuller (2000). “William Blake: Selected Poetry and Prose”, p.133, Pearson Education

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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, Gratitude, Kindness

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To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do.

Victor Hugo

Thanksgiving, Prayer, Wings

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If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.

W. Clement Stone

Thanksgiving, Thankful, Gratitude

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'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say.

Alice Walker

Thanksgiving, Thank You, Thankful

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

Irv Kupcinet

Thanksgiving, Optimistic, Turkeys

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Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Inspirational, Inspiring, Thankful

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

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friendship, Good Morning, Thank You

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1848). “Essays, Lectures and Orations”, p.103

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How wonderful it would be if we could help our children and grandchildren to learn thanksgiving at an early age. Thanksgiving opens the doors. It changes a child's personality. A child is resentful, negative, or thankful. Thankful children want to give, they radiate happiness, they draw people.

John Templeton

Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Children

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Reflect upon your present blessings

Charles Dickens

Thanksgiving, Thankful, Gratitude

Charles Dickens (1868). “The Works of Charles Dickens”, p.211

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Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

Charles Dickens

Inspirational, Happiness, Thanksgiving

Charles Dickens (1839). “Sketches by Boz”, p.172

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We're having something a little different this year for Thanksgiving. Instead of a turkey, we're having a swan. You get more stuffing

George Carlin

Thanksgiving, Sarcastic, Sarcasm

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We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.

John F. Kennedy

Inspirational, Positive, Leadership

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My mother is such a lousy cook that Thanksgiving at her house is a time of sorrow.

Rita Rudner

Funny, Thanksgiving, Mother

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Thanksgiving. It's like we didn't even try to come up with a tradition. The tradition is, we overeat. 'Hey, how about at Thanksgiving we just eat a lot?' 'But we do that every day!' 'Oh. What if we eat a lot with people that annoy the hell out of us?'

Jim Gaffigan

Thanksgiving, People, Drunk

"Beyond the Pale". Live album by Jim Gaffigan, www.npr.org. February 7, 2006.

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Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.

Margaret Cousins

Change, Thanksgiving, Thank You

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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