It is not hard to Fall in Love with Fall with Thanksgiving being a holiday with a little something for everyone: quality family time, great food, a full day of football, and gratitude. The big day requires a lot of prep work, like setting the Thanksgiving dinner table and DIYing your home’s holiday decorations, but all of that’s worth it when you’re surrounded by loved ones. But if the holiday is already starting to grate on you, it’s time to remember the reason for the season. The best Thanksgiving quotes cover a slew of emotions, from gratitude to humor at your family’s quirky traditions. They’ll help you reflect on what truly matters or even get a laugh if you read them aloud at the dinner table.
You can use these empowering and inspiring Thanksgiving quotes many different ways. If you love an on-theme tablescape, go ahead and print them out to place at each table setting or include in gratitude cards to your guests. If you’re staring at your holiday Instagram post unsure of what to write, grab one of these Thanksgiving quotes for a crowd-pleasing caption. Whether they’re blurbs from your favorite movies and television shows or words spoken by one of your favorite authors, Thanksgiving quotes are an easy way to showcase your festivity even if you have a severe case of writer’s block. These quotes can function as an excellent tool for quiet reflection and journaling as well.
Thanksgiving is the ideal time to voice your love and gratitude for the people in your life who take care of you and inspire you throughout the rest of the year. Below are 35 inspiring and poignant Thanksgiving quotes to spark your imagination whether you’re writing place cards or looking to share your thankfulness on social media.
Thanksgiving quotes about gratitude:
1
Lionel Hampton
“I am happy because I’m grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy.”
2
Oprah Winfrey
“True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for that experience.'”
3
Will Arnett
“I am happy because I’m grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy.”
4
Roy T. Bennett
“Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience.”
5
Lindsey Bareham
“Good mashed potato is one of the great luxuries of life.”
6
Nora Ephron
“The turkey. The sweet potatoes. The stuffing. The pumpkin pie. Is there anything else we all can agree so vehemently about? I don’t think so.”
7
Rick Riordan
“If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the eons, it’s that you can’t give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it.”
8
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.”
9
Randy Pausch
“Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.”
10
Gerald Good
“If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.”
11
J.A. Shedd
“He who thanks but with the lips thanks but in part; the full, the true Thanksgiving comes from the heart.”
12
Catherine Pulsifier
“Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life. Appreciate and never take for granted all that you have.”
13
Franz Grillparzer
“Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it.”
14
Daniel Humm
“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.”
15
Charlie Brown
“What if today, we were just grateful for everything?”
16
Joyce Giraud
“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.”
17
Amy Leigh Mercee
“Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude.”
18
Neal A. Maxwell
“We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.”
19
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.”
20
Wilbur D. Nesbit
“Forever on Thanksgiving, the heart will find the pathway home.”
21
Benjamin Disraeli
“I feel a very unusual sensation—if it is not indigestion, I think it must gratitude.”
22
Toni Morrison
“At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough. You don’t need to photograph, paint, or even remember it. It is enough.”
23
Joanna Gaines
“Even in the trials of life, if we have eyes to see them, we can find good things everywhere we look.”
24
Epicurus
“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.”
25
Mary Oliver
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift.”
26
Maya Angelou
“Be present in all things and thankful for all things.”
27
Jill Bolte Taylor
“An attitude of gratitude goes a long way when it comes to physical and emotional healing.”
28
Cheryl Strayed
“When you recognize that you will thrive not in spite of your losses and sorrows but because of them, the word for that is healing.”
29
Kevin James
“Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.”
30
Miranda July
“Look at the sky: That is for you. Look at each person’s face as you pass them on the street: Those faces are for you.”
31
Nicole Hollander
“Cooking Tip: Wrap turkey leftovers in aluminum foil and throw them out.”
32
Rumi
“Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life.”
33
William Shakespeare
“Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.”
34
Melody Beattie
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.”
35
Oscar Wilde
“After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.”