What is Thanksgiving? People see Thanksgiving in different ways. There are parts of the world that don’t even celebrate Thanksgiving day at all! Thanksgiving is very important in North America, though. It means so many things that some people look forward to it more than Christmas. Change comes with the seasons, and it’s normal to feel self-reflective in the last two months of the year. You may be coming out of a time of hardship and heartache and need to know that you are strong, resilient, and still have a lot to be grateful for. You may have been distracted by how much success you’ve had and need to think about the people who have been there for you from the start. All of these quotes will make you want to reach across the Thanksgiving table for both cranberry sauce and self-reflection.
Here are some Thanksgiving quotes:
- “Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude”.
- “I love Thanksgiving because it’s a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me”.
- “Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life”.
- “Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life. Appreciate and never take for granted all that you have”.
- “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”.
- “If you think Independence Day is America’s defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands-down”.
Thanksgiving greetings:
- “May the warmth of the harvest fill your heart this season”.
- “Sending blessings for Thanksgiving and every day”.
- “Let joy and abundance be the blessings you celebrate this Thanksgiving”.
- “Wishing you a harvest of blessings, good health and good times”.
- “May you enjoy a bountiful Thanksgiving, a joyous holiday season and healthful, Happy New Year”.
- “Sending you my warm wishes from home to home and from heart to heart to wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving”.
Thanksgiving quotes to add joy to your family celebration, How many times a year do you get to eat a yummy turkey smothered in homemade gravy? Your mom may pair that up with some pot pie. Or you just might see other family members bringing out their favorite recipes. It’s also that one day that you get to forget about your strict diets.
Happy Thanksgiving Quotes
#1. “An attitude of gratitude brings great things.” – Yogi Bhajan
#2. “Because gratitude is the key to happiness, anything that undermines gratitude must undermine happiness. And nothing undermines gratitude as much as expectations. There is an inverse relationship between expectations and gratitude: The more expectations you have, the less gratitude you will have.” — Dennis Prager
#3. “But Thanksgiving is more than eating, Chuck. You heard what Linus was saying out there. Those pilgrims were thankful for what had happened to them, and we should be thankful, too.” – Marcy
#4. “The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.” — William Blake
#5. “When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.” — Jack Kornfield
#6. “Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.” — Roy T. Bennett
#7. “If you count all your assets, you always show a profit.” — Robert Quillen
#8. “He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” — Epictetus
#9. “Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” — Voltaire
#10. “Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.” – William Shakespeare
#11. “There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.” — Ralph H. Blum
#12. “Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it.” — Sharon Salzberg
#13. “In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
#14. “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
Happy Thanksgiving Quotes About Family, Friends And Food
#15. “Sometimes we focus so much on what we don’t have that we fail to see, appreciate, and use what we do have!” — Jeff Dixon
#16. “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” — Mother Teresa
#17. “Giving thanks fills you with light and joy so you can shine like the bright star you truly are.” – Amy Leigh Mercree
#18. “If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we’d all be much happier.” — John Wooden
#19. “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
#20. “If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get.” — Frank A. Clark
#21. “Thankfulness creates gratitude which generates contentment that causes peace.” – Todd Stocker
#22. “Thankfulness creates gratitude which generates contentment that causes peace.” — Todd Stocker
#23. “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” — Albert Einstein
#24. “I pray for you, that all your misgivings will be melted to thanksgivings.” – Jim Elliot
#25. “Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.” – Ernest Hemingway
#26. “Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it toward others.” — Etty Hillesum
#27. “The unthankful heart discovers no mercies, but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.” – Henry Ward Beecher
#28. “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
#29. “Those born to wealth, and who have the means of gratifying every wish, know not what is the real happiness of life, just as those who have been tossed on the stormy waters of the ocean on a few frail planks can alone realize the blessings of fair weather.” — Alexandre Dumas
#30. “Count your blessings, not your problems. Count your blessings, not someone else’s. Remember that jealousy is when you count someone else’s blessings instead of your own.” — Roy T. Bennett
Family Thanksgiving Quotes To Show Gratitude For Your Blessings
#31. “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” — Oscar Wilde
#32. “When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” — G.K. Chesterton
#33. “After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s relations.” — Oscar Wilde
#34. “Forever on Thanksgiving Day the heart will find the pathway home.” – Wilbur D. Nesbit
#35. “Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.” — Maya Angelou
#36. “Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have—life itself.” — Walter Anderson
#37. “He who thanks but with the lips, thanks but in part; the full, the true Thanksgiving, comes from the heart.” — J.A. Shedd
#38. “The struggle ends when gratitude begins.” – Neale Donald Walsh
#39. “If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get.” – Frank A. Clark
#40. “Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.” – W.T. Purkiser
#41. “To become a better you, remember to be grateful to people who have contributed to making you who you are today.” — Israelmore Ayivor
#42. “I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual… Oh, how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment.” — Henry David Thoreau
#43. “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
#44. “If you think of all the people you know, you will not be able to name one who is ungrateful and happy. The two are mutually exclusive.” — Dennis Prager
Thanksgiving Quotes To Friends Sayings, And Phrases
#45. “So for tonight, we pray for what we know can be. And on this day we hope for what we still can’t see. It’s up to us to be the change. And even though we all can still do more, there’s so much to be thankful for.” — Josh Groban
#46. “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” — Denis Waitley
#47. “Gratitude for the seemingly insignificant—a seed—this plants the giant miracle.” — Ann Voskamp
#48. “I only own something because someone somewhere sacrificed to create the situation where I have the opportunity to own it. And therefore, the more I own the more I owe.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough
#49. “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” — Aesop
#50. “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” – William Arthur Ward
#51. “The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.” — Eric Hoffer
#52. “When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” – Willie Nelson
#53. “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
#54. “When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.” — Dalai Lama
#55. “Don’t wait until the fourth Thursday in November, to sit with family and friends to give thanks. Make every day a day of Thanksgiving!” – Charmaine J. Forde
#56. “After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one’s relations.” – Oscar Wilde
#57. “Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.” — John Ortberg
#58. “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” – G.K. Chesterton
#59. “When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” — Willie Nelson
#60. “The more one does and sees and feels, the more one can do, and the more genuine may be one’s appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship.” — Amelia Earhart
Thankful Thanksgiving Quotes To Feel Happy And Blessed
#61. “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” — Helen Keller
#62. “We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.” — Neal A. Maxwell
#63. “Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.” – John Wooden
#64. “Too often, we forget to thank the people who are closest to us. They are easy to take for granted, and we can expend all our patience and niceties on strangers and have only leftovers to give our family.” — Kent Brantly
#65. “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” — Winston Churchill
#66. “There are bound to be problems and life is not perfect but we can be grateful for all the pieces of life that are happy and harmonious. The other pieces will have their way of falling into place.” — Donna Goddard
#67. “The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn
#68. “When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place.” — C.S. Lewis
#69. “Stop counting your losses and start counting your blessings. Only then will you discover the losses are always easier to point out and count than blessings. And that your blessings will always outnumber your losses, for they are truly immeasurable.” — Suzy Kassem
#70. “Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.” — Lawrence Welk
#71. “Thanksgiving creates abundance.” — Ann Voskamp
#72. “Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
#73. “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” — Willie Nelson
#74. “Some people come in our life as blessings. Some come in your life as lessons.” — Mother Teresa
#75. “The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.” — Seneca
Blessed Thanksgiving Quotes To Share With Family And Friends
#76. “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
#77. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.” – Melody Beattie
#78. “We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” — Thornton Wilder
#79. “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
#80. “At times our light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” — Albert Schweitzer
#81. “In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it’s wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.” — Elizabeth Gilbert
#82. “When you are joyful when you say yes to life and have fun and project positivity all around you, you become a sun in the center of every constellation, and people want to be near you.” — Shannon L. Alder
#83. “Happiness isn’t something that depends on our surroundings…It’s something we make inside ourselves.” — Corrie Ten Boom
#84. “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” – John F. Kennedy
#85. “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” — Marcel Proust
#86. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” — Helen Keller
#87. “Got no checkbooks, got no banks. Still, I’d like to express my thanks. I’ve got the sun in the mornin’ and the moon at night.” — Irving Berlin
#88. “Nature happens, but sometimes, if you’re not told just how special it is, you take it for granted. The same can be true with people.” — Julieanne O’Connor
#89. “Make it a habit to tell people to thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it.” — Ralph Marston.
#90. “Expectation has brought me disappointment. Disappointment has brought me wisdom. Acceptance, gratitude, and appreciation have brought me joy and fulfillment.” — Rasheed Ogunlaru
Blessings Thanksgiving Quotes To Make You Feel Thankful
#91. “Summoning gratitude is a sure way to get our life back on track. Opening our eyes to affirm gratitude grows the garden of our inner abundance, just as standing close to a fire eventually warms our heart.” — Alexandra Katehakis
#92. “I’m thankful for the challenges early on in my life because now I have a perspective on the world and kind of know what’s important.” — America Ferrera
#93. “Look at everything as though you were seeing it for the first or the last time, then your time on earth will be filled with glory.” — Betty Smith
#94. “Gratitude doesn’t change the scenery. It merely washes clean the glass you look through so you can see the colors.” — Richelle E. Goodrich
#95. “I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.” – Henry David Thoreau
#96. “When you give and carry out acts of kindness, it’s as though something inside your body responds and says, ‘Yes, this is how I ought to feel.’” — Rabbi Harold Kushner
#97. “It is one thing to be grateful. It’s another to give thanks. Gratitude is what you feel. Thanksgiving is what you do.” — Tim Keller
#98. “Being in the habit of saying ‘Thank you,’ of making sure that people receive attention so they know you value them, of not presuming that people will always be there—this is a good habit, regardless…make sure to give virtual and actual high-fives to those who rock and rock hard.” — Sarah Wendell
#99. “Superficial social niceties are far different from the deep emotion of thanksgiving.” — Alexandra Katehakis
#100. “Happiness is a quality of the soul…not a function of one’s material circumstances.” — Aristotle
#101. “You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestation of your blessings.” — Elizabeth Gilbert
#102. “Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.” — Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
#103. “I am one of the happiest gals you know because I choose it every single day. I choose to practice gratitude; I choose to surround myself with things and people who support positivity.” — Rachel Hollis
#104. “Embrace life’s lessons with gratitude and appreciation and then move forward with an open heart and mind.” — Ron Baratono
#105. “The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing.” — Hannah Whitall Smith
#106. “You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life.” — Sarah Ban Breathnach
#107. “I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness—it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.” —
#108. “Appreciation can make a day—even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” — Margaret Cousins
#109. “Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day.” — Robert Caspar Lintner
#110. “No matter what the situation is…close your eyes and think of all the things in your life you could be grateful for right now.” — Deepak Chopra
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#111. “I try to start every day and end every day by taking a moment to be grateful.” — Olivia Wilde
#112. “Gratitude tends to attract the things for which we are grateful in advance.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
#113. “All sanity depends on this: that it should be a delight to feel the roughness of a carpet under smooth soles, a delight to feel heat strike the skin, a delight to stand upright, knowing the bones are moving easily under the flesh.” — Doris Lessing
#114. “Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” — Eckhart Tolle
#115. “Happiness already exists in your life. All you need to do is tune into it. And you can start doing that right now.” — Anthon St. Maarten
#116. “What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.” —
#117. “It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.” — Charles Spurgeon
#118. “Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.” – Maya Angelou
#119. “Grateful for each hand we hold, gathered around this table.” — Mary Chapin Carpenter
#120. “Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not a coincidence.” – Erma Bombeck
#121. “When you drink from the stream remember the spring.” — Chinese proverb
#122. “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” — William Arthur Ward
#123. “Can you see the holiness in those things you take for granted—a paved road or a washing machine? If you concentrate on finding what is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.” — Rabbi Harold Kushner
#124. “Everything changed when I switched from saying ‘I have to do this to ‘I GET to do this.’” — Charlotte Eriksson
#125. “I’m a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.” — Roger Federer
#126. “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” — John F. Kennedy
#127. “Gratitude always comes into play; research shows that people are happier if they are grateful for the positive things in their lives, rather than worrying about what might be missing.” — Dan Buettner
#128. “Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.” — John Wooden
#129. “Silent gratitude isn’t very much to anyone.” — Gertrude Stein
#130. “Live your truth. Express your love. Share your enthusiasm. Take action towards your dreams. Walk your talk. Dance and sing to your music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering.” — Steve Maraboli
#131. “I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.” – Erma Bombeck
#132. “Let us rise and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.” — Buddha
#133. “I’m just thankful for everything, all the blessings in my life, trying to stay that way. I think that’s the best way to start your day and finish your day. It keeps everything in perspective.” — Tim Tebow
#134. “Thanksgiving is a very important holiday. Ours was the first country in the world to make a national holiday to give thanks.” – Linus
#135. “An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality.” — Brian Tracy
#136. “This is a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before.” — Maya Angelou
#137. “Embrace every new day with gratitude, hope and love.” — Lailah Gifty Akita
#138. “If you attain fame and fortune, and do not attain gratitude along with it, the chances are that you will not enjoy that fame or that fortune.” — Napoleon Hill
#139. “We can always find something to be thankful for, and there may be reasons why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning.” – Albert Barnes
#140. “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” — Robert Brault
#141. “‘Thank you is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.” — Alice Walker
#142. “They do not love, that do not show their love.” — William Shakespeare
#143. “Gratitude is what you feel. Thanksgiving is what you do.” – Timothy J. Keller
#144. “We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.” – Harry Ironside
#145. “Gratitude is a feedback loop that will show you where you are thriving.” — Danielle LaPorte
During the holidays, especially around Thanksgiving, there’s something extra-special about the atmosphere. When it comes to these hectic weeks, it’s all about the celebration, which results in countless coffee dates being finally confirmed, “Friendsgiving” events being planned, and CIA-level strategic planning ahead of time to figure out how to drop by different family members’ houses in just one or two days. Even in all the craziness, the holidays serve to keep us connected to tradition and connections. The holiday season is a terrific time to reflect on what truly matters, which is why we’re thrilled to present the best Thanksgiving quotes that will make you feel blessed!
Things you might not have realized about Thanksgiving. There are differing perspectives on when and where the earliest Thanksgiving celebrations took place. In 1621, turkey was not the primary food served during the inaugural Thanksgiving celebration. Thanksgiving was not universally celebrated as a national holiday, as some people believed.
Two important questions are: what does Thanksgiving stand for, and what do people think about when they think about Thanksgiving? Whom are you spending Thanksgiving with this year? Most people return home for Thanksgiving and look forward to spending time with their loved ones throughout the holiday. It’s that time of year again when everyone gathers around the table to enjoy a traditional turkey meal with their families.
Although your aunts may make disparaging remarks about how big you’ve become since they last saw you, or a couple of your cousins may recall the days when you had a lousy taste, the beauty of family is that everyone is supportive of one another. It’s the little peculiarities and tasteless jokes that demonstrate just how much everything matters.
These are things that you will despise in other people, but if it is someone in your family who says them, you will embrace them as a part of their character. But what about those who do not have family members to whom they can return?
If you are a member of this group, it is reasonable to expect that you will continue to be associated with people who you consider to be family, even if you are not related by blood. Your buddies are equally as important as the relatives you cherish. You have so many things in common that you don’t even notice the strange behavior and amusing acts that others might find offensive.
Yes, you will enjoy all of these things much more during the Thanksgiving holiday.
This is precisely what a large number of people look forward to every year around Thanksgiving time. Some people may even feel guilty for wanting to consume the meal more than they want to spend time with their families.
The Blessings, as well as a Happy Thanksgiving, Of course, one of the reasons why it’s named “Thanksgiving” is because it’s a day dedicated to expressing gratitude. It’s that time of year again when people reflect on all the good things that have come their way this year and express genuine gratitude.
People should, without a doubt, express gratitude daily. However, you’d have to accept that most of the time, people are preoccupied with conflicts, difficulties, and issues rather than the positive aspects of life. On Thanksgiving, the emphasis is on counting one’s blessings.
When it comes to Thanksgiving, some families even take turns sharing the things they are thankful for throughout the meal.
Thanksgiving is, without a doubt, a custom that people would not want to miss out on. Given the fact that this is such a well-known occasion, it comes as a surprise to learn that many people are unaware of it.
Here are just a handful of the interesting facts about Thanksgiving that many people are unaware of: There are differing perspectives on when and where the earliest Thanksgiving celebrations took place. The pilgrims did not consider the three-day celebration that took place at Plymouth in 1621 to be a Thanksgiving celebration in the traditional sense.
For them, it was just a time of worship and prayer, during which they expressed their gratitude. What they regard as the first Thanksgiving was celebrated in July 1623, when Gen. William Bradford announced a day of celebration and thanksgiving since the rain had finally arrived, ending the drought and rescuing the crop.
In 1692, however, a Virginia senator requested that President John F. Kennedy publish a correction when he identified Plymouth, New Hampshire, as the site of the first Thanksgiving. There was a religious service for English immigrants who came to Richmond in 1619. He says this happened, and it happened in the city.
In 1621, turkey was not the primary food served during the inaugural Thanksgiving celebration. There’s a good probability that turkey was served during the very first Thanksgiving feast, if not before. On the other hand, it was not the main course. To enjoy a genuine Thanksgiving experience, you need to remember that the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags consumed venison, oysters, and maize. Yes, cranberries were not included in the main course or as a side dish.
Thanksgiving was not universally celebrated as a national holiday, as some people believed. In 1789, President George Washington called on all Americans to get together to celebrate Thanksgiving as a country. He invited everyone to come together on the final Thursday of November, the month of November, to discuss the situation. Some members of Congress expressed their displeasure with the decision.
They stated that the decision on the official day of Thanksgiving does not rest with the President, but rather with the governors of the several states. To be on the safe side, Washington requested that this day be designated as Thanksgiving, but did not issue an official proclamation declaring it as such. Everyone, however, went along with it. Here are a few Thanksgiving quotations to consider to make your holiday even more meaningful: