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• If you think Independence Day is America's defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands-down.

  Tony Snow

  Thanksgiving, Holiday, Thinking

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• A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen.

  Kin Hubbard

  Thanksgiving, Turkeys, Kitchen

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• Our rural ancestors, with little blest, Patient of labor when the end was rest, Indulged the day that housed their annual grain, With feasts, and off'rings, and a thankful strain.

  Alexander Pope

  Thanksgiving, Littles, Patient

  Alexander Pope, “Imitations Of Horace: The First Epistle Of The Second Book”

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• Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.

  George Herbert

  Thanksgiving, Thankful, Gratitude

  George Herbert (1850). “Beauties of George Herbert: with Selections from “The Synagogue.””, p.14

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• It has been an unchallengeable American doctrine that cranberry sauce, a pink goo with overtones of sugared tomatoes, is a delectable necessity of the Thanksgiving board and that turkey is uneatable without it.

  Alistair Cooke

  Thanksgiving, Turkeys, Doctrine

  Alistair Cooke (2015). “Talk About America: 1951–1968”, p.15, Open Road Media

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• My most memorable meal is every Thanksgiving. I love the food: The turkey and stuffing; the sweet potatoes and rice, which come from my mother's Southern heritage; the mashed potatoes, which come from my wife's Midwestern roots; the Campbell's green bean casserole; and of course, pumpkin pie.

  Douglas Conant

  Mother, Sweet, Memorable

  "Thanksgiving Stories: A Recipe for Celebration" by Suzannah Galland, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 23, 2016.

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• The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving.

  Merle Shain

  Thanksgiving, Blessing, Action

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• Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving.

  Charles Lamb

  Thanksgiving, Gluttony, Occasions

  Charles Lamb (1867). “The essays of Elia. [Followed by] The last essays of Elia”, p.125

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• Thanks are the highest form of thought.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Thank You, Gratitude, Appreciation

  "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations". Book by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, 1922.

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• 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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• Perhaps no custom reveals our character as a Nation so clearly as our celebration of Thanksgiving Day.

  Ronald Reagan

  Thanksgiving, Character, Celebration

  United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1982). “Ronald Reagan”

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• 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

  Thanksgiving, Blessing, America

  Bush's Thanksgiving Proclamation, www.foxnews.com. November 25, 2004.

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• I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Leadership, Thank You, Teacher

  "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations". Book by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, 1922.

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• O 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

  Thanksgiving, Running, Thinking

  Henry David Thoreau (2014). “Familiar Letters (Annotated Edition)”, p.228, Jazzybee Verlag

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• Thanksgiving-giving thanks in everything-prepares the way that God might show us His fullest salvation in Christ.

  Ann Voskamp

  Thanksgiving, Might, Way

  Ann Voskamp (2011). “One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are”, p.40, Zondervan

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• We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Friendship, Thanksgiving, Thank You

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• Thanksgiving is the holiday that encompasses all others. All of them, from Martin Luther King Day to Arbor Day to Christmas to Valentine's Day, are in one way or another about being thankful.

  Jonathan Safran Foer

  Thanksgiving, Kings, Valentine

  "Eating Animals". Book by Jonathan Safran Foer, March 4, 2010.

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• Dear Lord; we beg but one boon more: Peace in the hearts of all men living, peace in the whole world this Thanksgiving.

  Joseph Auslander

  Thanksgiving, Heart, Men

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• Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.

  James Russell Lowell

  Good Morning, Thanksgiving, Gratitude

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• We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.

  Epicurus

  Thanksgiving, Food, Beer

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• I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land.

  Jon Stewart

  Funny, Thanksgiving, Holiday

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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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• 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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• May your stuffing be tasty May your turkey plump, May your potatoes and gravy Have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious And your pies take the prize, And may your Thanksgiving dinner Stay off your thighs!

  Grandpa Jones

  Thanksgiving, Yams, Turkeys

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• So once in every year we throng Upon a day apart, to praise the Lord with feast and song in thankfulness of heart.

  Arthur Guiterman

  Thanksgiving, Song, Heart

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