A dozen thoughtful, inspirational quotes to toast gratitude and gathering. It’s really for everybody, and it doesn’t matter where you’re from.
"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
"He who thanks but with the lips thanks but in part; the full, the true Thanksgiving comes from the heart." J.A. Shedd
"We must find the time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives." John F. Kennedy
"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
"Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other." Randy Pausch
“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.” Nora Ephron
“To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.” Johannes A. Gaertner
"Appreciation can change a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary." Margaret Cousins
"Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind." Lionel Hampton
“Good mashed potato is one of the great luxuries of life.” Lindsey Bareham
"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
"An attitude of gratitude brings great things." Yogi Bhajan