What we’re really talking

What we’re really talking about is a wonderful day set aside on the fourth Thursday of November when no one diets. I mean, why else would they call it Thanksgiving? Erma Bombeck

Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen

Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence. Erma Bombeck

God is glorified, not

God is glorified, not by our groans, but by our thanksgivings. Edwin Percy Whipple

If a fellow isn\’t

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

Thanksgiving is the day

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

The roots of all

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness. Dalai Lama

Best of all is

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

You say, ‘If I

You say, ‘If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.’ You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled. Charles Spurgeon

I love Thanksgiving turkey…

I love Thanksgiving turkey… It’s the only time in Los Angeles that you see natural breasts. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Our rural ancestors, with

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