Thanksgiving is a holiday that blends food, family, and gratitude.
But let’s be real, it also comes with plenty of chaos, humor, and reflection. Sometimes you need a funny line to break the ice at the dinner table, sometimes a crazy quote that captures the energy of the day, and sometimes a bit of inspiration to remind everyone what it’s really about.
Here are 80 Thanksgiving quotes divided into three categories: funny, crazy, and inspirational.
Use them in cards, captions, toasts, or even on letter boards to bring a little extra spark to your holiday.
Inspirational Thanksgiving Quotes to Share
Funny Thanksgiving Quotes
Because what’s Thanksgiving without laughter?
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“Thanksgiving is a time to count your blessings, one by one, as each relative goes home.” – Melanie White
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“I suppose I will die never knowing what pumpkin pie tastes like when you have room for it.” – Robert Brault
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“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
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“I’m thankful for elastic waistbands.” – Unknown
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“Coexistence: what the farmer does with the turkey—until Thanksgiving.” – Mike Connolly
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“Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.” – Kevin James
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“The turkey. The sweet potatoes. The stuffing. The pumpkin pie. Is there anything else we can all agree on? I don’t think so.” – Nora Ephron
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“A new survey found that 80 percent of men claim they help cook Thanksgiving dinner. Which makes sense, when you hear they consider saying ‘that smells good’ to be helping.” – Jimmy Fallon
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“Thanksgiving is so called because we are all so thankful that it only comes once a year.” – P.J. O’Rourke
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“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.” – Jim Davis
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“May your stuffing be tasty, your turkey plump, and your pants elastic.” – Unknown
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“If you think about a Thanksgiving dinner, it’s really like making a large chicken.” – Ina Garten
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“Turkey is the only animal you eat on Thanksgiving that you don’t want to see alive before you cook it.” – Unknown
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“I can’t cook a Thanksgiving dinner. All I can make is cold cereal and maybe toast.” – Charlie Brown
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“Thanksgiving is the holiday that encompasses all others. All in one meal.” – Jonathan Safran Foer
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“There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.” – O. Henry
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“I always think I’ll eat less, but my pants always prove me wrong.” – Unknown
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“It’s not Thanksgiving until you’ve had to unbutton your jeans.” – Unknown
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“I’m most thankful for leftovers.” – Unknown
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“Hope your Thanksgiving is full of all the family drama you can tolerate.” – Unknown
Crazy Thanksgiving Quotes
The playful, over-the-top, and chaotic side of the holiday.
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“Gobble till you wobble.” – Unknown
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“Keep calm and eat turkey.” – Unknown
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“Black Friday: the day we trample others for things we don’t need, a day after giving thanks for everything we have.” – Unknown
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“Thanksgiving is a magical time when the entire family gathers together to stare at their phones.” – Unknown
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“Thanksgiving is the day men start getting out of doing the dishes.” – Erma Bombeck
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“Let’s all pretend to like cranberry sauce for just one day.” – Unknown
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“Thanksgiving is the holiday of peace, the celebration of work and the simple life… if you ignore the family fights and burnt rolls.” – Unknown
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“Nothing says Thanksgiving like passing out on the couch with football on the TV and gravy on your shirt.” – Unknown
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“Turkey and wine and I’m feeling fine.” – Unknown
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“A balanced Thanksgiving meal is when the pie and wine are both in your hands.” – Unknown
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“Thanksgiving: the only time it’s socially acceptable to eat an entire loaf of bread in one sitting (stuffing).” – Unknown
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“The only workout I’ll be doing today is running for seconds.” – Unknown
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“Thanksgiving calories don’t count. That’s science.” – Unknown
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“Happiness is leftovers in the fridge.” – Unknown
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“Some families fight, ours just argues about who makes the best pie.” – Unknown
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“Stuffed with gratitude… and mashed potatoes.” – Unknown
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“Turkey first, nap later, repeat tomorrow.” – Unknown
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“Casseroles are just excuses for carbs in disguise.” – Unknown
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“The gravy is the glue that holds Thanksgiving together.” – Unknown
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“If you didn’t nap after Thanksgiving dinner, did you even Thanksgiving?” – Unknown
Inspirational Thanksgiving Quotes
For when you want to focus on gratitude, blessings, and meaning.
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“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” – Aesop
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“Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude.” – Amy Leigh Mercree
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“Be present in all things and thankful for all things.” – Maya Angelou
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“The more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.” – Norman Vincent Peale
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“Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life.” – Catherine Pulsifer
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“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.” – Melody Beattie
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“We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.” – Neal A. Maxwell
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“Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.” – Nigel Hamilton
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“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” – Henry Ward Beecher
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“No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.” – James Allen
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“Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.” – Gertrude Stein
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“Small cheer and great welcome make a merry feast.” – William Shakespeare
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“The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings.” – James E. Faust
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“Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty.” – Charles Dickens
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“Thanksgiving is the holiday that teaches us how to pause.” – Unknown
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“Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.” – Doris Day
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“A thankful heart is a happy heart.” – Joyce Meyer
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“Thanksgiving is more than a day. It’s a way we live.” – Unknown
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“Thankfulness creates abundance.” – Unknown
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“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie
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“Thanksgiving is the meal we aspire to all year: plenty of food and plenty of love.” – Unknown
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“Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our Thanksgiving.” – W.T. Purkiser
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“Forever on Thanksgiving Day the heart will find the pathway home.” – Wilbur D. Nesbit
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“When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” – Tony Robbins
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“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings.” – William Arthur Ward
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“Thanksgiving is not just about being grateful. It is about acting with kindness.” – Unknown
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“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” – Cicero
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“Thanksgiving is a season that brings out the best in the human soul.” – Unknown
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“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” – Karl Barth
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“Gratitude paints little smiley faces on everything it touches.” – Richelle E. Goodrich
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“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more.” – Oprah Winfrey
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“Acknowledging the good you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” – Eckhart Tolle
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“If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.” – W. Clement Stone
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“Gratitude is the memory of the heart.” – Jean Baptiste Massieu
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“It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” – David Steindl-Rast
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“Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.” – Rumi
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“In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give.” – Albert Schweitzer
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“The root of joy is gratefulness.” – David Steindl-Rast
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“Thanksgiving is the pause that refreshes the spirit.” – Unknown
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“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies.” – John Milton
Final Thoughts
Thanksgiving can be lighthearted, silly, or deeply meaningful, it all depends on how you choose to celebrate.
These 80 quotes cover every mood, from laugh-out-loud funny to heartfelt inspiration.
Share them on social media, add them to your cards, or simply read one aloud at dinner to spark joy around the table.
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