Quotes tagged ‘Thanksgiving’

“Thanksgiving is a spiritual exercise, necessary to the building of a healthy soul. It takes us out of the stuffiness of ourselves into the fresh breeze and sunlight of the will of God.”

— Elisabeth Elliot, amazon.com

“Thanksgiving is not some formulaic action based on a tedious ledger that neatly tallies everything I have received so I can determine if being thankful is warranted or not. Rather, it’s appreciating the fact that I have already received the privilege of living life which in and of itself will fill t…”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough, amazon.com

“Thanksgiving is not only being aware of the abundance of good in the world but embracing it.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich, amazon.com

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

— Ann Voskamp, amazon.com

“The funny thing about Thanksgiving, or any big meal, is that you spend 12 hours shopping for it then go home and cook, chop, braise and blanch. Then it's gone in 20 minutes and everybody lies around sort of in a sugar coma and then it takes 4 hours to clean it up.”

— Ted Allen, amazon.com

“I’ve been here ten years, right? Have I ever called in sick or missed a shift once? I’ve worked Christmas Eve and Thanksgiving. I don’t know where my boy is. He’s gone. I don’t know if I’m gonna ever see him again, if he’s hurt… I need this phone and two weeks’ advance. And a pack of Camels.”

— Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Joyce Byers, Winona Ryder, imdb.com

“Eric, honey, could you get the Thanksgiving turkey out of the freezer? Oh, wait. It's a 20-pounder. Donna, could you get the Thanksgiving turkey out of the freezer?”

— Dean Batali, Kitty Forman, Debra Jo Rupp, imdb.com

“Seth: Ryan, that's extremely minty of you. I didn't even know they had musicals in Chino. I didn't even know they had dancing, or... laughter. Ryan: That's because no one who lived there is as funny as you. Seth: So, we finally agree I'm the funny one. Well, look at that! Looks like we all learned s…”

— Brian Oh, Josh Schwartz, Seth Cohen, Adam Brody, imdb.com

“Do you know what I dream about when I dream about Thanksgiving, which is a lot? I dream that I eat so much deliciousness that all the blood rushes to my stomach and I pass out right at the table. Please do not deny me that.”

— Brian Oh, Josh Schwartz, Seth Cohen, Adam Brody, imdb.com

“Football on, women setting the table, why can't every day be Thanksgiving?”

— Vince Calandra, Mike Baxter, Tim Allen, imdb.com

“Okay, everyone, it's 2:30! Time for dinner! 'Cause on Thanksgiving, 2:30 is dinnertime for some reason!”

— Patrick Meighan, Lois Griffin (voice), Alex Borstein, imdb.com

“They named a holiday after me. Ricksgiving. They teach kids about me in school!”

— Dan Guterman, Justin Roiland, Dan Harmon, Rick Sanchez (voice), Justin Roiland, imdb.com

“My life has been a lie! God is dead! The government's lame! Thanksgiving is about killing Indians! Jesus wasn't born on Christmas! They moved the date, it was a pagan holiday!”

— Jeff Myers, Morty Jr., Richard Christy, imdb.com

“Be thankful for what you have and you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.”

— Oprah Winfrey, facebook.com

“Heather McNamara: God, aren't they fed yet? Do they even have Thanksgiving in Africa? Veronica Sawyer: Oh, sure. Pilgrims, Indians, Tater Tots. It's a real party continent.”

— Daniel Waters, Veronica Sawyer, Winona Ryder, amazon.com

“I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heav…”

— Abraham Lincoln, rogerjnorton.com

“Oh, right! Because that's what Thanksgiving is all about—running around with a bunch of stupid birds and going on rides. Fine, go. But you know what? I am not making dinner!”

— Lizzie Molyneux, Wendy Molyneux, Bob Belcher, H. Jon Benjamin, imdb.com

“Gratitude, praise and thanksgiving activate the divine laws of abundance.”

— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com

“Give praise and thanksgiving for everything to let the universe know that you are ready to receive more.”

— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com

“Just a reminder last year on Thanksgiving that Natives were being tortured with dogs, illegal scare tactics, being run over by angry white ppl all to protect our water and this year on Thanksgiving they are now cleaning up 200,000 gallon oil spill on a South Dakota reservation.”

— lilnativeboy, twitter.com