48 Funny and Inspirational Thanksgiving Quotes (2026)
Happy Thanksgiving! How are you celebrating the holiday this year? Besides the many fun activities you can do on Thanksgiving alone or with family and friends, reading and sharing funny and inspirational quotes is another good thing to do to mark this special day.
To help you get into the spirit of the holiday, we have compiled a list of some of the best Thanksgiving quotes, including inspirational, funny, and religious sayings. You can read and share them on social media posts and captions, write or print them out on Thanksgiving greeting cards, recite them during Thanksgiving dinner, or even include them when making Thanksgiving art.
These funny and inspirational quotes about Thanksgiving will remind you to express gratitude and motivate others to be more thankful for all the good things in their lives, today and every day. Happy Turkey Day 2026!
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Inspirational Thanksgiving Quotes
- “I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.” ― Henry David Thoreau
- “Thanksgiving is not just a day. It’s a way we can live our lives every day.” ― Katrina Mayer
- “The very quality of your life, whether you love it or hate it, is based upon how thankful you are toward God.” ― Francis Frangipane
- “Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.” ― Nigel Hamilton
- “Think of your life in retrospect with thankfulness, celebrate those who amplified your prospects for success.” ― Gift Gugu Mona
- “Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.” ― W. J. Cameron
- “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” ― Cicero
- “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never ever have enough.” ― Oprah Winfrey
- “Forever on Thanksgiving Day, the heart will find the pathway home.” ― Wilbur D. Nesbit
- “In all things, give thanks.” ― 1 Thessalonians 5:18, The Bible
- “The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.” ― Douglas Wood
- “Thanksgiving is a time to give, a time to love, and a time to reflect on the things that matter most in life.” ― Danielle Duckery
- “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.” ― Meister Eckhart
- “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” ― John F. Kennedy
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- “I love Thanksgiving because it’s a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me.” ― Marcus Samuelsson
- “We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.” ― Henry Allen Ironside
- “A little ‘Thank you’ that you will say to someone for a ‘little favour’ shown to you is a key to unlock the doors that hide unseen ‘greater favours’. Learn to say ‘Thank you’ and why not?” ― Israelmore Ayivor
- “The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.” ― William Blake
- “If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.” ― W. Clement Stone
- “Thanksgiving is the holiday of peace, the celebration of work and the simple life.” ― Ray Stannard Baker
- “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ― Marcel Proust
- “No matter what our circumstance, we can find a reason to be thankful.” ― David Jeremiah
- “Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday – it’s a day that’s American to the core and it’s a day that’s all about what and how we eat.” ― Marcus Samuelsson
- “The more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.” ― Norman Vincent Peale
- “Express gratitude for the greatness of small things.” ― Richie Norton
- “Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings.” ― Joyce Giraud
- “The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us.” ― James E. Faust
- “Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude.” ― Amy Leigh Mercree
- “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” ― William Arthur Ward
- “Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude.” ― E.P. Powell
- “Thankfulness creates gratitude which generates contentment that causes peace.” ― Todd Stocker
- “Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.” ― W. T. Purkiser
- “Thanksgiving is a time when the world gets to see just how blessed and how workable the Christian system is. The emphasis is not on giving or buying, but on being thankful and expressing that appreciation to God and to one another.” ― John Clayton
- “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.” ― Melody Beattie
- “May your Thanksgiving be filled with peace, love, and gratitude.” ― Unknown
Funny Thanksgiving Quotes
- “I like football. I find it’s an exciting strategic game. It’s a great way to avoid conversation with your family at Thanksgiving.” ― Craig Ferguson
- “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 is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover once a year is way too often.” ― Johnny Carson
- “A very happy Thanksgiving to all. I am thankful to be with my family and tear into some major carbs and then avoid the scale for one week.” ― Josh Gad
- “FYI – Starting arguments around the Thanksgiving dinner table is a bad idea. Unless you’re drinking. Then it’s hilarious.” ― Neil Patrick Harris
- “Fun fact: The most powerful person in any family is the person who tells the other family members what to bring to Thanksgiving dinner.” ― @TheBoydP (on X)
- “Thanksgiving…that is all about overeating. One of the main dishes is actually called ‘stuffing.’ Stuffing? What names did they turn down? ‘Cram-it-in?’ ‘Eat-till-you-can’t-breathe?’” ― Jim Gaffigan
- “Thanksgiving is so called because we are all so thankful that it only comes once a year.” ― P.J. O’Rourke
- “You can tell you ate too much for Thanksgiving when you have to let your bathrobe out.” ― Jay Leno
- “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
- “Tomorrow is Thanksgiving! It’s the day you forget about all the fighting and division in the world and just focus on all the fighting and division in your family.” ― Jimmy Fallon
- “My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor.” ― Phyllis Diller
- “After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.” ― Oscar Wilde
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Did you like these funny and inspirational Thanksgiving quotes?
As you spend time with loved ones or alone on this year’s Thanksgiving Day, reflect on your life and identify big and small things to be thankful for. Express gratitude to God, to other people, to yourself, and even to things that have benefitted you.
From the above inspirational Thanksgiving quotes, it’s evident that gratitude is a virtue and practicing it benefits you in many ways. Being thankful makes you more optimistic, strengthens your relationships, promotes personal growth, and improves the overall quality of your life.
Read these short, funny, and inspirational Thanksgiving quotes to remind yourself to express gratitude. Share the quotes with family, friends, and others to make them laugh and inspire them to be more grateful for what they have (and what they don’t have).
Happy Turkey Day! Happy Thanksgiving 2026!
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