Thanksgiving is here (or on the horizon, depending on when this is read).
This season is all about families gathering together to share laughter, stories, delicious meals, and to let their gratitude and love shine bright during the chilly November days.
In today’s entry, I’m excited to present 101 heartfelt, humorous, and affectionate Thanksgiving quotes for your family.
I hope you’ll discover a quote here that perfectly captures your feelings for the dinner table, for a text message, a card, or perhaps on social media platforms like Instagram.
Heartfelt Thanksgiving Quotes for Family to Convey Your Affection
“Having a place to go is home. Having someone to love is family. Having both is a wonderful blessing.”
– Donna Hedges
“The sun gazes upon nothing as delightful as a family sharing laughter over a meal.”
– C.S. Lewis
“Family isn’t just important; it’s everything.”
– Michael J. Fox
“Want to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.”
– Mother Teresa
“There’s nothing quite like going home to family, enjoying good food, and relaxing.”
– Irina Shayk
“A lot of what is good in us is tied to our love for family; it is a measure of our loyalty and stability.”
– Haniel Long
“Other things may evolve us, but we begin and end with family.”
– Anthony Brandt
“Ohana means family. Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.”
– from the movie Lilo & Stitch
“That’s what people do when they love you. They embrace you and show love even when it’s hard.”
– Deb Caletti
“I draw my strength from the love of family.”
– Maya Angelou
“It’s clear that all the greatest virtues flourish around family and home.”
– Winston Churchill
“A family offers not just love but a sense of security that nothing else can provide.”
– Mitch Albom
“Our house size doesn’t matter; what counts is the love within it.”
– Peter Buffett
“What greater gift can we offer thanks for at a family gathering than the family itself?”
– Robert Brault
“In families, happiness is found when we serve one another, seeking each other’s good while supporting each other.”
– Henry Ward Beecher
“Call it a clan, a network, a tribe, a family: whatever you call it, everyone needs one.”
– Jane Howard
“Family is a divine gift, and we are each a blessing to one another.”
– Desmond Tutu
“I cherish Thanksgiving as a holiday focused on what matters most: family and food.”
– Marcus Samuelsson
“Home is identified by the people in it rather than the place.”
– Robin Hobb
Concise Thanksgiving Quotes and Sayings for Family
“Thanksgiving is a moment of unity and gratitude.”
– Nigel Hamilton
“The utmost importance in life is family and love.”
– John Wooden
“Gratitude powers happiness.”
– Amy Collette
“The most grateful person is the most authentic.”
– John Henry Jowett
“Gratitude shines in the heart, not in the mind.”
– Lionel Hampton
“A thankful heart is a joyful heart, for you cannot feel one without the other.”
– Douglas Wood
“An attitude of gratitude is the best approach.”
– Unknown
“A grateful heart paves the way for greatness.”
– James E. Faust
“Take a moment to reflect on your blessings.”
– Charles Dickens
“One moment of gratitude can shift your perspective.”
– Bruce Wilkinson
“Thankfulness breeds gratitude that nurtures contentment and peace.”
– Todd Stocker
“No act is too small when done with gratitude.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Be grateful for the blessings yet to arrive.”
– Native American Proverb
“Life flourishes when you are thankful.”
– Joyce Meyer
“A little cheer and a warm welcome make a delightful feast.”
– William Shakespeare
“Kindness never goes out of style.”
– Amelia Barr
“Gratitude transforms everything.”
– Marian Wright Edelman
“Saying thank you is the greatest prayer anyone can offer.”
– Alice Walker
“Joy is the simplest manifestation of gratitude.”
– Karl Barth
“A thankful heart reveals countless blessings surrounding us.”
– James E. Faust
“We must take time to express gratitude to those who impact our lives.”
– John F. Kennedy
“Appreciation creates a shared excellence in others.”
– Voltaire
Humorous Thanksgiving Quotes for Family to Add Some Fun
“After a hearty meal, forgiveness comes easy, even for relatives.”
– Oscar Wilde
“I enjoy football; it’s a thrilling strategy game and an excellent excuse to dodge conversations with relatives during Thanksgiving.”
– Craig Ferguson
“Thanksgiving isn’t complete without a touch of emotional baggage.”
– Timothy Burke
“Thanksgiving is that magical time when families come together and contribute to the nation’s obesity figure.”
– Stephen Colbert
“Thanksgiving brings up emotions. People travel far to reunite with individuals they see once a year, only to realize once a year is too frequent.”
– Johnny Carson
“Friendship is God’s way of making up for family.”
– Jay McInerney
“The essence of Thanksgiving is embracing a day where we all indulge without counting calories. Why else is it named Thanksgiving?”
– Erma Bombeck
“Thanksgiving is a dangerous day for my trousers.”
– Kevin James
“You know it was a hefty Thanksgiving when you have to loosen your bathrobe.”
– Jay Leno
“Thanksgiving is the moment to count our blessings, one-by-one, as each relative departs.”
– Melanie White
“Family gatherings are a time when relatives you haven’t seen all year appear out of nowhere to judge your life choices.”
– Jen Lancaster
“Some family trees are full of fascinating nuts.”
– Wayne Huizenga
“In the end, we do what every family does: smile through it and pass the mashed potatoes.”
– Heather Brewer
“Thanksgiving meals take eighteen hours to prepare but disappear in twelve minutes. Half-time lasts just twelve minutes, so this isn’t coincidence.”
– Erma Bombeck
Meaningful Thanksgiving Quotes for Your Parents
“My mother: a vision of beauty, softening at the edges but strong at her core. I aspire to grow old to be just like her.”
– Jodi Picoult
“Express gratitude not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every single day. Appreciate what you have and never take it for granted.”
– Catherine Pulsifer
“My mother is my source, my foundation. She planted the seed that guides my life, teaching that achievement begins in the mind.”
– Michael Jordan
“The greatest gift my father gave me was believing in me.”
– Jim Valvano
“Gratitude reveals the fullness of life. It transforms what we have into enough, and more. It shifts denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity. It can turn an ordinary meal into a feast, a house into a home, or a stranger into a friend.”
– Melody Beattie
“To describe my mother is like writing about a fierce hurricane in peak power, or the vivid colors of a rainbow.”
– Maya Angelou
“My father didn’t guide me on how to live; he lived, and I observed him.”
– Clarence Budington Kelland
“While we should acknowledge our blessings, we must also ensure those blessings make a difference.”
– Neal A. Maxwell
“My father gave life to my dreams. Thanks to him, I saw a future.”
– Liza Minnelli
“Appreciation can change a day, even a life. Just your willingness to voice it is all that is necessary.”
– Margaret Cousins
“When I began to count my blessings, my life made a remarkable turn.”
– Willie Nelson
“Be grateful for your possessions; you’ll discover you have more. If you dwell on what you lack, you’ll never have enough.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Cultivate gratitude for every good experience, and express thanks continually.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The roots of goodness grow in appreciation for it.”
– Dalai Lama
“Thanksgiving Day eternally guides the heart home.”
– Wilbur D. Nesbit
“Great fathers don’t issue judgment. They offer solutions.”
– Reed Markham
“Thanksgiving shows us that regardless of life’s challenges, we can rebuild a life even richer than before from the ashes of what was lost.”
– Craig D. Lounsbrough
“The grateful recipient enjoys a bountiful harvest.”
– William Blake
“If the only prayer you ever offer in your lifetime is ‘thank you,’ that will be enough.”
– Meister Eckhart
“Practicing gratitude fosters a sense of respect for others.”
– Dalai Lama
“I believe gratitude represents the highest level of thought, and that being thankful is happiness amplified by wonder.”
– G.K. Chesterton
Joyful Thanksgiving Quotes for Your Kids
“What if today, we were simply thankful for everything?”
– Charlie Brown
“Piglet noticed that despite having a Very Small Heart, it could contain a vast amount of Gratitude.”
– A.A. Milne
“If you are truly thankful, what do you do? You share.”
– W. Clement Stone
“There is always something to appreciate.”
– Charles Dickens
“When it comes to life, what matters is whether you see things as granted or through the lens of gratitude.”
– Gilbert K. Chesterton
“I can’t prepare a Thanksgiving dinner; all I can make is cold cereal and possibly toast.”
– Charlie Brown
“Thanksgiving fills me with a warm, wonderful feeling inside.”
– Willard Scott
“When gratitude fills your heart, life is truly beautiful.”
– Roy Bennett
“Recognize the small beauties in life, and your reservoir of gratitude will never empty.”
– Antonia Montoya
“Isn’t it fascinating how focusing on gratitude diminishes feelings of lack?”
– Germany Kent
“Be thankful for what you possess; someone else is dreaming of living your life.”
– Wale Ayeni
“Thanksgiving brings about abundance.”
– Ann Voskamp
“The challenge ceases when gratitude begins.”
– Neale Donald Walsch
“Be grateful for every experience life serves; it’s all lessons learned.”
– Roy T. Bennett
“The real gift of gratitude is that it increases your presence.”
– Robert Holden
“When we choose to focus on gratitude, disappointment fades, and love flows in.”
– Kristin Armstrong
“Gratitude transforms what we have into enough.”
– Aesop
“Showing gratitude is among the simplest yet most profound acts we can share with one another.”
– Randy Pausch
Searching for more uplifting thoughts for Thanksgiving? Check out these short Thanksgiving quotes, visit our page on Thanksgiving quotes for gratitude at work, or explore this collection of humorous Thanksgiving quotes for a lighter holiday.
