150 Short Thanksgiving Quotes and Sayings for Family

Thanksgiving is a fun, social time with plenty of good times to be had with family, which is why we have put together a list of all the best short Thanksgiving quotes for family for you to share. And if you’re looking for short Thanksgiving sayings for family, we also have you covered.

Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.

Short Thanksgiving Quotes and Sayings for Family

“Small cheer and great welcome make a merry feast.” — William Shakespeare

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” — William Arthur Ward

“I love Thanksgiving because it is a holiday centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me.” — Marcus Samuelsson

“I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.” ― Barbara Bush

Where there is family, there is love

May your stuffing be tasty and your turkey be plump.

May your Thanksgiving be filled with laughter, love, and second helpings.

Family is the best team you could ever have

Thanksgiving is here, and I cran-barely contain my excitement. Hope you have a great Turkey Day.

Hope your Thanksgiving is packed with good times and great food.

“There is no such thing as fun for the whole family.” — Jerry Seinfeld

Leftovers are for quitters.

This is our happy place

“Too often, we forget to thank the people who are closest to us.” — Kent Brantly

“Family is the most important thing in the world.” ― Princess Diana

“I am grateful for what I am and have. My Thanksgiving is perpetual.” — Henry David Thoreau

Gobble gobble! Here’s to a Thanksgiving stuffed with fun.

Wishing you a Thanksgiving overflowing with good food, good times, and good memories.

“Hope my relatives are getting along with the professional line sitter I hired to hold my place at the front of the Thanksgiving food line.” — John Lyon

“No matter what our circumstances, we can find a reason to be thankful.” — David Jeremiah

“I’m looking forward to seeing pie this Thanksgiving more than members of my own family.” — Damien Fahey

“A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen.” — Kin Hubbard

 Gratitude is one of the most powerful human emotions. Once expressed, it changes attitude, brightens outlook, and broadens our perspective.” — Germany Kent

May your pants stay stretchy, your glasses stay full, and your family avoid talking politics.

Wishing you a Thanksgiving overflowing with joy, laughter, and gravy.

“Thanksgiving creates abundance.” — Ann Voskamp

Hope your Thanksgiving is filled with lots of love and pie. Mostly pie.

Here’s to the traditions that ground us and the people who lift us.

Happy Thanksgiving! May your gravy be smooth and your turkey perfectly cooked.

Hoping your day is as rich in joy as your table is in pie.

“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.” — Oscar Wilde

Grateful for the simple things—sunlight, kindness, and the people who make life feel whole.

Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life. Appreciate and never take for granted all that you have.” — Catherine Pulsifer

“To become a better you, remember to be grateful to people who have contributed to making you who you are today.” — Israelmore Ayivor

“Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.” — W. J. Cameron

May you enjoy a grand feast and the loving company of your family. Happy Thanksgiving!

There’s always something to be thankful for on Thanksgiving. Even if its just not being a turkey.

Happy Thanksgiving, from our family to yours

May your Thanksgiving be full of quiet moments, loud laughter, and lasting memories.

Wishing you a Thanksgiving overflowing with joy and leftovers.

“If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.” — W. Clement Stone

“Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.” ― Michael J. Fox

“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” — Willie Nelson

May your turkey be moist and your stuffing be just right. Happy Thanksgiving!

“Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.” -William Wordsworth

“Count your blessings. Focus on what you’ve got. Spread the positive vibes.” — Jyoti Patel

“Thankfulness creates gratitude which generates contentment that causes peace.” — Todd Stocker

There’s always room for seconds.

“When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.” — Dalai Lama

“I love Thanksgiving because it’s a holiday that is centered around food and family.” — Marcus Samuelsson

Thankful for family like you – especially when there’s food involved.

“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

“We must take care of our families wherever we find them.” — Elizabeth Gilbert

Hope your Thanksgiving is full of love, laughter, and leftovers.

Small Thanksgiving moments. Big memories.

“Gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.” — Eileen Caddy

It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a little emotional scarring.

“We have so much to be thankful for. One day a year hardly seems adequate…”

Here’s to a Thanksgiving filled with food, fun, and a little bit of craziness.

“Superficial social niceties are far different from the deep emotion of thanksgiving.” — Alexandra Katehakis

“I like football. I find it an exciting strategic game. It’s a great way to avoid conversation with your family at Thanksgiving.”— Craig Ferguson

Wishing you a Thanksgiving filled with laughter and lots of turkey.

Happy Thanksgiving! Let’s eat, drink, and be thankful.

“I suppose I will die never knowing what pumpkin pie tastes like when you have room for it.” — Robert Brault

Thankful for you today and every day. Happy Thanksgiving!

When we have each other, we have everything

Always better together

“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“It’s Thanksgiving and we should not want to be together, together!” — Rachel Green, Friends

“Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow.” — Edward Sandford Martin

Here’s to a day of great food, good company, and no judgment on seconds.

“Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.” — Kevin James

“It’s not too much food. This is what we’ve been training for our whole lives. This is our destiny, this is our finest hour.” — Lorelai Gilmore, Gilmore Girls

We may not have it all together, but together we have it all

There are so many reasons to be grateful.

“Gratitude tends to attract the things for which we are grateful in advance.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

May your Thanksgiving be full of fun, food, and fantastic memories.

“Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude.” — Nigel Hamilton

Time with family is time well spent.

“Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” — William Faulkner

“Embrace every new day with gratitude, hope and love.” — Lailah Gifty Akita

Happy Turkey Day! Let’s eat until we pass out.

May your blessings be multiplied this year and throughout all your life.

“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

Wishing you a holiday full of mashed potatoes and minimal family drama.

“Gratitude for the seemingly insignificant—a seed—this plants the giant miracle.” — Ann Voskamp

Family, food, and fun – what more could we ask for? Happy Thanksgiving!

“Being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life.” ― Lisa Weed

“Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.” — Roy T. Bennett

We may not have it all together, but together, we have it all.

Let’s get basted!

“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” — Maya Angelou

“Thanksgiving is a time to count your blessings, one by one, as each relative goes home.” — Melanie White

Family (n.): Life’s greatest blessing

“The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.” — William Blake

“Thanksgiving is so called because we are all so thankful that it only comes once a year.” – P.J. O’Rourke

Happy Turkey Day! Let’s eat, nap, and repeat.

“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” — Aesop

Hope your Thanksgiving is as wonderful as you are… and as full as your plate!

“The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.” – Jon Zabat-Zinn

May your Thanksgiving be filled with good food and great company.

“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” — Cynthia Ozick

“Silent gratitude isn’t very much to anyone.” — Gertrude Stein

Hope your Thanksgiving is stuffed with happiness and gravy.

“Overeating at Thanksgiving is a case in point. It’s a national tradition.” — Eric Samuel Timm

Wishing you a Thanksgiving full of belly laughs and stretchy pants.

I hope you’re loading up your plate with stuffing, gravy, and cranberry sauce right now.

“Appreciation can change a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” — Margaret Cousins

“We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.” — Neal A. Maxwell

“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” — William Arthur Ward

“Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received.” — Henry Van Dyke

“My family is my life and everything else comes second as far as what’s important to me.” — Michael Imperioli

Happy Turkey Day! Hope your holiday is deliciously fun.

Let’s be thankful for elastic waistbands this Thanksgiving.

Grateful for small things, big things, and everything in between.

Bless the food before us, the family beside us, the love between us

Thanksgiving is a lot like Christmas, except you don’t get any presents for holding in your familial rage.

Gobble till you wobble! Have a great Thanksgiving!

“Gratitude can transform common days into Thanksgivings.” — William Arthur Ward

You call it chaos. We call it family.

“Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot.” — Hansa Proverb

“For those of you who cannot be with family this Thanksgiving, please resist the urge to brag.”—Andy Borowitz

Family is the gift that lasts forever

Thankful for the family I love and for the blessings that will come

“Be grateful in your own hearts. That suffices. Thanksgiving has wings, and flies to its right destination.” — Victor Hugo

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.” — Melody Beattie

“What we’re really talking about is a wonderful day when no one diets. I mean, why else would they call it Thanksgiving?” — Erma Bombeck

Happy Thanksgiving! May your feast be delicious and your naps be long.

“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.” — Konrad Von Gesner

“If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.” — W. Clement Stone

“Thankfulness creates gratitude which generates contentment that causes peace.” — Todd Stocker

Thankful for family, food, and fun times. Let the feasting begin!

“Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing.” ― Irina Shayk

“We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” — John F. Kennedy

“I try to start every day and end every day by taking a moment to be grateful.” — Olivia Wilde

Pumpkin kisses and harvest wishes.

Turkey Day is the moist wonderful time of the year.

“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.” ― Richard Bach

The love of a family is one of life’s greatest blessings

“Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.” — Al Jarreau

“Forever on Thanksgiving day the heart will find the pathway home.” — Wilbur D. Nesbit

“Let me always count my blessings. To be thankful for my family and friends.” — Catherine Pulsifer

“No matter what the situation is…close your eyes and think of all the things in your life you could be grateful for right now.” — Deepak Chopra

“The more my heart is parked in a place of thanksgiving and rejoicing, the less room I have for grumpiness.” — Lysa TerKeurst

“What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.” — Brené Brown

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” — Marcus Tullius Cicero

Hope your Thanksgiving is as awesome as you are.

I’m thankful to have a family who takes eating as seriously as I do

“Coexistence: What the farmer does with the turkey—until Thanksgiving.” — Mike Connolly

Wishing you a Thanksgiving that’s as sweet as pumpkin pie.

“I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.” — Erma Bombeck

“Thanksgiving is one of my favourite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings.” — Joyce Giraud

Happy Thanksgiving! Let’s get our gobble on.

Happy Thanksgiving! Let’s make some epic holiday memories.

Wishing you a season filled with warmth, good food, and even better company.

“Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are.” — Bethany Hamilton

It’s not what we have in our life, but who we have in our life that matters

Family is where life begins and love never ends

“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.” — Roy T. Bennett

“Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return.” — Ralph Marston

May gratitude find you wherever you are this Thanksgiving.

“Family is a unique gift that needs to be appreciated and treasured, even when they’re driving you crazy.” — Jenna Morasca

Thanksgiving is a special day, a day we share the joy. We come before a lavish meal, one we quite enjoy.” — Julie Hebert

So that is it for our list of Short Thanksgiving Quotes and Sayings for Family. We hope you found the perfect one for you!

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