Charles Dickens
Novelist
"Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some."
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Thanksgiving
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Willie Nelson
Musician, Actor
"When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around."
Richard Pryor
Comedian, Actor
"I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big struggle is to keep your head clear enough to think."
William Blake
Poet, Painter
"The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest."
John F. Kennedy
Politician
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."
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"Reflect upon your present blessings"
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"Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast."
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"Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie."
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"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."
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"It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors."
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"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."
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"After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations."
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"I do, therefore, invite my fellow citizens . . . 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 Heavens."
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"No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks."
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"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others."
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"O Lord that lends me life, Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!"
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"Your friend is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving."
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"Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!"
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"Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance."
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"To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do."
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"The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude."
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"Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants."
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"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?"
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"Think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flames within us."
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"Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time: Thus is your time on earth filled with glory."
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