No Easy Quote

You've all seen the quotes to the left that I periodically change.  I love quotes and trying to find just the right one to add that reflects a mood or to coincide with a blog post is no easy task, trust me.  I'm trying to find a quote for Thanksgiving (which is tomorrow here in the States, for my Canadian readers) and I have found a few that set the tone for how I feel and a few that have made me guffaw out loud. (Thankfully I haven't woken anyone up since it's 6:20 am and I've already been awake for almost three hours.) So, instead of picking just one, here are a few that I really liked. Which is your favourite?

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.  

~John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day.  

~Robert Caspar Lintner

For each new morning with its light,

For rest and shelter of the night,

For health and food, for love and friends,

For everything Thy goodness sends.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thanksgiving comes to us out of the prehistoric dimness, universal to all ages and all faiths. At whatever straws we must grasp, there is always a time for gratitude and new beginnings.             

~J. Robert Moskin

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.  

~Thornton Wilder

Thanksgiving is America's national chow-down feast, the one occasion each year when gluttony becomes a patriotic duty.  

~Michael Dresser

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. 

~Cicero

The thing I'm most thankful for right now is elastic waistbands.  

~Author Unknown

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!

~Author Unknown

I love Thanksgiving turkey.  It's the only time in Los Angeles that you see natural breasts.           

~Arnold Schwarzenegger