Family Quotes

"If you ever want to torture my dad, tie him up and right in front of him, refold a map incorrectly."

- Cathy Ladman

"Having one child makes you a parent. Having two kids makes you a referee."

- David Frost

"Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth."

- Erma Bombeck

"A wedding is for daughters and fathers. The mothers all dress up, trying to look like young women. But a wedding is for a father and daughter. They stop being married to each other on that day."

- Sarah Ruhl

"We should just be thankful for being together. I think that’s what they mean by Thanksgiving, Charlie Brown."

- Marcie, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

"After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations."

- Oscar Wilde

"Thanksgiving dinners take 18 hours to prepare. They are consumed in 12 minutes. Half-times take 12 minutes. This is not a coincidence."

- Erma Bombeck

"If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the eons, it’s that you can’t give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it."

- Rick Riordan

"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

"Pie makes everybody happy."

- Laurie Halse Anderson

"Good mashed potato is one of the great luxuries of life"

- Lindsey Bareham

"If you think about a Thanksgiving dinner, it's really like making a large chicken."

- Ina Garten

"I can't cook a Thanksgiving dinner. All I can make is cold cereal and maybe toast."

- Charlie Brown

"My mom makes something called green pie, which I thought was a delicacy that many people only had at Thanksgiving, but it turns out it was just Jello with whipped cream on it. And it's delicious."

- Bobby Moynihan

"Coexistence: What the farmer does with the turkey—until Thanksgiving."

- Mike Connolly

"Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it."

- Franz Grillparzer

"I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul rememb’ring my good friends."

- William Shakespeare

"Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart"

- Eleanor Roosevelt

"Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten."

- Lilo & Stitch

"There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues … are created, strengthened and maintained."

- Winston Churchill

"This is part of what a family is about, not just love. It’s knowing that your family will be there watching out for you. Nothing else will give you that. Not money. Not fame. Not work."

- Mitch Albom

"What greater blessing to give thanks for at a family gathering than the family and the gathering."

- Robert Brault

"In the family, happiness is in the ratio in which each is serving the others, seeking one another’s good, and bearing one another’s burdens."

- Henry Ward Beecher

"The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more valuable than wealth."

- Charles Kuralt

"It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it's the seconds."

"Happy Thanksgiving! May your day be filled with love, laughter, and the warmth of family."

"Thanksgiving is a time to count our blessings, and having you in my life tops the list!"

"To my wonderful family, I’m so grateful for every moment we share. Happy Thanksgiving!"

"Here’s to the memories we’ve made and the ones we’ll create this Thanksgiving!"

"Thanksgiving is about cherishing those closest to us. I cherish having a sibling as wonderful as you by my side."

- Unknown