No doubt Thanksgiving is a great time of year. A time to reflect on all we are grateful for and spend time with family and friends. It’s also the perfect opportunity to revisit some wise words from some of history’s most successful entrepreneurs.

1. The earliest you can play Christmas music is on Thanksgiving. — Tinashe
2. Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys. — Wayne Gretzky
3. When you start with thanksgiving, you will always end with praise. Be thankful, it grows. — TemitOpe Ibrahim
4. I hate cooking. But I do make the candied yams every year at Thanksgiving. And they’re awesome! You could definitely get diabetes and cavities from them, but they’re delicious! — Marlon Wayans
5. I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
6. I hate cooking. But I do make the candied yams every year at Thanksgiving. And they’re awesome! You could definitely get diabetes and cavities from them, but they’re delicious! — Marlon Wayans
7. God cherises praises , admires thanksgiving and embraces prayer . — Osunsakin Adewale
8. There was a time, in the not so distant past, that if you didn’t have what you needed on Thanksgiving, you were pretty much going to have to wait until Friday. Not anymore! — Monica Johnson
9. Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. — W.T. Purkiser
10. You cannot correct an old person every time they say something offensive. You would never make it through Thanksgiving dinner! — Stephen Colbert
11. The earliest you can play Christmas music is on Thanksgiving. — Tinashe
12. You cannot correct an old person every time they say something offensive. You would never make it through Thanksgiving dinner! — Stephen Colbert
13. Less gossiping, more encouraging.Less complaining, more thanksgiving.Less criticizing, more complimenting.Less hurting, more helping.Less hating, more caring. — Matshona Dhliwayo
14. Thanksgiving dinner’s sad and thankless. Christmas dinner’s dark and blue. When you stop and try to see it From the turkey’s point of view. — Shel Silverstein
15. Any woman who votes for no–fault divorce is like a turkey voting for Thanksgiving. — Pat Robertson
16. Thanksgiving is a sure index of spiritual health. — Maurice Dametz
17. The earliest you can play Christmas music is on Thanksgiving. — Tinashe
18. If you think you are enlightened; go home for Thanksgiving. — Ram Dass
19. If the heart has been reformed by the spirit, it makes use of both the useful and delightful things created and given by God in a holy manner and with thanksgiving. — Martin Luther
20. Not what we say about our blessings but how we use them is the true measure of our thanksgiving. — W. T. Purkiser
21. Spending so much time on the road, I get to fart all the time. Then when it’s, like, Thanksgiving dinner and I’m sitting with my grandmother, I can’t fart for, like, two hours. — Tom Delonge
22. Overflowing thanksgiving — glorious grandeur!
23. Do you realize that if the pilgrims have been chasing bobcats instead of turkeys.. we’d all be eating pussy on Thanksgiving?! — Redd Foxx
24. Not what we say about our blessings but how we use them is the true measure of our thanksgiving. — W. T. Purkiser
25. Expressing gratitude for the miracles in your world is one of the best ways to make each moment of your life a special one. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones! — Wayne Dyer
26. Spending so much time on the road, I get to fart all the time. Then when it’s, like, Thanksgiving dinner and I’m sitting with my grandmother, I can’t fart for, like, two hours. — Tom Delonge
27. Any woman who votes for no–fault divorce is like a turkey voting for Thanksgiving. — Pat Robertson
28. 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. — Victor Hugo
29. Homemade stuffing is my favorite thing about Thanksgiving. I wish people served it more than just once a year. — Troy Gentile
30. I hate cooking. But I do make the candied yams every year at Thanksgiving. And they’re awesome! You could definitely get diabetes and cavities from them, but they’re delicious! — Marlon Wayans
31. Spending so much time on the road, I get to fart all the time. Then when it’s, like, Thanksgiving dinner and I’m sitting with my grandmother, I can’t fart for, like, two hours. — Tom Delonge
32. The earliest you can play Christmas music is on Thanksgiving. — Tinashe
33. I’m not a big turkey fan, but my husband loves it. Thanksgiving is his favorite meal. — Ruth Reichl
34. My mother is such a lousy cook that Thanksgiving at her house is a time of sorrow. — Rita Rudner
35. If you think Independence Day is America’s defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands–down. — Tony Snow
36. Expressing gratitude for the miracles in your world is one of the best ways to make each moment of your life a special one. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones! — Wayne Dyer
37. If the heart has been reformed by the spirit, it makes use of both the useful and delightful things created and given by God in a holy manner and with thanksgiving. — Martin Luther
38. Sharing in God’s blessings is at the heart of Thanksgiving and at the core of the American spirit. — William J. Clinton
39. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Or, as it’s known to Native Americans–Sarcastic You’re Welcomesgiving. — Stephen Colbert
40. The earliest you can play Christmas music is on Thanksgiving. — Tinashe
41. Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. — William Arthur Ward
42. The Christian who walks with the Lord and keeps constant communion with Him will see many reason for rejoicing and thanksgiving all day long. — Warren W. Wiersbe
43. The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who nevertheless set aside a day of thanksgiving. — H. U. Westermayer
44. Thanksgiving is a sure index of spiritual health. — Maurice Dametz
45. On Thanksgiving Day, during our family gathering, we pray you to have mercy on Antonio Pontón … — Yasmin Tirado–Chiodini, Antonio’s Will
46. Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.’– — William Arthur Ward
47. On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence. — William Jennings Bryan
48. Thanksgiving comes after Christmas. — Peter Kreeft
49. There was a time, in the not so distant past, that if you didn’t have what you needed on Thanksgiving, you were pretty much going to have to wait until Friday. Not anymore! — Monica Johnson
50. I’ve always had fond memories of cooking Thanksgiving. — Wylie Dufresne