American dream Quote by Tony Horwitz

“In 1863, Abraham Lincoln declared two Thanksgivings. One was held in August. The second, held in November, was to give thanks for the nation's…

— Linda Bozzo

Shopmas now begins on Thanksgiving Day. Apparently, escaping the families you cannot stand to spend another minute with on Thanksgiving Day to go buy…

— Barry Ritholtz

“Thanksgiving Day, a function which originated in New England two or three centuries ago when those people recognized that they really had something to…

— Mark Twain

Thanksgiving comes after Christmas.

— Peter Kreeft

Holiday binge-buying has deep roots in American culture: department stores have been associating turkey gluttony with its spending equivalent since they began sponsoring Thanksgiving…

— Adam Davidson

Considering that virtually none of the standard fare surrounding Thanksgiving contains an ounce of authenticity, historical accuracy, or cross-cultural perception, why is it so…

— Michael Dorris

Thanksgiving is a time when the world gets to see just how blessed and how workable the Christian system is. The emphasis is not…

— John Clayton

Thanksgiving is America's favorite holiday because it's a time when we put aside our cares, much as the struggling Pilgrims did nearly four centuries…

— David Ignatius

If no one shopped on Thanksgiving Day, the stores wouldn't open. End of story. I say we all take the pledge and stay home.…

— Regina Brett

Thanksgiving is a typically American holiday...The lavish meal is a symbol of the fact that abundant consumption is the result and reward of production.

— Ayn Rand

Thanksgiving is America's favourite holiday, and a brilliant piece of personal as well as patriotic calendrical invention.

— Linda Colley

Thanksgiving is really a holiday that allows us all, if only for a day, to stop what we're doing and consider the wonderful people…

— Trish Regan