Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of whi

Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. – Henry Ward Beecher

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Ive spent a lot of Thanksgivings on the road with my band, so anytime that I can spend Thanksgiving with my family in a traditional aspect, eating sweet potatoes and cranberries and stuffing and all the trappings of Thanksgiving and then get on a treadmill the next day extra long, Im happy. – Richie Sambora

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I never drank except a couple sips of wine at Thanksgiving. – Carol Alt

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There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American. – O. Henry

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