The staff of the Arizona Daily Independent thank our readers for their support of free speech. May you have a blessed Thanksgiving Day.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~ John F. Kennedy
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. ~ Albert Schweitzer
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero
Let us be thankful for Diné bizaad, the Navajo language, which brought our people from the darkness of the Emergence to the Glittering World of today. Let us never forget how our brave Navajo Code Talkers used Diné bizaad to save our earth from the ravages of World War II. Our people have survived the most tumultuous times because of our language and traditions that have withstood the test of time. ~ Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly
For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile. ~ Elie Wiesel
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. ~ Gilbert K. Chesterton
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