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George H. W. Bush: What I'm Thankful For

By George H. W. Bush

John Kerry: What I'm Thankful For

By John F. Kerry

Michele Bachmann: What I'm Thankful For

By Michele Bachmann

Ryan Reynolds: What I'm Thankful For

By Ryan Reynolds
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Rand Paul: What I'm Thankful For

I am thankful that Missy Paul is safe. Missy was kidnapped by Boko Haram and survived a harrowing ordeal in which her school was burned to the ground in Nigeria. With a gun to her...

By Sen. Rand Paul

Emma Sulkowicz: What I'm Thankful For

I am thankful for…My mom, dad, and sister. We have spent so many long nights talking and learning from each other. We believe in speaking out when we feel betrayed, and we won’t take another...

By Emma Sulkowicz

Robert Griffin III: What I'm Thankful For

As the year comes closer to an end, and Thanksgiving rolls around, it brings out many feelings and moments to reminisce. Each day we should be thankful for everything we have, but many times we...

By Robert Griffin III

Chelsea Peretti: What I'm Thankful For

This year I am especially thankful for the perspective of the older people in my life, specifically my grandmothers. One passed away recently and one is suffering health setbacks. As the holidays approach, I can’t...

By Chelsea Peretti

Nick Offerman: What I'm Thankful For

I would like to offer my gratitude for the writing of Kentucky agrarian, Wendell Berry. His essays, poetry and fiction have fertilized a crop of great solace in my life, and helped to breed a...

By Nick Offerman

Tom Frieden: What I'm Thankful For

This Thanksgiving Day, 170 CDC disease detectives, public health experts, and communication specialists will not be home celebrating with loved ones. They’ll be in West Africa, working to contain the Ebola epidemic.Some of them are...

By Tom Frieden

Lawrence Lessig: What I'm Thankful For

I’m thankful for the people willing to be crazy in their time, not for themselves, or for their time, but for a future they know must be. The abolitionists, decades before the 13th Amendment ended...

By Lawrence Lessig

Hannah Simone: What I'm Thankful For

This year the world saw Malala Yousafzai share the Nobel Peace Prize for defying the Taliban on her quest for education for girls. We witnessed the militant Boko Haram enslaving girls to prevent their education....

By Hannah Simone

Shuji Nakamura: What I'm Thankful For

I am thankful to Nichia Chemical Corporation and its founder Nobu Ogawa, who gave me the research opportunity to create a blue LED. I want to thank the Chancellor of UC Santa Barbara, Henry Yang;...

By Shuji Nakamura

Jodi Picoult: What I'm Thankful For

This year, I’m thankful for my family, as it expands in very wonderful directions.My son Kyle is a remarkable 23-year-old who graduated from Yale with exceptional distinction in the Egyptology department; who ran a children’s...

By Jodi Picoult

Dick Durbin: What I'm Thankful For

This Thanksgiving I give thanks for my Brooklyn toddlers.Less than a week ago our little grand-twins, Ona and Floyd, celebrated their third birthday. Loretta and I were blessed to be there when they were born...

By Dick Durbin

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: What I'm Thankful For

This Thanksgiving I am grateful for the things that we take for granted as women living in democratic countries such as the US.Violence against women and girls is universal. Worldwide, the number of women who...

By Ayaan Hirsi Ali

José Andrés: What I'm Thankful For

This year, as I light my stove to make my Thanksgiving dinner, I will be thankful to have that flame. That clean and clear flame that I’ll use to boil a pot of water for...

By José Andrés

Gary Sinise: What I'm Thankful For

Family above all else – it’s the thing that keeps me grounded, connected. I look to my family for strength and support– my wife, kids, and even my Mom and Dad who I’m blessed to...

By Gary Sinise

Kris Jenner: What I'm Thankful For

I love this time of the year and Thanksgiving is especially significant for me and my family. I try to keep gratitude a central theme of my life.I haven’t forgotten my more humble beginnings. Through...

By Kris Jenner

Hozier: What I'm Thankful For

Thanksgiving is not a tradition celebrated in Europe, though I think the idea of reminding oneself of what we have to be thankful for is very worthwhile. It’s so easy to take the day-by-day for...

By Andrew Hozier-Byrne
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