Happy Father's Day Quotes for your Dad

 

80+ Dad Quotes That Come From the Heart

What is Father's Day Quote? Please see our collection of dad quotations. This collection includes inspirational words celebrating our father and his important contribution to our lives. 

1. "I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom."—Umberto Eco
2. "It is a wise father that knows his own child."—William Shakespeare
3. "To be the father of a nation is a great honor, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy."—Nelson Mandela
4. “Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad.” —Anne Geddes.
5. "My father is my rock. It's where I learned everything about loyalty, dependability, being there day in, day out, no matter what."—Hugh Jackman
6. "Any fool can have a child. That doesn't make you a father. It's the courage to raise a child that makes you a father."—Barack Obama
7. “The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.” —Tim Russert. Bond
8. "I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection."
9. —Sigmund Freud
10. "I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it."—Harry S. Truman
11. "Daddies don't just love their children every now and then, it's a love without end."—George Strait, "Love without End, Amen"
12. "The imprint of a father remains forever on the life of the child."—Roy Lessin
13. “My father didn’t do anything unusual. He did what dads are supposed to do—be there.” —Max Lucado.
14. "My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me."—Jim Valvano
15. "Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes adventurers, storytellers, singers of songs."
16. —Pam Brown
17. "A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way."
18. — Unknown
19. "My father didn't do anything unusual. He only did what dads are supposed to do - be there."—Max Lucado
20. "Everyone can be a father, but it takes a lot to be a dad."— Wade Boggs
21. "A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society."—Billy Graham
22. "The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature."—Antoine François Prévost
23. "A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely. In the hour of need, when all else fails, we remember him upon whose knees we sat when children, and who soothed our sorrows; and even though he may be unable to assist us, his mere presence serves to comfort and strengthen us."—Émile Gaboriau
24. "My father taught me to work hard, laugh often, and keep my word."— Michelle Obama
25. “When you’re young, you think your dad is Superman. Then you grow up, and you realize he’s just a regular guy who wears a cape.” —Dave Attell
26. "He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it."— Clarence B Kelland
27. "FATHER: a son's first hero... and a daughter's first love."—Unknown
28. "A grandfather is someone with silver in his hair and gold in his heart."—Unknown
29. "When my father didn't have my hand, he had my back."—Linda Poindexter
30. "When you need real understanding When you need someone to care When you need someone to guide you... A father's always there."—Thomas J. Langley
    
    

When is Father's Day 2022?

Father's Day will be celebrated on Sunday, June 19, 2022

Inspirational Happy Fathers Day Quotes

1. Here's to my father. If I can become but half the man he is, I will have achieved greatness. Dale Irvin, Everything Toasts Book
2. I hope and pray that I will be as good as a Dad as you have been. Theodore W. Higginsworth
3. “My Father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived and let me watch him do it.” – Clarence Budington Kelland
4. Catherine Pulsifer
5. “A Father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.” – unknown
6. One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. George Herbert
7. Happy Fathers' Day to all the fathers out there and to all the mothers who have to be fathers. Albert R. Cumberbatch Ph. D., Face
8. I hope and pray that I will be as good as a Dad as you have been. Theodore W. Higginsworth
9. “A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way.” – Unknown
10. One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. George Herbert

Here's to the man who is wisest and best, 

Here's to the man who with judgment is blessed.
Here's to the man who's as smart as can be, 

I mean the man who is "Dad" to me! Author Unknown

I hope and pray that I will be as good as a Dad as you have been. 

Theodore W. Higginsworth

The one person who believes in me

The one person whose words of wisdom stay with me

The one person who always loves me just the way I am

The one person who is an example of a positive man

That man is my Dad!

Happy Father's Day Quotes from Daughters
 

Dad: A son’s first hero, a daughter’s first love. — Unknown

 

1. “Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing dad.” – Unknown
2. “Dear Daddy, no matter where I go in life, you’ll always be my number one man.”  – Unknown
3. “My Daddy was my hero. He was always there for me when I needed him. He listened to me and taught me so many things. But most of all he was fun.” – Bindi Irwin
4. “Dad: a daughter’s first love.” – Unknown
5. “Some people don’t believe in heroes but they haven’t met my dad.” – Unknown
6. No other love in the world is like the love of a father has for his little girl.” – Unknown
7. “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” – Jim Valvano
8. “There is this girl who stole my heart and she calls me Daddy.”  – Unknown
9. “When my daughter says ‘Daddy I need you!’ I wonder if she has any idea that I need her billion times more.” – Stanley Behrman
10. “The love between a father and daughter is forever.” – Unknown
11. “To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.” – Euripides
12. “He sweeps her hair back from her ears and he swings her above his head. He says she is his émerveillement, he says he will never leave her, not in a million years.” – Anthony Doerr
13. “A father holds his daughter’s hand for a short while, but he holds her heart forever.” – Unknown
14. “Being a daddy’s girl is like having permanent armor for the rest of your life.” – Marinela Reka
15. “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.” – Richard Bach
16. “One of the greatest gifts I’ve ever gotten came from God. I call him daddy.” – Unknown
17. “A father is neither an anchor to hold us back nor a sail to take us there but a guiding light whose love shows us the way.” – Unknown
18. “It was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me that I was uncommonly beautiful and that I was the most precious thing in his life.” – Dawn French
19. “I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father’s equal, and I never loved any other man as much.” – Hedy Lamarr
20. “Dad. He can play like a kid, give advice like a friend, and protect like a bodyguard.” – Unknown
21. “Daddy, thanks for being my hero, chauffeur, financial support, listener, life mentor, friend, guardian, and simply being there every time I need a hug.” – Agatha Stephanie Lin
22. “When my father didn’t have my hand, he had my back.” – Linda Poindexter
23. “Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. In love to our wives there is desire; to our sons, ambition; but to our daughters, there is something which there are no words to express.” – Joseph Addison
24. “No one in this world can love a girl more than her father.” – Michael Ratnadeepak
25. “I love my daddy. My daddy’s everything. I hope I can find a man that will treat me as good as my dad.” – Lady Gaga
26. “This relationship has something special about it, that makes every father and every daughter in the world speak warmly about it.” – Unknown
27. “A father’s tears and fears are unseen, his love is unexpressed, but his care and protection remain as a pillar of strength throughout our lives.” – Ama H. Vanniarachchy
28. “Nothing makes me feel stronger than knowing that I have a dad who’s got my back. I love you.” – Unknown
29. “You have seen me at my worst, yet you think that I am the best. I love you, Dad.” – Unknown
30. “Having a daughter makes you see things in a different way. This is my only girl. So I don’t care what it takes to protect her. You can call it what you want to call it. As long as you treat her the same way I treat her, like my princess, I don’t mind.” – Tracy Morgan
31. “When I come home, my daughter will run to the door and give me a big hug, and everything that’s happened that day just melts away.” – Hugh Jackman
32. “Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.” – Gloria Naylor
    
    

Happy Father's Day Quotes from Son

1. Dad: A son’s first hero, a daughter’s first love. — Unknown
2. A father doesn’t tell you that he loves you. He shows you. — Dimitri, the Stoneheart
3. Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man. — Frank Pittman
4. Daddies don’t just love their children every now and then, it’s a love without end. — George Strait
5. My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived, and let me watch him do it. — Clarence Budington Kelland
6. I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection. — Sigmund Freud
7. Becoming a dad is one thing—being a dad is many things. — Steve Chapman
8. Every father wishes for his son to be more successful than himself. But I know that I will never be equal to my dad ever.
9. Life doesn’t come with an instruction book—that’s why we have fathers. — Jackson Browne
10. My dad’s my best mate, and he always will be. — Cher Lloyd
11. No man stands taller than when he stoops to help a child. — Abraham Lincoln
12. A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely. — Emile Gaboriau
13. Forget Batman: When I really thought about what I wanted to be when I grew up, I wanted to be my dad. — Paul Asay
14. I may not think my father is right until I grow up. And by then, my son will think that I am always wrong.
15. A great father makes sure that his children grow up well. But a great dad makes memories that his children will carry within their hearts long after he’s gone, and pass them on to the coming generations.
16. I have read a lot of superhero comics. But I am yet to find a superhero as strong and powerful as my daddy.
17. My father is a man of a few words. And that’s alright. Because a few words is all it takes for him to make me happy, calm me when I am crying, and teach me the right lessons for my life.
18. A father is more powerful than the He can even make the darkest night turn into a day with his presence.
19. For everyone out there, you are my father. But to me, you are my entire world.