When we fall, our fathers raise us from the ground. When our hearts broke, our fathers became a huge plane tree to protect us. Our dads will always be our heroes. Father’s Day is the perfect time of year to celebrate the loving and caring out fathers. Famous Father’s Day quotes will help you to put your feelings for your dad into words to make him laugh, and sweet sayings will touch his heart in this special day.
A cute card with a heartfelt message for your daddy will let him know how much you appreciate all of his wise advice and endless support. Inspirational notes can help you celebrate all the joys of fatherhood.
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Best Father’s Day Quotes
Dad: A son’s first hero, a daughter’s first love. — Unknown
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years. ― Mark Twain
I hope and pray that I will be as good as a Dad as you have been. ― Theodore W. Higginsworth
The power of a dad in a child’s life is unmatched. — Justin Ricklefs
Dad taught me everything I know. Unfortunately, he didn’t teach me everything he knows. ― Al Unser
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. ― George Herbert
It is a wise father that knows his own child. — William Shakespeare
The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get. ― Tim Russert
A father is like none other. We celebrate fathers and reflect back on how wonderful they have been a part of our lives. ― Diane Winbush
Dad, you’re someone to look up to no matter how tall I’ve grown. ― Anon
Dads are amazing people. They can turn problems into opportunities and ordinary days into memories that stay with us a lifetime. ― Catherine Pulsifer
A girl’s first true love is her father. — Marisol Santiago
A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father. ― Gabriel Garcia Marquez
When I was young I thought you were too strict, but as I grew older I realized and understood your strict was actually your love and protection. ― Catherine Pulsifer
A father’s smile has been known to light up a child’s entire day. — Susan Gale
Dads are like chocolate chip cookies; they may have chips or be totally nutty, but they are sweet and make the world a better place. ― Hillary Lytle
Dad you set the example of what hard work looks like, of what honesty and respect is, and you define the meaning of love in the way you live your life. Thanks for being the example for my life. ― Catherine Pulsifer
A father doesn’t tell you that he loves you. He shows you. — Dimitri the Stoneheart
If at first you don’t succeed, call Dad. ― Anon
So today on Father’s Day, I just want to thank you for being my dad and for having kind and patient love toward me from the time I was a child until now. ― Misty Shaeffer
An almost perfect relationship with his father was the earthly root of all his wisdom. ― C.S. Lewis
Fathers just have a way of putting everything together. — Erika Cosby
Who needs a super-hero when I have you as my Dad? ― Anon
Father I don’t tell you enough that I appreciate all that you do and I love you for all that you are. ― Byron Pulsifer
Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing father. — Unknown
Some people don’t believe in heroes but they haven’t met my dad! ― Anon
As an adult I see you as a person in your own right as well as my Father and my love for you have become much deeper. I can’t imagine my life without you, thank you Dad for all you have done for me. ― Catherine Pulsifer
To her, the name of father was another name for love. — Fanny Fern
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
Being a great father is like shaving. No matter how good you shaved today, you have to do it again tomorrow. ― Reed Markham
My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me. ― Jim Valvano
I have a Dad that is really wise One who is cooler than most other guys! ― Catherine Pulsifer
No music is so pleasant to my ears as that word father. — Lydia Maria Child
Everyone can be a father, but it takes a lot to be a dad. ― Wade Boggs
A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society. ― Billy Graham
A father carries pictures where his money used to be. — Steve Martin
Some people have super heroes but I have a super DAD! ― Catherine Pulsifer
When my father didn’t have my hand, he had my back. — Linda Poindexter
The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get. — Tim Russert
Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes’ adventurers, story-tellers, singers of songs. ― Pam Brown
While I had no say in the matter, I couldn’t have picked a better Father. ― Byron Pulsifer
A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow. — Unknown
Sweet Father’s Day Quotes to Share Your Dad
The greatest mark of a father is how he treats his children when no one is looking. — Dan Pearce
Fathers, be good to your daughters. You are the god and the weight of her world. — John Mayer
A dad is someone who wants to catch you when you fall. Instead he picks you up, brushes you off and lets you try again. — Unknown
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection. — Sigmund Freud
No one in this world can love a girl more than her father. — Michael Ratnadeepak
It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was. — Anne Sexton
My father gave me my dreams. Thanks to him, I could see a future. — Liza Minnelli
No man I ever met was my father’s equal, and I never loved any other man as much. — Hedy Lamarr
My father didn’t do anything unusual. He only did what dads are supposed to do—be there. — Max Lucado
Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever. — Unknown
My father has always provided me a safe place to land and a hard place from which to launch. — Chelsea Clinton
She did not stand alone, but what stood behind her, the most potent moral force in her life, was the love of her father. — Harper Lee
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
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
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
What a father says to his children is not heard by the world, but it will be heard by posterity. — Jean Paul
There will always be a few people who have the courage to love what is untamed inside us. One of those men is my father. — Alison Lohman
Every son quotes his father, in words and in deeds. — Terri Guillemets
A good father is one whose only reason for putting down a laughing baby is to pick up a crying one. — Linda Poindexter
I realized being a father is the greatest job I have ever had and the greatest job I will ever have. — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
You can tell what was the best year of your father’s life, because they seem to freeze that clothing style and ride it out. — Jerry Seinfeld
A father is a banker provided by nature. — French proverb
A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be. — Frank A. Clark
You don’t have to deserve your mother’s love. You have to deserve your father’s. He’s more particular. — Robert Frost
Heartfelt Father’s Day Quotes
By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong. — Charles Wadworth
I talk and talk and talk, and I haven’t taught people in 50 years what my father taught by example in one week. — Mario Cuomo
The quality of a father can be seen in the goals, dreams and aspirations he sets not only for himself, but for his family. — Reed Markham
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
To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter. — Euripides
A father’s words are like a thermostat that sets the temperature in the house. — Paul Lewis
Fatherhood is the greatest thing that could ever happen. You can’t explain it until it happens; it’s like telling somebody what water feels like before they’ve ever swam in it. — Michael Bublé
My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it. — Clarence Budington Kelland
My father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic. — Spike Milligan
A 2-year-old is kind of like having a blender, but you don’t have a top for it. — Jerry Seinfeld
You gotta love dads. At my wedding, when I tripped on my wedding dress and fell flat on my face, Dad said, “Don’t worry, you’ll do better next time.” — Melanie White
The greatest thing a father can do for his children is love their mother. — Anjaneth Garcia Untalan
A happy family is a reflection of a good father and a loving husband. — Unknown
The thrill of being a great father is not seeing your children go on to become successful adults. The thrill of a great father is the journey, experiencing your child’s successes along the pathway to their greatness. — Reed Markham
Being a dad isn’t just about eating a huge bag of gummy bears as your wife gives birth. It means being comfortable with the word hero. — Ryan Reynolds
Being a daddy’s girl is like having permanent armor for the rest of your life. — Marinela Reka
A man’s worth is measured by how he parents his children. What he gives them, what he keeps away from them, the lessons he teaches and the lessons he allows them to learn on their own. — Lisa Rogers
Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father. — Frank Abagnale
Lately all my friends are worried they’re turning into their fathers. I’m worried I’m not. — Dan Zevin
The reward of child rearing is spending the rest of your life proudly knowing this person you helped guide. — Mike Sager
A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child. — Knights of Pythagoras
Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. — Gloria Naylor
Great fathers don’t find fault. Great fathers find solutions. — Reed Markham
A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty. — Unknown
There’s something like a line of gold thread running through a man’s words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years, it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself. — John Gregory Brown
The only thing better than having you for a husband is our children having you for a daddy. — Unknown
My Father’s Day gift to you is letting you pretend to be in charge of the family for a day. — Unknown
Morning without you is a dwindled dawn. — Emily Dickinson
To her, the name of father was another name for love. — Fanny Fern
There should be a children’s song: ‘If you’re happy and you know it, keep it to yourself and let your dad sleep.’ — Jim Gaffigan
I always thought you’d make a great dad. Now, I know it. Happy Father’s Day to an amazing husband. — Unknown
A father is someone who carries pictures where his money used to be. — Unknown
I never knew how much I loved your daddy until I saw how much he loved you. — Unknown
Inspirational Father’s Day Quotes
One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather. — Joy Hargrove
Grandpas bring a little wisdom, happiness, warmth and love to every life they touch. — Unknown
Grandfathers are for loving and fixing things. — Unknown
A grandfather is someone with silver in his hair and gold in his heart. — Unknown
The best dads get promoted to grandpa. — Unknown
To a small child, the perfect granddad is unafraid of big dogs and fierce storms, but absolutely terrified of the word boo. — Robert Brault
It’s an ongoing joy being a dad. — Liam Neeson
We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves. — Henry Ward Beecher
Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father. — Lydia Maria Child
When you teach your son, you teach your son’s son. — The Talmud
Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance. — Ruth E. Renkel
He was a father. That’s what a father does. Eases the burdens of those he loves. Saves the ones he loves from painful last images that might endure for a lifetime. — George Saunders
There are three stages of a man’s life: he believes in Santa Claus, he doesn’t believe in Santa Claus, he is Santa Claus. — Unknown
It’s only when you grow up and step back from him or leave him for your own home it’s only then that you can measure his greatness and fully appreciate it. — Margaret Truman/span>
There is nothing that moves a loving father’s soul quite like his child’s cry. — Joni Eareckson Tada
An uncle is a blessing. It means so many things. Words could never tell the joy an uncle brings. An uncle is a bond of faith that even time can’t sever, a gift to last all of our lives. An uncle is forever. — Irene Banks
Uncle: someone special to remember with warmth, think of with pride, and cherish with love. — Unknown
Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad. — Anne Geddes
An uncle is like a dad only cooler. — Unknown
The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature. — Antoine François Prévost
You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you. — Desmond Tutu
An amazing uncle is like a glass of refreshing lemonade in the hot summer of life. — Unknown
Other things may change us, but we start and end with family. — Anthony Brandt
Good fathers do three things: they provide, they nurture and they guide. — Roland Warren
It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons. — Johann Schiller
Only the best brothers get promoted to an uncle. — Unknown
Everyone has an uncle who tried to steal their nose. — Peter Clay
I smile because you’re my uncle. I laugh because there’s nothing you can do about it. — Unknown
Uncles are there to help the child get into mischief they haven’t thought of yet. — Unknown
Every great achiever is inspired by a great mentor. — Lailah Gifty Akita
It is admirable for a man to take his son fishing, but there is a special place in heaven for the father who takes his daughter shopping. — John Sinor
The imprint of a father remains forever on the life of the child. — Roy Lessin
If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons. — James Baldwin
A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again. — Enid Bagnold
It’s the courage to raise a child that makes you a father. — Barack Obama
The nature of fatherhood is that you’re doing something that you’re unqualified to do, and then you become qualified when you do it. — John Green
Fatherhood is the best thing I ever did. It changes your perspective. You can write a book, you can make a movie, you can paint a painting, but having kids is really the most extraordinary thing I have taken on. — Brad Pitt
Son, brother, father, lover, friend. There is room in the heart for all the affections, as there is room in heaven for all the stars. — Victor Hugo
Children learn to smile from their parents. — Shinichi Suzuki
Becoming a father, I think it inevitably changes your perspective of life. — Hugh Jackman
Fatherhood is a marathon, not a sprint. — Paul L. Lewis
Being a father has been, without a doubt, my greatest source of achievement, pride and inspiration. Fatherhood has taught me about unconditional love, reinforced the importance of giving back and taught me how to be a better person. — Naveen Jain
Having a kid is like falling in love for the first time when you’re twelve, but every day. — Mike Meyers
Inspirational Fathers Day messages
- Happy Father’s Day to the best father in the universe. I love you!
- Wishing you happiness and joy on this your day, Father. I will love you always.
- Happy Father’s Day! May God always shower you with boundless happiness!
- Dad thank you for all that you are and all that you have done.
- Happy Father’s Day! You mean everything to me. I love you so much!
- Wishing you a Happy Fathers Day on this day, and wishing you happiness and sunshine for the coming year. Thanks for all you are and all you do.
- Thanks to every father in the world for making this world a better place for us. Happy Father’s Day!
- May the love and respect we feel for you make up for the worry and care we have caused you.
- Having an amazing dad like you is a real blessing. Happy Father’s Day, Dad!
- There were times in my life when I didn’t understand but you always took the time to help me and be there for me. Thank you!
- Fathers are real superheroes. They may not have superpowers but they always have a super heart and a super spirit. Happy Fathers Day to all Dads!
- Thank you for your encouragement, for your love and support. I am so fortunate to have a Dad like you.
- Happy Father’s day to you, Dad! Thank you for always taking up my side in any argument and saving me from mom’s scolds till now! Love you!
- Dad, there is a saying that goes like this: “Any man can be a father, but it takes a special man to be a Dad!” You are that special man in my life, thanks Dad.
- Happy Fathers Day! You have always been the most supportive and friendly dad in the world.
- Dad growing up I know there were times that I was a pain, and now that I have children I find that I am a pain to them, but the wisdom and the knowledge you gave me makes me appreciate the pain in a very happy way! Thanks Dad.
- Happy Fathers Day! You always made me feel special with your love and care
