Amongst the many strong and inspiring men out there in the world, no one can replace the one closest to our hearts: our dads. Our fathers are the pillars of our families. They protect us, cheer us on, and support us as we find our footing in this rather cold, harsh world.
If youâre looking for a way to really show some love to your dad this Fatherâs Day, weâve come up with an extensive list of father quotes that will hit the mark.
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- Quotes About a Father's Love
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- Quotes About Missing Your Father
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[#TOC1]Quotes About a Fatherâs Love[#TOC1]
A fatherâs love for his children is eternal. Your father saying that he loves you may be rare, but thereâs no doubt you can feel how important you are to him through his actions. Heâll fix your broken toys, take you out on father and son or father and daughter dates, plan family trips and vacations, and so much more.
Here are some loving dad quotes that best depict a fatherâs love.
1. âA father doesnât tell you that he loves you. He shows you.â âDimitri the Stoneheart
2. âTo her, the name of father was another name for love.â âFanny Fern
3. âNo one in this world can love a girl more than her father.â âMichael Ratnadeepak
4. âThere will always be a few people who have the courage to love what is untamed inside us. One of those men is my father.â âAlison Lohman
5. âDads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, and singers of song.â âPam Brown
6. âA fatherâs tears and fears are unseen, his love is unexpressed, but his care and protection remains as a pillar of strength throughout our lives.â âAma H. Vanniarachchy
7. A father holds his daughterâs hand for a short while, but he holds her heart forever. âAnonymous
8. "My fatherâs soul and my soul are very, very old friendsâ â Anonymous
9. "To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter." - Euripides
10. "A father carries pictures where his money used to be." âSteve Martin
11. âDad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever.â âUnknown
12. âWhen you need real understanding, when you need someone to care, when you need someone to guide youâŠa fatherâs always there.â âThomas J. Langley
13. âDad: A sonâs first hero, a daughterâs first love.â âUnknown
14. âWhen my father didnât have my hand, he had my back.â âLinda Poindexter
15. "Daddies don't just love their children every now and then, it's a love without end." âGeorge Strait
16. âI cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.â âSigmund Freud
17. "A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely." âEmile Gaboriau
18. "The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature." âAntoine Francois Prevost
[#TOC2]Inspirational Father Quotes[#TOC2]
Growing up, I used to think my father was invincible. He was always a strong and reliable force in my life. Now, Iâm old enough to understand that life is challenging, and our fathers certainly had their fair share of rough moments, too.Â
If your father is still around despite all his hardships and trials, thank him. Here are some inspirational daddy quotes you can use to make this the best Fatherâs Day for him.
19. âGreat fathers donât find fault. Great fathers find solutions.â âReed Markham
20. âOnly the best dads let their children fly. Only the most loved children will soar.â âAnonymous
21. âWhen you teach your son, you teach your sonâs son.â âThe Talmud
22. âSometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.â âRuth E. Renkel
23. âA good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.â âBilly Graham
24. "Some people don't believe in heroes, but they haven't met my dad." âAnonymous
25. âBy profession, I am a soldier and take great pride in that fact, but I am also prouder, infinitely prouder, to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build; the father only builds, never destroys.â âGeneral Douglas MacArthur
26. âThereâs no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it.â âGeorge R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
27. âA 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.â âUnknown
28. âWhat a father says to his children is not heard by the world, but it will be heard by posterity.â âJean Paul
29. âEvery son quotes his father, in words and in deeds.â âTerri Guillemets
30. âA fatherâs words are like a thermostat that sets the temperature in the house.â âPaul Lewis
31. âMy father didnât tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.â âClarence Budington Kelland
[#TOC3]Soon-to-Be Dad Quotes[#TOC3]
The thought of having a child can be daunting to soon-to-be dads. Youâll be responsible for bringing up, protecting, and taking care of a tiny new life. Itâs scary. Itâs overwhelming. And itâs totally normal to feel this way.Â
But when a dad holds their baby for the first time Just know that once your baby arrives, taking care of him will feel like the most natural thing in the world.
Here are some father figure quotes for dads who are expecting.
32. âYou reserved a place in my heart before yours was even formed.â âAnonymous
33. âThe greatest day of my life will be the first day of yours.â âAnonymous
34. âFrom the moment I heard I was going to be a father, I knew my world would never be the same.â âAnonymous
35. âFathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man.â âFrank Pittman
36. âAs a dad, I canât promise to fix all my childâs problems, but I can promise that they will never have to face them alone.â âAnonymous
37. âI must have done something so right in the past to deserve the title of being a dad.â âAnonymous
38. âI will never forget the day I became a dad and stood there holding my child in my arms for the very first time. It was like I found my reason to live.â âAnonymous
39. âHaving a kid is like falling in love for the first time when youâre 12, but every day.â âMike Myers
40. âAmong all my firsts in life, being a first time dad is my favorite.â âAnonymous
41. âGuiding you through life will be my greatest joy and my deepest challenge. I pray I am worthy of it for you, my child.â âAnonymous
42. âBecoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to.â âWayne Rooney
43. âAny fool can have a child. That doesnât make you a father. Itâs the courage to raise a child that makes you a father.â âBarack Obama
44. âBe a loving father to your child and give them a life full of happiness and success.â âAnonymous
45. âFather is the noblest title a man can be given. It is more than a biological role. It signifies a patriarch, a leader, an exemplar, a confidant, a teacher, a hero, a friend.â âRobert L. Backman
46. âIt feels like all the roads that I took in my life, every road led me to being a father.â âAnonymous
47. âEverything feels so new to me, but the kind of feeling that makes my heart giddy that I will become a father.â âAnonymous
[#TOC4]Quotes About Missing Your Father[#TOC4]
As indestructible as our fathers seem, they are still, after all, human. Someday, we will lose themâto time, illness, or distance.
And if distance is your only obstacle to seeing your dad, count yourself lucky. Many others would give anything for a chance to see their own fathers again. I know I would jump at a chance to send one of these quotes to my dad one last time!
If youâre missing your dad, send him a special Fatherâs Day wish today. It will definitely cheer you both up and make you remember all the good times you had before life got in the way.
48. âAlthough we haven't seen each other in a long time, know that you're always in my heart and in my mind.â âAnonymous
49. âThe distance between us is only as far as we make it, Dad. You are with me in spirit wherever I am.â âAnonymous
50. "Let me tell you, he is the hole in my heart. His loss is my scar. But let me tell you something, his memory drives me forward every single day of my life." âAnonymous
51. âWhenever I am missing you, I also remember how fortunate I was that you were in my life. I wouldnât trade those moments for the world.â âAnonymous
52. âThis is the price you pay for having a great father. You get the wonder, the joy, the tender moments â and you get the tears at the end, too.â âHarlan Coben
53. âA fatherâs love is forever imprinted on his childâs heart.â âJennifer Williamson
54. âThere is no expiration date on the love between a father and his child.â âJennifer Williamson
55. âWe may be far apart right now, but we are as close as ever in our hearts. Dad, your love helps me through each day even when I am away.â âAnonymous
56. âDad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten.â âConrad Hall
57. âSay not in grief âhe is no moreâ but in thankfulness that he was.â âHebrew Proverb
58. âLooking up at the stars and knowing we share the same world makes me feel close to you, Dad. I love living in your universe!â âAnonymous
59. âWhen it comes to the love that you and I share, distance doesnât really matter because we are connected with our hearts and souls.â âAnonymous
60. âIt is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons.â âJohann Friedrich Von Schiller
61. âNo matter how old we are, we still need our dads, and wonder how weâll get by without them.â â Jennifer Williamson
[#TOC5]Funny Dad Quotes[#TOC5]
Dads come in all shapes and sizes. They can be tall or short, skinny or bulky, hairy or shaved. But the one thing all great dads do have in common is a sense of humor â or rather, dad humor. Yeah, their dad jokes might make you want to roll your eyes now, but one day youâll look back at these silly moments with great joy.
Here are some funny quotes about dads that you might be able to relate to. Get your dad a mug on Amazon and have one of these quotes printed on it as a fatherâs day gift. Heâll love it!
62. âYou gotta love dads. At my wedding, when I tripped on my wedding dress and fell flat on my face, Dad said, âDonât worry, youâll do better next timeâ.â âMelanie White
63. âThe older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.â âTim Russert
64. âYou can tell what was the best year of your fatherâs life, because they seem to freeze that clothing style and ride it out.â âJerry Seinfeld
65. âBy the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks heâs wrong.â âCharles Wadsworth
66. âWhen youâre young, you think your dad is Superman. Then you grow up, and you realize heâs just a regular guy who wears a cape.â âDave Attell
67. âHaving children is like living in a frat house. Nobody sleeps, everythingâs broken and thereâs a lot of throwing up.â âRay Romano
68. âMy daughter got me a 'Worldâs Best Dad' mug. So we know sheâs sarcastic.â âBob Odenkirk
69. âI've been to war. I've raised twins. If I had a choice, I'd rather go to war.â âGeorge W. Bush
70. âRemember: What dad really wants is a nap. Really.â âDave Barry
71. âMy father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic.â âSpike Milligan
72. âHappy Fathers Day, Dad! I wouldnât trade you for anything. Of course, nobodyâs offered me anything.â âMelanie White
73. âJust once on Father's Day, I wish my kids would give me a #1 Dad mug instead of one with my actual ranking.â âAndy Borowitz
74. âFatherhood is great because you can ruin someone from scratch.â âJon Stewart
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Our Best Picks
Canât choose a quote? Here are our best picks to get you started.
What is a Great Father Quote?
âDads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, and singers of song.â âPam Brown
What is an Emotional Quote About a Father?
âThis is the price you pay for having a great father. You get the wonder, the joy, the tender moments â and you get the tears at the end, too.â â Harlan Coben
What is a Simple Caption for Dad?
âMy father didnât tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.â âClarence Budington Kelland
What is a Sweet Word for Father?
Here are a few endearing alternatives to the word father:
- Dad
- Papa
- Pops
- Pa
- Poppa
- Baba
Ending Note
A dad is an irreplaceable figure in a personâs life. Let these father quotes remind you of all the great moments you had with your dad. The most important thing is to celebrate his presence in your life while you still can, and appreciate all that he is and all that he has done for you.