Best Father’s Day Quotes: 103 Inspiring Quotes to Make Your Dad Feel Extra Special

“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: he believed in me.” —Jim Valvano

“Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.” —Ruth E. Renkel

“My daddy was my hero—he was always there for me when I needed him,” said the young Australian conservationist in a 2006 speech during her father Steve Irwin’s memorial service. “He listened to me and taught me so many things, but most of all he was fun.” – Bindi Irwin

“I would have five more girls if I could. I’m a girl dad.” – Kobe Bryant

“Every son quotes his father, in words and in deeds.” —Terri Guillemets

“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

“Good fathers do three things: they provide, they nurture and they guide.” —Roland Warren

“No man stands taller than when he stoops to help a child.” – Abraham Lincoln

“My father used to say that it’s never too late to do anything you wanted to do,” the basketball legend is quoted saying in New York Times’ sports columnist Ira Berkow’s book, Autumns in the Garden: The Coach of Camelot and Other Knicks Stores. “You never know what you can accomplish until you try.” – Michael Jordan

“A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.” – Billy Graham

“We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.” —Henry Ward Beecher

“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.” – Sigmund Freud

“I feel that the greatest gift that I can give my children is the freedom to be who they are,” the Aladdin actor told BET in a 2016 interview. – Will Smith

“I’ve said it before, but it’s absolutely true: My mother gave me my drive, but my father gave me my dreams. Thanks to him, I could see a future.” – Liza Minnelli

“I think my mom put it best. She said, ‘Little girls soften their daddy’s hearts.'” – Paul Walker

“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

“This little soul that you’re feeding and you’re changing and you’re bathing and you’re telling bedtime stories to is a blank canvas… All it needs is love and nurturing. It’s the most wonderful feeling.” – Sir Elton John

“Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.” – Gloria Naylor

“My dad is my best friend, my father, and my boss. When I do something that is exciting and he likes it, it feels three times as good as you can imagine.” – David Lauren

“No matter what drama I deal with at work, when I get home and hear them scream, ‘Daddy!’ I forget whatever it was I was stressed about.” – Mario Lopez

“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

“The greatest tribute a boy can give to his father is to say, ‘When I grow up, I want to be just like my dad.'” – Billy Graham

“The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.” – Tim Russert

“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

“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

“You can’t spell “parentry” without “try.” Of course, you’ll make a few mistakes. The important thing is that the mistakes you make with your kids are the same ones your parents made with you. At least you know how those turn out.” – Stephen Colbert

“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

“My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.” – Clarence Budington Kelland

“To her, the name of father was another name for love.” – Fanny Fern, Fresh Leaves

“Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, and singers of song.” – Pam Brown

“My dad is my idol. He used to work two jobs and still came home happy every night.” – Magic Johnson

“It is a wise father that knows his own child.” —William Shakespeare

“I think [parenthood] brings out the child in all of us. That’s what’s so beautiful. It reminds you of the fascination you had with things, and how you can spend hours just being with someone. It’s amazing.” – Chris Hemsworth

“A daughter needs a dad to be the standard against which she will judge all men.” – Gregory E. Lang

“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

“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” – George Herbert

“It’s the greatest thing on Earth. As soon as this child was born, I immediately wanted to call my parents and just apologize because I never knew how much they loved me.” – Ashton Kutcher

“Daddies don’t just love their children every now and then, it’s a love without end.” – George Strait

“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

“It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father.” – Pope John XXIII

“Some people don’t believe in heroes, but they haven’t met my dad.” – Unknown

“I’ve gotten to jump out of helicopters and do daring stunts and play baseball in a professional stadium, but none of them mean anything compared to being somebody’s daddy” – Chris Pratt

“I love being a dad; it’s one of the joys of life. In fact, you can take it all away from me tomorrow, but don’t take away my children.” – Idris Elba

“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

“Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad, and that’s why I call you dad, because you are so special to me. You taught me the game and you taught me how to play it right.” – Wade Boggs

“By 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.” – General Douglas MacArthur

“Fatherhood is the best thing that could happen to me, and I’m just glad I can share my voice.” – Dwyane Wade

“Children learn to smile from their parents.” —Shinichi Suzuki

“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” —George Herbert

“It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.” – Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird

“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

“Baby I paint the sky blue / My greatest creation was you.” – Jay-Z

“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

“A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely.” – Emile Gaboriau

“When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.” – William Shakespeare

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

“Fatherhood is the great thing that could ever happen. You can’t explain it until it happens—it’s like telling someone what water feels like before they’ve ever swam in it.” – Michael Bublé

“A father is a man who expects his children to be as good as he meant to be.” – Carol Coats

“Every father should remember one day his son will follow his example, not his advice.” – Charles Kettering

“It’s the one thing I’ve always wanted to be. Never is a man more of a man than when he is the father of a newborn.” – Matthew McConaughey

“To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.” – Euripides

“I love my father as the stars—he’s a bright shining example and a happy twinkling in my heart.” – Terri Guillemets

“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

“I had no expectations about fatherhood, really, but it’s definitely a journey I’m glad to be taking.” – Christopher Meloni

“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

“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

“My dad’s my best mate, and he always will be.” – Cher Lloyd

“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

“Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.” —Frank Abagnale

“There’s no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it.” – George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“Having a kid is like falling in love for the first time when you’re twelve, but every day.” —Mike Meyers

“It’s an ongoing joy being a dad.” Liam Neeson

“I talk and talk and talk, and I haven’t taught people in 50 years what my father taught by example in one week.” – Maria Cuomo Cole

“A father carries pictures where his money used to be.” – Steve Martin

“I’m a great dad because I know what it’s like not to be a good dad.” – Kevin Hart

“Becoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to.” – Wayne Rooney

“Sometimes I’m amazed that my wife and I created two human beings from scratch yet struggle to assemble the most basic of IKEA cabinets.” – John Kinnear

“He adopted a role called being a father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a protector.” – Tom Wolfe

“The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature.” – Antoine Francois Prevost

“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

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglass

“The best fathers have the softest, sweetest hearts… In other words, great dads are real marshmallows.” – Richelle E. Goodrich

“Just taught my kids about taxes by eating 38% of their ice cream.” – Conan O’Brien

“The reward of child rearing is spending the rest of your life proudly knowing this person you helped guide.” —Mike Sager

“It is not flesh and blood, but the heart which makes us fathers and sons.” – Johann Friedrich Von Schiller

” ‘ Have fun’ is my message. Be silly. You’re allowed to be silly. There’s nothing wrong with it.” – Jimmy Fallon

“There is nothing that moves a loving father’s soul quite like his child’s cry.” —Joni Eareckson Tada

“In my career, there’s many things I’ve won and many things I’ve achieved, but for me, my greatest achievement is my children and my family. ” – David Beckham

“A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.” – Unknown

“Do I want to be a hero to my son? No. I would like to be a very real human being. That’s hard enough.” – Robert Downey Jr.

“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

“I feel like the success of parenthood is feeling like I failed all day today, but I get to wake up tomorrow and do it again and hopefully they turn out to be a good human being.” – Justin Timberlake

“When it comes to first-class fathers, you are the absolute cream of the crop.” – Joanna Fuchs

“It starts in the home. If the father is not in the home, the boy will find a father in the streets. I saw it in my generation and every generation before me, and every one since.” – Denzel Washington

“An almost perfect relationship with his father was the earthly root of all his wisdom.” – C.S. Lewis, Phantastes

“A father doesn’t tell you that he loves you. He shows you.” —Dimitri the Stoneheart

“A father’s smile has been known to light up a child’s entire day.” —Susan Gale

“When you’re a dad, there’s no one above you. If I don’t do something that has to be done, who is going to do it?” – Jonathan Safran Foer

“My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, ‘You’re tearing up the grass.’ ‘We’re not raising grass,’ Dad would reply. ‘We’re raising boys.’” – Harmon Killebrew

“It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.” —Anne Sexton

“Fathers just have a way of putting everything together.” —Erika Cosby

“When my father didn’t have my hand, he had my back.” —Linda Poindexter