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51 Father’s Day Quotes To Make Your Dad Feel Special

- Fatherhood - June 1, 2023
Father's Day Quotes

Father’s Day is around the corner and a lot of us are feeling excited to celebrate our fathers or husbands. Whether it’s their first year as a dad or the umpteenth year, we are here to celebrate all fathers.

When is Father’s Day 2023?

Father’s Day is typically celebrated on the third Sunday in the month of June. It is a day that celebrates all fathers, fatherhood, father figures, and paternal bonds. This year, Father’s Day will be celebrated on Sunday, June 18, 2023.

Fatherhood is a full-time job and we want to show our fathers how appreciative we are of all their hard work not just to support the family, but to also make time for their kids and everyone else. We can never underestimate the role or importance of fathers and these Father’s Day quotes we’ve put together are just something to let them have an idea of how much they are truly loved.

Here are some Father’s Day quotes you can send to your dad this Father’s Day.

Inspirational Father’s Day Quotes

  1. “I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.” – Sigmund Freud
  2. “My father gave me my dreams. Thanks to him, I could see a future.” – Liza Minnelli
  3. “Every son quotes his father, in words and in deeds.” – Terri Guillemets
  4. “I love my father as the stars – he’s a bright shining example and a happy twinkling in my heart.” – Terri Guillemets
  5. “My father has always provided me a safe place to land and a hard place from which to launch.” – Chelsea Clinton
  6. “No man I ever met was my father’s equal, and I never loved any other man as much.” – Hedy Lamarr
  7. “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
  8. “There is no teacher equal to mother and there’s nothing more contagious than the dignity of a father.” – Amit Ray
  9. “No one in this world can love a girl more than her father.” – Michael Ratnadeepak
  10. “Every son’s first superhero is his father.” – Tiger Schraff

Cute & Funny Father’s Day Quotes

  1. “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, especially for their children.” – Hillary Lytle
  2. “A father is a banker provided by nature.” – French proverb
  3. “Dad taught me everything I know. Unfortunately, he didn’t teach me everything he knows.” – Al Unser
  4. “My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.” – Budington Kelland
  5. “A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.” – Unknown
  6. “A father’s words are like a thermostat that sets the temperature in the house.” – Paul Lewis
  7. “A good father is one whose only reason for putting down a laughing baby is to pick up a crying one.” – Linda Poindexter
  8. “Sometimes I think my papa is an accordion. When he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I hear the notes.” – Markus Zusak
  9. “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
  10. “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
  11. “The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.” – Tim Russert

Sentimental Father’s Day Quotes For Husbands/Fathers

  1. “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” – Jim Valvano
  2. “The only thing better than having you for a husband is our children having you for a daddy.” —Unknown
  3. “A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely.” – Emile Gaboriau
  4. “My dad’s my best mate, and he always will be.” – Cher Lloyd
  5. “I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.” – Sigmund Freud
  6. “One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” – George Herbert
  7. “To her, the name of father was another name for love.” – Fanny Fern
  8. “Some folks don’t believe in heroes ‘cause they haven’t met my dad.” – Owl City
  9. “Lately all my friends are worried they’re turning into their fathers. I’m worried I’m not.” – Dan Zevin
  10. “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

Father’s Day Quotes For Husbands/Fathers

  1. “A happy family is a reflection of a good father and a loving husband.” – Unknown
  2. “Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father.” – Lydia Maria Child
  3. “My Father’s Day gift to you is letting you pretend to be in charge of the family for a day.” —Unknown
  4. “Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.” – Ruth E. Renkel
  5. “I always thought you’d make a great dad. Now, I know it. Happy Father’s Day to an amazing husband.” – Unknown
  6. “Daddies don’t just love their children every now and then, it’s a love without end.” – George Strait
  7. “He adopted a role called being a father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a protector.” – Tom Wolfe
  8. “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
  9. “There is nothing that moves a loving father’s soul quite like his child’s cry.” – Joni Eareckson Tada

Father’s Day Quotes For Grandfathers

  1. “It’s the courage to raise a child that makes you a father.” – Barack Obama
  2. “One of the most powerful hand clasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather.” – Joy Hargrove
  3. “And I only hope when I have my own family. That every day I see a little more of my father in me.” – Keith Urban
  4. “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, Foucault’s Pendulum
  5. “To a small child, the perfect granddad is unafraid of big dogs and fierce storms, but absolutely terrified of the word boo.” – Robert Brault
  6. “When you teach your son, you teach your son’s son.” – The Talmud
  7. “The imprint of a father remains forever on the life of the child.” —Roy Lessin
  8. “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
  9. “When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.” – William Shakespeare
  10. “No man stands taller than when he stoops to help a child.” – Abraham Lincoln
  11. “A grandfather carries all the pictures of his grandkids where his money used to be.” – Unknown

We hope these Father’s Day quotes are exactly what you’re looking for. You can pair these quotes with a gift and surprise your father or a father figure in your life. We wish you and your family a happy Father’s Day!

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