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Don’t Know What to Tell the Dad in Your Life? Father’s Day Quotes That Are Heartfelt and Funny
Father's Day is around the corner, and these quotes will put a smile on your dad's face.
Barbeques, lakeside days, and honoring the dads in our lives are just a few of the heartwarming ways we can celebrate them this Father’s Day. However, knowing what to say to those figures can be hard. Thankfully, Woman’s World has collected the 50 best quotes for Father’s Day that are sure to melt everyone’s hearts.
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30 heartfelt Father’s Day quotes for your dad
- “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” – Jim Valvano
- “My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad.” – Beau Bridges
- “A dad is someone who wants to catch you before you fall but instead picks you up, brushes you off, and lets you try again.” – Unknown
- “When my father didn’t have my hand, he had my back.” – Linda Poindexter
- “Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, and singers of song.” – Pam Brown
- “My father gave me my dreams. Thanks to him, I could see a future.” – Liza Minnelli
- “A father’s tears and fears are unseen, his love is unexpressed, but his care and protection remains as a pillar of strength throughout our lives.” – Ama H. Vanniarachchy
- “The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.” – Tim Russert
- “[My father] always provided me a safe place to land and a hard place from which to launch.” – Chelsea Clinton
- “My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived, and let me watch him do it.”- Clarence Budington Kelland
- “The power of a dad in a child’s life is unmatched.” – Justin Ricklefs
- “One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” – George Herbert
- “To her, the name of the father was another name for love.” – Fanny Fern
- “Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man.” – Frank Pittman
- “My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.” – Clarence Budington Kelland
- “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
- “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
- “I think my mom put it best. She said, ‘Little girls soften their daddy’s hearts.'” – Paul Walker
- “No man stands taller than when he stoops to help a child.” – Abraham Lincoln
- “Some people don’t believe in heroes, but they haven’t met my dad.” – Unknown
- “Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example rather than his advice.” – Charles F. Kettering
- “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
- “He was the first man in my life, the man who taught me how to love.” – Jenna Bush Hager
- “My dad taught me that good health is all about living in gratitude.” – Mariska Hargitay
- “Dad: A son’s first hero, a daughter’s first love.” – Unknown
- “I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father’s equal, and I never loved any man as much.” – Hedy Lamarr
- “A father is a man who expects his children to be as good as he meant to be.” – Carol Coats
- “To the world, you are a dad. But to our family, you are the world.” – Unknown
- “Daddies don’t just love their children every now and then; it’s a love without end.” – George Strait
- “There is no such thing as a perfect parent. So just be a real one.” – Sue Atkins
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20 funny Father’s Day quotes
- “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
- “Father’s Day is important because, besides being the day on which we honor Dad, it’s the one day of the year that Brookstone does any business.” – Jimmy Fallon
- “A father carries pictures where his money used to be.” – Steve Martin
- “My father had a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic.” – Spike Milligan
- “The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.” – Tim Russert
- “Having children is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.”- Martin Mull
- “Remember: What Dad really wants is a nap. Really.” – Dave Barry
- “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
- “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
- “Life doesn’t come with an instruction book — that’s why we have fathers.” – H. Jackson Brown
- “A man knows he is growing old because he begins to look like his father.” – Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- “Being a great father is like shaving. No matter how good you shaved today, you have to do it again tomorrow.” – Reed Markham
- “Having one child makes you a parent. Having two kids makes you a referee.” – David Frost
- “Raising kids may be a thankless job with ridiculous hours, but at least the pay sucks.” – Jim Gaffigan
- “Buying your kid a goldfish is a great way to teach them about responsibility for 24-36 hours.” – Conan O’Brien
- “Having children is like living in a frat house. Nobody sleeps, everything’s broken and there’s a lot of throwing up.” – Ray Romano
- “My daughter got me a ‘World’s Best Dad’ mug. So we know she’s sarcastic.” – Bob Odenkirk
- “Having a 2-year-old is like having a blender without a lid.” – Jerry Seinfeld
- “Never underestimate kids’ tenacity. Raising a child is like wrestling a small but relentless opponent.” – Stephen Colbert
- “Just taught my kids about taxes by eating 38% of their ice cream.” – Conan O’Brien
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