Father's day quotes

My dad’s not here, but he’s watching in heaven.

– Bubba Watson

It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.

– Anne Sexton

Until you have a son of your own… you will never know the joy, the love beyond feeling that resonates in the heart of a father as he looks upon his son.

– Kent Nerburn

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

Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten.

– Conrad Hall

This is the price you pay for having a great father. You get the wonder, the joy, the tender moments – and you get the tears at the end, too.

– Harlan Coben

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

– George Herbert

I would say my greatest achievement in life right now – my greatest achievement period is – and I’m still trying to achieve it – is to be a wonderful father to my kids.

– Bo Jackson

The most important thing in the world is family and love.

– John Wooden

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

It’s an ongoing joy being a dad.

– Liam Neeson

I pray to be a good servant to God, a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a brother, an uncle, a good neighbor, a good leader to those who look up to me, a good follower to those who are serving God and doing the right thing.

– Mark Wahlberg

Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.

– Gloria Naylor

When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.

– Unknown

Without my dad, I wouldn’t be here.

– Maria Sharapova

I would want my legacy to be that I was a great son, father and friend.

– Dante Hall

My dad was my best friend and greatest role model. He was an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband and friend.

– Tiger Woods

You don’t have to deserve your mother’s love. You have to deserve your father’s.

– Robert Frost

To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.

– Euripides

When it comes to Father’s Day, I will remember my dad for both being there to nurture me and also for the times he gave me on my own to cultivate my own interests and to nurture my own spirit.

– Jennifer Grant

I think my mom put it best. She said, ‘Little girls soften their daddy’s hearts.’

– Paul Walker

One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.

– Jim DeMint

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

– William Shakespeare

I admire my father greatly.

– Kojo Annan

My role model is my dad.

– Seann William Scott

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

Being a father helps me be more responsible… you see more things than you’ve ever seen.

– Kid Rock

My father always used to say that when you die, if you’ve got five real friends, then you’ve had a great life.

– Lee Iacocca

I have a Father’s Day every day.

– Dennis Banks

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

We looked up to our father. He still is much greater than us.

– Wynton Marsalis

I can definitely say the older I’ve got the better I’ve become at being a dad and a husband.

– Rod Stewart

Dad taught me everything I know. Unfortunately, he didn’t teach me everything he knows.

– Al Unser

My father used to say that it’s never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, ‘You never know what you can accomplish until you try.’

– Michael Jordan

My dad’s my best mate, and he always will be.

– Cher Lloyd

A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.

– Frank Abagnale

I was raised in the greatest of homes… just a really great dad, and I miss him so much… he was a good man, a real simple man… Very faithful, always loved my mom, always provided for the kids, and just a lot of fun.

– Max Lucado

To me, having kids is the ultimate job in life. I want to be most successful at being a good father.

– Nick Lachey

We should all aspire in life to do a multitude of things well – to be a great father, to be a good husband, to be a good lover, you know, to try to do things the best you can is very important to me.

– Matthew Modine

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

Our dad was a great guy and we will never forget him.

– Lara St. John

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

My Dad is my hero.

– Harry Connick, Jr.

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.

– Jim Valvano

I wasn’t anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.

– Sammy Davis, Jr.

I’m a father; that’s what matters most. Nothing matters more.

– Gordon Brown

I had no expectations about fatherhood, really, but it’s definitely a journey I’m glad to be taking. Number one, it’s a great learning experience. When my mother told me it’s a 24/7 job, she wasn’t kidding.

– Christopher Meloni

I imagine God to be like my father. My father was always the voice of certainty in my life. Certainty in the wisdom, certainty in the path, certainty always in God. For me God is certainty in everything. Certainty that everything is good and everything is God.

– Yehuda Berg

To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship.

– Wendell Phillips

I want to congratulate all the men out there who are working diligently to be good fathers whether they are stepfathers, or biological fathers or just spiritual fathers.

– T. D. Jakes