El Dia del Padre is upon us once more and it’s time again to celebrate dads with some Father’s day quotes. My favorite Father’s Day gift is a custom photo book Trisha made for me with pix of me and all the kids together. Well, almost all of them – I got it 5 months before #4 was born. He’s now 5 and I need an updated version, which a certain someone is slacking on.
But I digress.
I like Father’s Day. It’s nice to get a special day and a little love from the fam. The handmade cards from the kids and an extra extra long hug. We’re not dads for the recognition but it’s nice when it happens. Plus, extra hugs from the kids is always a plus.
Here are some of our favorite Father’s Day quotes to celebrate
Here’s the quote that inspired our slogan
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
Scroll down for inspirational Father’s Day quotes too.
Funny Father’s Day Quotes
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
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
My daughter got me a World’s Best Dad mug. So we know she’s sarcastic. – Bob Odenkirk
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant, I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years. – Mark Twain
I rescind my early statement, I could never fall in love with a girl who regularly poops her pants. I hadn’t met my daughter yet. – Dax Shepherd
I found out that I’m a pretty bad father. I make a lot of mistakes, and I don’t know what I’m doing. But my kids love me anyway. Louis CK
A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. – James Dent
Having children is like living in a frat house – nobody sleeps, everything’s broken, and there’s a lot of throwing up. – Ray Romano
Inspirational dad quotes
Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad. – Ann Geddes
My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad. – Beau Bridges
Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance. – Ruth E. Renkel
My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it. – Clarence Budington Kelland
Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, and singers of song. – Pam Brown
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 the little scraps of wisdom. – Umberto Eco
My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: He believed in me. – Jim Valvano
It is not flesh and blood, but the heart which makes us fathers and sons. – Johann Friedrich von Schiller
No one is ever quite ready; everyone is always caught off guard. Parenthood chooses you. And you open your eyes, look at what you’ve got, say Oh, my gosh, and recognize that of all the balls there ever were, this is the one you should not drop. It’s not a question of choice. ― Marisa de los Santos
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
The best inheritance a parent can give to his children is a few minutes of their time each day. – M. Grundler
Love your family. Spend time, be kind & serve one another. Make no room for regrets. Tomorrow is not promised & today is short. – Unknown
The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature. – Antoine Francois Prevost
There’s no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it. —George R. R. Martin
Sometimes I think my papa is an accordion. When he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I hear the notes. Marcus Zuzak
It’s a solid lesson in the limitations of self to realize that your heart is running around inside someone else’s body. ―Christopher Hitchens
Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating. Too often fathers neglect it because they get so caught up in making a living they forget to make a life.— John Wooden
A broke father who spends time with his children is better than a wealthy one who just sends checks.— Anonymous
When my father didn’t have my back, he had my hand.— Linda Poindexter
A daughter needs a dad to be the standard against she will judge all men.— Anonymous[note]Hey – it’s 2017 so we know that quotes about dads & daughters don’t just apply to daughters. We’re setting examples for our sons too.[/note]
It’s not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.– Ann Landers
Children don’t need more things. The best present they can get is a father who gets on the floor and plays with them.— Anonymous
As a father you must have the mindset that being a dad is your most important job.— Mark Merrill
A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms even when his hands are empty.— Anonymous
Be the type of man you’d want your daughter to be with.— Anonymous[note]Ditto.[/note]
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.— Anonymous
What you teach your children, you also teach their children.— Anonymous
Every father should remember that one day his children will follow his example, not his advice.— Anonymous
My dad, like any coach, has always stressed the fundamentals. He taught me responsibility, accountability, and the importance of hard work. — Steve Young
