Quotes for Father’s Day

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Are you searching for the right words to put in a Father’s Day card or post online? Using quotes is a fantastic way to express your feelings. If you are searching for inspiration, consider the following Father’s Day quotes.

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  1. “The power of a dad in a child’s life is unmatched.” —Justin Ricklefs
  2. “A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.”– Unknown
  3. “A father’s love: “It’s a different kind of love. It’s very pure. It’s unconditional.” – John Legend
  4. “It is a wise father that knows his own child.” —William Shakespeare
  5. “[My father] always provided me a safe place to land and a hard place from which to launch.”– Chelsea Clinton
  6. “A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely.” – Emile Gaboriau
  7. “A father’s smile has been known to light up a child’s entire day.” —Susan Gale
  8. “Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, storytellers, and singers of song.”– Unknown
  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. “Fathers just have a way of putting everything together.” —Erika Cosby
  11. “All that most parents hope is that their children are happy, funny, well adjusted and have a passion for something in their lives.”- Tom Hanks
  12. “A father’s love is forever imprinted on his child’s heart.” – Jennifer Williamson
  13. “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
  14. “It is much easier to become a father than to be one.” – Kent Nerburn
  15. “I am my father’s daughter and not afraid of anything.”– Queen Elizabeth II
  16. “My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived, and let me watch him do it.”- Clarence Budington Kellan
  17. “Dad, a son’s first hero and a daughter’s first love.” – Unknown
  18. “Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing father.” —Unknown
  19. “A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be. My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a a great dad.”– Steven Spielberg
  20. “The greatest mark of a father is how he treats his children when no one is looking.” —Dan Pearce
  21. 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
  22. “Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, the not yet dads, the stepdads, the moms who are dad, the adoptive dads, the grandads, and the dads who are no longer with us.” – Unknown
  23. “My father has been my teacher, my supporter and my critic, but mostly it is his example of a life well-lived and a service freely given that I most wanted to emulate.”– Princess Anne
  24. “A father carries pictures where his money used to be.” —Steve Martin
  25. “Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever.” —Unknown
  26. “Every son quotes his father, in words and in deeds.” —Terri Guillemets
  27. “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
  28. “An almost perfect relationship with his father was the earthly root of all his wisdom.”- C.S. Lewis
  29. “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
  30. “There will always be a few people who have the courage to love what is untamed inside us. One of those men is my father.” —Alison Lohman
  31. “Dad taught me everything I know. Unfortunately, he didn’t teach me everything he knows.” —Al Unser
  32. “By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong.” —Charles Wadworth
  33. “My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.” —Clarence Budington Kelland
  34. “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
  35. “Father!—to God himself we cannot give a holier name!” —William Wordsworth

Happy Father’s Day!

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