Honor the dads and father figures in your life with meaningful quotes on Father’s Day. Whether you want to include them in your card or social media post, here are some of the our favorite quotes about fatherhood that will let him know how much his dedication and unconditional love mean to you.
1. “Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a Dad.”
— Anne Geddes
2. “To the world you are a dad. To our family you are the world.”
— Unknown
3. “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: He believed in me.”
— Jim Valvano
4. “The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.”
— Tim Russert
5. “My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.”
— Clarence Budington Kelland
6. “The greatest mark of a father is how he treats his children when no one is looking.”
—Dan Pearce
7. “A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely.”
—Emile Gaboriau
8. “My father didn’t do anything unusual. He did what dads are supposed to do – be there.”
— Max Lucado
9. “Raising kids may be a thankless job with ridiculous hours, but at least the pay sucks.”
— Jim Gaffigan
10. “What makes you a man is not the ability to make a child, it’s the courage to raise one.”
— President Barack Obama
11. “A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.”
— Unknown
12. “Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventures, story-tellers, and singers of songs.”
— Pam Brown
13. “A good dad is able to smile when there is little to smile about.”
— Jake Slope
14. “Being a father is the greatest job I have ever had and the greatest job I will ever have.”
— Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
15. “The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature.”