Dads aren’t just an eternal source of the best jokes known to humankind (although that’s an achievement we’d all be happy to unlock); they are also the superheroes, the silent intercessors who will always be there, no matter what kind of foolishness you get yourself into. Dads are also usually the ones to be, at least partly, liable to half of the folly that you two together agree on keeping silent from mom, but that’s where the fondest memories from childhood usually lie. They are your secret partners in crime, allowing you stuff a mother would never agree to! Although there are plenty more qualities to be listed as ‘pros’ when talking about father figures, instead of freely speculating, we should probably hear what the smart and famous people had to say about the institution of fatherhood. So, we’ve gathered just a bit short of a hundred dad quotes that have originated in the minds of Bindi Irwin, Jerry Seinfeld, and Mark Twain, just to drop a few of the names you’re about to meet.
Some of these beautiful quotes are actual dads shedding light on what it’s like to turn into a father, rather than being ‘just’ a man. Other wise words come from the sons and the daughters, sometimes praising the qualities their dads instilled in them, sometimes just thanking them for always being there. A minority of these smart quotes could also be attributed to moms, but the rest is a playground for interesting thoughts on fathers and fathers alone!
Without any further talk, let’s dive into the world of dads! Just a smidgeon down below, you’ll find our picks for the top dad quotes, dedications to dads, fathers talking about parenthood, and just generally smart words on what it’s like to be a parent. After you are done reading these intelligent quotes, be sure to vote for the ones that you agree with the most and share this article with your dad, maybe?
#1
“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
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#2
"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
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#3
“When my daughter says ‘Daddy I need you!’ I wonder if she has any idea that I need her billion times more.” – Stanley Behrman
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#4
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will always believe it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein
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#5
“If you ever want to torture my dad, tie him up and right in front of him, refold a map incorrectly.” – Cathy Ladman
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#6
“A father carries pictures where his money used to be.” — Steve Martin
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#7
“I rescind my earlier statement of ‘I could never fall in love with a girl who poops her pants.’ I hadn’t met my daughter yet.” – Dax Shepard
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#8
“There should be a children’s song: ‘If you’re happy and you know it, keep it to yourself and let your dad sleep.'” – Jim Gaffigan
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#9
“Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected.” – Red Button
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#10
"There's no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it." – George R.R. Martin
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#11
“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
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#12
“Before I got married I had six theories about raising children; now, I have six children and no theories.” – John Wilmot
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#13
“People ask what it’s like to have four kids, and I just tell them ‘picture that you’re drowning, then someone hands you a baby.'” – Jim Gaffigan
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#14
"Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance." – Ruth E. Renkel
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#15
"Just taught my kids about taxes by eating 38% of their ice cream." – Conan O'Brien
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#16
“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.” — Sigmund Freud
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#17
“I remember a very important lesson that my father gave me when I was twelve or thirteen. He said, ‘You know, today I welded a perfect seam and I signed my name to it.’ And I said, ‘But, Daddy, no one's going to see it!’ And he said, ‘Yeah, but I know it's there.’ So when I was working in kitchens, I did good work.” – Toni Morrison
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#18
"My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me." – Jim Valvano
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#19
“By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong.” – Charles Wadsworth
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#20
“No one in this world can love a girl more than her father.” – Michael Ratnadeepak
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