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?
#61
"I learn things from my kids constantly. Most of their knowledge comes from Snapple caps." – Jimmy Kimmel
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#62
“I love my father as the stars - he’s a bright shining example and a happy twinkling in my heart.” — Terri Guillemets
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#63
“It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.” – Anne Sexton
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#64
“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
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#65
"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
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#66
"The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get." – Tim Russert
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#67
“I only hope when I have my own family that everyday I see a little more of my father in me.” — Keith Urban
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#68
"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."
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#69
“Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. In love to our wives there is desire; to our sons, ambition; but to our daughters, there is something which there are no words to express.” – Joseph Addison
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#70
"It's an ongoing joy being a dad." – Liam Neeson
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#71
“Dad is, and always will be, my living, breathing superhero.” — Bindi Irwin
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#72
“Mom and Dad were married 64 years. And if you wondered what their secret was, you could have asked the local florist — because every day dad gave mom a rose, which he put on her bedside table.” – Mitt Romney
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#73
“A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you’ve grown.”
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#74
“My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.” – Quentin Crisp
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#75
“My dad always taught me to never be satisfied, to want more, and know that what is done is done.” – Thierry Henry
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#76
“I wasn’t anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.” — Sammy Davis, Jr.
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#77
“I feel more and more like ‘myself’ these days. Before becoming a father, I can remember a low-level feeling of somehow not quite being myself.” – B.D. Wong
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#78
"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
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#79
"In my career, there's many things I've won and many things I've achieved, but for me, my greatest achievement is my children and my family." – David Beckham
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#80
"What you teach your children, you also teach their children."
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