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?
#81
“When I come home, my daughter will run to the door and give me a big hug, and everything that’s happened that day just melts away.” — Hugh Jackman
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#82
"The greatest mark of a father is how he treats his children when no one is looking." – Dan Pearce
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#83
"Never is a man more of a man than when he is the father of a newborn." – Matthew McConaughey
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#84
"If there is any immortality to be had among us human beings, it is certainly only in the love that we leave behind. Fathers like mine don't ever die." – Leo Buscaglia
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#85
“I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father’s life.” – Sidney Poitier
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#86
“This is the price you pay for having a great father. You get the wonder, the joy, the tender moments - and you get the tears at the end, too.” — Harlan Coben
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#87
“My favorite thing about being a father is just seeing my kids grow and do some of the same things that I did when I was a kid.” – LeBron James
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#88
"Fatherhood is the great thing that could ever happen. You can't explain it until it happens — it's like telling someone what water feels like before they've ever swam in it." – Michael Bublé
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#89
“When my father didn’t have my hand, he had my back.” – Linda Poindexter
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#90
"A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely.” – Emile Gaboriau
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#91
“You fathers will understand. You have a little girl. She looks up to you. You’re her oracle. You’re her hero. And then the day comes when she gets her first permanent wave and goes to her first real party, and from that day on, you’re in a constant state of panic.” – Stanley T. Banks
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#92
“Every father should remember one day his son will follow his example, not his advice.” — Charles Kettering
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#93
“You can tell what was the best year of your father’s life because he seems to freeze that clothing style and ride it out.” –Jerry Seinfeld
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#94
“My father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.” –Clarence Budington Kelland
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#95
“Being a great father is like shaving. No matter how good you shaved today, you have to do it again tomorrow.” – Reed Markham
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#96
“My dad used to say, ‘You wouldn’t worry so much about what people thought about you if you knew how seldom they did.'” – Phil McGraw
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#97
“Becoming a father increases your capacity for love and your level of patience. It opens up another door in a person, a door which you may not even have known was there.” – Kyle MacLachlan
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#98
“Having a kid is like falling in love for the first time when you’re 12, but every day.” — Mike Myers
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#99
“It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons.” – Friedrich Schiller
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#100
“The kid who throws his spaghetti from the high chair onto his father’s face, he’s pushing back. He’s sticking it to the man as he sees it. I like that. So that is punk.” – Henry Rollins
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