30 Meaningful Father’s Day Quotes

It’s that time of year again! Father’s Day is right around the corner, and if you’re looking for some meaningful Father’s day quotes to share with your dad, you have come to the right place!

Father’s Day quotes are a way to show your dad how much you love him and appreciate everything he does for you throughout the year. Don’t forget to show love to the other fathers in your life – an uncle or grandparent would also appreciate hearing how much he means to you on this special day.

So without further ado, these 30 meaningful father’s day quotes are perfect to share with your dad on Father’s Day or any day throughout the year!

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1. “A father’s smile has been known to light up a child’s entire day.” —Susan Gale
2. “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
4. “A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.”—Frank A. Clark
5. “When my father didn’t have my hand, he had my back.” —Linda Poindexter
6. “No man I ever met was my father’s equal, and I never loved any other man as much” —Heddy Lamarr
7. “My father didn’t do anything unusual. He only did what dads are supposed to do—be there.” —Max Lucado
8. “A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely.” —Emile Gaboriau
9. “My Father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.”—Jim Valvano
10. “I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.” —Sigmund Freud
11. “My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lives, and let me watch him do it” —Clarence Budington Kelland
12. “The greatest mark of a father is how he treats his children when no one is looking.” —Dan Pearce
13. “Great fathers don’t find fault. Great fathers find solutions.” —Reed Markham
14. “Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad.” —Anne Geddes
15. “To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship.” —Wendell Philips
16. “And I only hope when I have my own family that everyday I see a little more of my father in me.”—Keith Urban
17. “A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.” —Billy Graham
18. “My dad taught me that good health is all about living in gratitude.” —Marshika Hargitay
19. “To her, the name of father was another name for love.” —Fanny Fern
20. “The quality of a father can be seen in the goals, dreams, and aspirations he sets not only for himself, but for his family.” —Reed Markham
21. “An almost perfect relationship with his father was the earthly root of all of his wisdom.”—C.S. Lewis
22. “When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.” —William Shakespeare
23. Dads teach us lots of things, but the real lesson is always love. —Keely Chace
24. “Lately all my friends are worried they’re turning into their fathers. I’m worried I’m not.” —Dan Zevin
25. “Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, and singers of song.” —Pam Brown
26. “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
27. A father’s faith is his family’s guiding light. —Jeannie Hund
28. “I love my father as the stars — he’s a bright shining example and a happy twinkling in my heart.”—Terri Guillemets
29. Good fathers do three things: they provide, they nurture and they guide.” —Roland Warren
30. “The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.” —Tim Russert