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There are some things that are just hard to put into words, and how you feel about the fathers in your life can certainly be one of them. Whether it's your biological dad, the man who raised you, the father of your own kids, or the guys who have been like dads to you, telling these guys how much they mean to you can be intimidating. If you're struggling to find the right words to fill up that card this Father's Day (that's Sunday, June 18, 2023) we've got your back. Here, some of the best quotes for Father's Day, ranging from light-hearted and silly to sweet and sentimental so you can let every type of dad know just how much you care.
"A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow."
– Unknown
"[My father] always provided me a safe place to land and a hard place from which to launch."
– Chelsea Clinton
"When my father didn't have my hand, he had my back."
– Linda Poindexter
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"Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, storytellers, and singers of song."
– Unknown
"No man I ever met was my father's equal, and I never loved any other man as much."
– Hedy Lamarr
"My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me."
- Jim Valvano
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"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
"My dad's my best mate, and he always will be."
- Cher Lloyd
"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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"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
"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, Go Set a Watchman
"To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter."
- Euripides
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"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection."
- Sigmund Freud
"An almost perfect relationship with his father was the earthly root of all his wisdom."
- C.S. Lewis
"A father carries pictures where his money used to be."
- Steve Martin
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"One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters."
- George Herbert
"No man stands taller than when he stoops to help a child."
- Abraham Lincoln
"When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry."
- William Shakespeare
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“To her, the name of father was another name for love.”
- Fanny Fern
"A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely.”
- Emile Gaboriau
