12 Meaningful Father’s Day Quotes to Share With Dad
Just in time for Father’s Day, we’ve rounded up 12 quotes that perfectly sum up what it means to be a dad.
By Reilly Bradford
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Whether it’s wise words from a former president, lyrics from a country tune, or the paternal pride of Jay-Z, there’s something for everyone in these quotes to celebrate Father’s Day. Share these remarks with the dad in your life to remind him why he’s number one in your heart all year round.
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“What makes you a man is not the ability to make a child, it’s the courage to raise one.” — President Barack Obama
“And I only hope that when I have my own family / That every day I see / A little more of my father in me.” — Keith Urban, “Song for Dad”
“Simba, let me tell you something that my father told me. Look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars. ... So whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you. And so will I.” — Mustafa, in The Lion King
“It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.” — Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
“It’s about: ‘I’m going to take care of you in a way you’re not even going to understand till I’m probably dead.’ That to me is what being a great dad is. Just dealing with everything you have to deal with, to hang in there. You’re not going to understand your father till way, way deep in your life. You’re not going to understand what he did, the value of what he did.” — Jerry Seinfeld
“He said, ‘Daddies don’t just love their children every now and then. / It’s a love without end, amen, it’s a love without end, amen.” — George Strait, “Love Without End, Amen”
“Baby I paint the sky blue / My greatest creation was you.” — Jay-Z, “Glory”
“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
“And as we talked, I would have let him go one finger at a time, until, without his realizing, he’d be floating without me. Perhaps that is what it means to be a father — to teach your child to live without you.” — Nicole Krauss, The History of Love
“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.” — Sigmund Freud
“A father carries pictures where his money used to be.” — Steve Martin
“[Fatherhood] is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. You realize what's important in life.” — Jimmy Fallon
Additional reporting by Jennifer D’Angelo Friedman.