These father-daughter quotes celebrate the sweet bond between dads and their little girls. Find emotional and funny sayings from musicians, authors and poets. Looking for the best father-daughter quotes? The following quotes are as funny as they are filled with love for the special bond between fathers and daughters. Use these for a card or on a custom mug as a gift. Your dad will love getting a laugh on a special day and use this special mug every day for his morning coffee or tea. You’ve come to the right place. We’ve compiled a list of the greatest father and daughter quotes for you.
- Dad, even when you aren’t by my side, I still feel your presence. Happy Father’s Day!
- With a dad like you, every day is Father’s Day.
- Happy Father’s Day to my role model and best friend. Thank you for being an amazing father and inspiration to us all.
“When my daughter says “Daddy I need you!” I wonder if she has any idea that I need her a billion times more.” – Stanley Behrman
“This relationship has something special about it, that makes every father and every daughter in the world speak warmly about it.” – Unknown
“Dad. He can play like a kid, give advice like a friend, and protect like a bodyguard.”
Best Father-Daughter Quotes
“Virtue is the strength and power of daughters of God.” – Elaine S. Dalton
“Daddy, you may be giving me away today, but I will always be your little girl. Never forget I loved you first.”
“Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing dad.”
“My Dad. My father is a man like no other. He gave me life, nurtured me, taught me, dressed me, fought for me, held me, shouted at me, and kissed me, but most importantly he loved me unconditionally. There are not enough words I can say to describe just how important my father was to me, and what a powerful influence he continues to be. I love you, Dad.”
Whatever you do to her, I will do to you.
“Dad. He can play like a kid, give advice like a friend, and protect like a bodyguard.” – Unknown
“I loved her first.” – Father
“Dads hold our hands for a little while and hold our hearts forever.”
“Daughter, be of good comfort; your faith has made you whole” – Matthew 9:22
“Be home minutes early.”
Teach me things to keep me safe from danger every day. Show me how to do my best at home, at school, and play.
“Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.” – Gloria Naylor
“Dad: a daughter’s first love.”
“Walk with me, Daddy.”
“Every child needs a gentle hand to guide them as they grow. So walk alongside me, Daddy. We have a long way to go.”
“A daughter may outgrow your lap. But she will never outgrow your heart.”
“No one in this world can love a girl more than her Father.”
“I am a princess not because I have a prince. But because my father is a King and he is God.”
“If you lie to me I will find out.”
“I’m everywhere.”
“Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing dad.” – Unknown
“Being a daddy’s girl is like having permanent armor for the rest of your life.” – Marinela Reka
“Speak to your children as if they are the wisest, kindest, most beautiful and magical humans on earth, for what they believe is what they will become.” – Brooke Hampton
“Guns don’t kill people. Dads with pretty daughters do.”
“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
“There may come a day that I won’t be able to help you. But the day will never come that I won’t try.”
“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.”
“Some people don’t believe in heroes. But they haven’t met my Dad.”
Dad and Daughter Quotes and Sayings
“No one in this world can love a girl more than her father.” – Michael Ratnadeepak
“My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.”
“A daughter needs a dad to be the standard against which she will judge all men.”
“One of the greatest gifts I’ve ever gotten came from God. I call him daddy.” – Unknown
“A daughter holds your hand for a while but your heart forever.”
“Being a daddy’s girl is like having permanent armor for the rest of your life.” – Marinela Reka
“Dear Daddy, no matter where I go in life, who I get married to, how much time I spend with guys, how much I love my husband, YOU’LL ALWAYS be my number one man. Love. Your little girl.”
“One of the greatest gifts I’ve ever gotten came from God. I call him Daddy.”
“A father holds his daughter’s hand for a short while, but he holds her heart forever.” – Unknown
“The love between a father & daughter is forever.”
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“A good father will leave his imprint on his daughter for the rest of her life.”
“As a daughter of the King of Kings, your purpose is not to turn heads. Your purpose is to turn hearts toward our Heavenly Father.”
“In the darkest days, when I feel inadequate, unloved, and unworthy, I remember whose daughter I am and I straighten my crown.”
“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.”
“Always your little girl.” – Daughter
“Walk alongside me, Daddy, and hold my little hand. I have so many things to learn that I don’t yet understand.”
“It was my father who taught me to value myself.” – Dawn French
“My fingers may be small but I’ve got my daddy wrapped around them.”
“No other love in the world is like the love of a father has for his little girl.”
“I may seem quiet and reserved but if you mess with my daughter I will break out a level of crazy that will make your nightmares seem like a happy place.”
She’s my princess, not your conquest.
“Daddy, thanks for being my hero, chauffeur, financial support, listener, life mentor, friend, guardian, and simply being there every time I need a hug.” – Agatha Stephanie Lin
You hurt her, I hurt you.
“Any man can be a father. But it takes a special person to be a Dad.”
“Dear Daddy, no matter where I go in life, you’ll always be my number one man.” – Unknown
“There is this girl who stole my heart and she calls me Daddy.” – Unknown
“When I’m at my best, I am my father’s daughter.”
“Fathers, be your daughter’s 1st love. Open doors for her, pull her seat out, & talk to/treat her with the utmost respect… Set expectations on how a man should treat a lady, and she’ll never settle for less.”
“Dad. A son’s first hero, a daughter’s first love.”
“The greatest thing a father can do for his daughter is to love her mother.”
“What’s love Daddy? You are.”
“Mess with me I will fight back. Mess with my daughter and they’ll never find your body.”
“Dads are just as important as moms.”
Inspirational Quotes For Dads And Daughters
“My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.” – Unknown
“What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.” – Mother Teresa
“A daughter needs a dad to be the standard against which she will judge all men.” – Unknown
“In the darkest days, when I feel inadequate, unloved and unworthy, I remember whose daughter I am and I straighten my crown.” – Unknown
“He was a father. That’s what a father does. Eases the burdens of those he loves. Saves the ones he loves from painful last images that might endure for a lifetime.” – George Saunders
“Fathers, be good to your daughters. You are the god and the weight of her world.” – John Mayor
“Fathers, be your daughter’s first love and she’ll never settle for anything less.” – Unknown
“There’s something like a line of gold thread running through a man’s words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself.” – John Gregory Brown
“It was my father who taught me to value myself.” – Dawn French
“A good father will leave his imprint on his daughter for the rest of her life.” – Dr. James Dobson
Father-Daughter Love Quotes
“I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father’s equal, and I never loved any other man as much.” – Hedy Lamarr
“No other love in the world is like the love of a father has for his little girl.” – Unknown
“A daughter may outgrow your lap but she’ll never outgrow your heart.” – Unknown
“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.” – Richard Bach
“I love my daddy. My daddy’s everything. I hope I can find a man that will treat me as good as my dad.” – Lady Gaga
“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
“When I’m at my best, I am my father’s daughter.” – Unknown
“If you ever want to torture my dad, tie him up and right in front of him, refold a map incorrectly.” – Cathy Ladman
“I smile because you’re my father. I laugh because there’s nothing you can do about it.” – Unknown
“Dad, you’ve always been the coolest – like all those times you said ‘yes’ when Mom said ‘no.’” – Unknown
“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.” – Unknown
“Having a daughter makes you see things differently. This is my only girl. So I don’t care what it takes to protect her. You can call it what you want to call it. As long as you treat her the same way I treat her, like my princess, I don’t mind.” – Tracy Morgan
“A daughter is a treasure and a cause of sleeplessness.” – Ben Sirach
“When my father didn’t have my hand…he had my back.” – Linda Poindexter
“A little girl giggles when she is denied an ice cream by her mother. She knows daddy will get her some later.” – Unknown
“The reason why daughters love their Dad the most is…that there is at least one man in the world who will never hurt her.”
“To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.” – Euripides
“Dad: a daughter’s first love.” – Unknown
“When my daughter says ‘Daddy I need you!’ I wonder if she has any idea that I need her a billion times more.” – Stanley Behrman
“He sweeps her hair back from her ears and he swings her above his head. He says she is his émerveillement, he says he will never leave her, not in a million years.” – Anthony Doerr
“Dad, even a fleeting memory of your loving smile is enough to light up my darkest days. I love you!” – Unknown
Dad Quotes From Daughter
“I’ve made it my business to observe fathers and daughters. And I’ve seen some incredible, beautiful things. Like the little girl who’s not very cute – her teeth are funny, and her hair doesn’t grow right, and she’s got on thick glasses – but her father holds her hand and walks with her like she’s a tiny angel that no one can touch. He gives her the best gift a woman can get in this world: protection. And the little girl learns to trust the man in her life. And all the things that the world expects from women – to be beautiful, to soothe the troubled spirit, heal the sick, care for the dying, send the greeting card, bake the cake – all of those things become the way we pay the father back for protecting us.” – Adriana Trigiani
“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” – Jim Valvano
“The love between a father and daughter is forever.” – Unknown
“You have seen me at my worst, yet you think that I am the best. I love you, Dad.” – Unknown
“A father’s tears and fears are unseen, his love is unexpressed, but his care and protection remain as a pillar of strength throughout our lives.” – Ama H. Vanniarachchy
“When my father didn’t have my hand, he had my back.” – Linda Poindexter
“I am a princess not because I have a prince, but because my father is a king.” – Unknown
“Some people don’t believe in heroes but they haven’t met my dad.” – Unknown
These quotes make perfect additions to a letter to your Dad. Just make sure to add your personal touch. These quotes for Dad are especially great in greeting cards, whether you’re looking for a special message for his birthday, Christmas, or another holiday.
“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.” – Unknown
“Nothing makes me feel stronger than knowing that I have a dad who’s got my back. I love you.” – Unknown
“My Daddy was my hero. He was always there for me when I needed him. He listened to me and taught me so many things. But most of all he was fun.” – Bindi Irwin
“You brought me every single toy that I wanted when I was young. I hope I can return the favor when I grow up by achieving every single goal that you always wanted me to. I love you.” – Unknown
Popular Father And Daughter Quotes
“One of the greatest things about daughters is how they adored you when they were little; how they rushed into your arms with electric delight and demanded that you watch everything they do and listen to everything they say. Those memories will help you through less joyous times when their adoration is replaced by embarrassment or annoyance and they don’t want you to see what they are doing or hear what they are saying. And yet, you will adore your daughter every day of her life, hoping to be valued again, but realizing how fortunate you were even if you only get what you already got.” – Michael Josephson
“The father of a daughter is nothing but a high-class hostage. A father turns a stony face to his sons, berates them, shakes his antlers, paws the ground, snorts, and runs them off into the underbrush, but when his daughter puts her arm over his shoulder and says, ‘Daddy, I need to ask you something,’ he is a pat of butter in a hot frying pan.” – Garrison Keillor
“Ordinary father-daughter love had a charge to it that generally was both permitted and indulged. There was just something so beautiful about the big father complementing the tiny girl. Bigness and tininess together at last—yet the bigness would never hurt the tininess! It respected it. In a world in which Big always crushes Tiny, you wanted to cry at the beauty of Big being kind of and worshipful of and being humbled by Tiny. You couldn’t help but think of your father as you saw your little girl with hers.” – Meg Wolitzer
“He opened the jar of pickles when no one else could. He was the only one in the house who wasn’t afraid to go into the basement by himself. He cut himself shaving, but no one kissed it or got excited about it. It was understood when it rained, he got the car and brought it around to the door. When anyone was sick, he went out to get the prescription filled. He took lots of pictures…but he was never in them.” – Erma Bombeck
“There’s something like a line of gold thread running through a man’s words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself.” – John Gregory Brown
“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
“To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.” – Euripides
“I took my daughter to the father-daughter dance and I cried like a baby. She’s years old, so seeing her get dressed up and pretty made me cry.” – Kevin Hart
“They say that from the instant he lays eyes on her, a father adores his daughter. Whoever she grows up to be, she is always to him that little girl in pigtails. She makes him feel like Christmas. In exchange, he makes a secret promise not to see the awkwardness of her teenage years, the mistakes she makes, or the secrets she keeps.”
“It is admirable for a man to take his son fishing, but there is a special place in heaven for the father who takes his daughter shopping.” – John Sinor
“One of the greatest things about daughters is how they adored you when they were little; how they rushed into your arms with electric delight and demanded that you watch everything they do and listen to everything they say. Those memories will help you through less joyous times when their adoration is replaced by embarrassment or annoyance and they don’t want you to see what they are doing or hear what they are saying. And yet, you will adore your daughter every day of her life, hoping to be valued again, but realizing how fortunate you were even if you only get what you already got.” – Michael Josephson
“Having a daughter makes you see things differently. This is my only girl. So I don’t care what it takes to protect her. You can call it what you want to call it. As long as you treat her the same way I treat her, like my princess, I don’t mind.” – Tracy Morgan
“It was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me that I was uncommonly beautiful and that I was the most precious thing in his life.” – Dawn French
“They say that from the instant he lays eyes on her, a father adores his daughter. Whoever she grows up to be, she is always to him that little girl in pigtails. She makes him feel like Christmas. In exchange, he makes a secret promise not to see the awkwardness of her teenage years, the mistakes she makes, or the secrets she keeps.” – Unknown
“Ordinary father-daughter love had a charge to it that generally was both permitted and indulged. There was just something so beautiful about the big father complementing the tiny girl. Bigness and tininess together at last—yet the bigness would never hurt the tininess! It respected it. In a world in which Big always crushes Tiny, you wanted to cry at the beauty of Big being kind of and worshipful of and being humbled by Tiny. You couldn’t help but think of your father as you saw your little girl with hers.” – Meg Wolitze
These Daddy-daughter quotes are cute at any age or for any reason, and they’re very sweet. If you want to send a more gentle, sweet message, the quotes below are just right for you. Putting these quotes on everything from Father’s Day gifts to wedding programs or wedding introductions before the dad and daughter dance would be a great way to use them. Few things or people move us as much as our fathers do, and we look up to them. The following quotes show that. They also look great on cards and Father’s Day gifts.
You can use inspirational quotes to cheer him up and show him how much you care on any special day. It’s no secret that you love your father. Sometimes, it can be hard to put that love into words. These dad-and-daughter quotes will help you out. When you make personalized fleece photo blankets for your dad, you can write these messages on them. He will love to use them to nap during the day.
