100 Best Father-Daughter Quotes and Sayings That Will Make You His Fave This Father's Day
When school lets out, BBQs begin, and it's officially warm enough to dive into the deep end of a pool, you know Father's Day is close behind. And this year, us daughters will be pulling out all the stops for our respective pops, which means finding the best father-daughter quotes to use.
Going down the checklist, step one is to make sure you've secured the perfect Father's Day gift. Step two, have all your Instagram captions on deck for that adorable throwback pic in your back pocket. Step three, grab a card (FYI, this is what we'll be writing on the inside!). And finally, practice a couple of these quotes to share with your dad on the big day.
If you're panicking, thinking, "How can I possibly sum up our super special relationship in just a sentence or two?!", don't sweat it. We've gathered the best father-daughter quotes to help you put your feelings into words. Whether your father figure is your bio-dad, step-dad, grandpa, or another special man, we've got the best short, inspirational, and emotional messages that will make him feel extra-appreciated this holiday.
And of course, these quotes are totally perfect for card messages, Instagram captions, and future birthdays if you want to earn some extra credit points and be ahead of the rest of your fam (take that, bratty brothers everywhere!).
Ahead, find our list of adorable, sweet, and heartfelt father-daughter quotes that a sure to bring a smile (or tear) to your dad's face this upcoming Father's Day:
Funny Quotes About Fathers and Daughters
"Dad, I can never repay you. Literally."
"Raising kids may be a thankless job but at least the pay sucks." — Jim Gaffigan
"I wouldn't want to roll my eyes at anyone else's jokes."
"If at first you don't succeed, call your dad."
"He's awesome, but you know what they say: like father, like daughter."
"Five-star dad ⭐️. Would definitely listen to his dad jokes again."
"I'll always be your little girl, even though I'm taller than you now."
"Ask him about the day he taught me to drive."
"One day you're going to put the 'grand' in 'grandpa'!"
"A little girl giggles when she is denied an ice cream by her mother. She knows daddy will get her some later."
"My fingers may be small, but I've got my dad wrapped around them."
"Dad, I wish I inherited your ability to fall asleep anywhere anytime. "
"Dad. He can play like a kid, give advice like a friend, and protect like a bodyguard."
"It doesn't matter how manly you are, when your little girl wants to have a fairy tea party, you have to join."
"Dad: Spider Killing Superhero
"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
"I smile because you’re my father. I laugh because there’s nothing you can do about it."
"Dad, you’ve always been the coolest – like all those times you said ‘yes’ when Mom said ‘no.’"
"I wouldn't trade my dad for anything. Then again, no one has offered me anything yet."
"Life doesn't come with instructions, but it does come with a dad who always answers my calls."
"You are the luckiest dad in the world. I'd love to have me as a daughter."
"I'll always be your little girl, even though I'm taller than you now."
"Thanks for all the unconditional love and stuff."
"Happy Father's Day to my favorite Uber driver."
"Dad, no matter what life throws at you, at least you can say you have a cool daughter!"
"You having a mini-me was all fun and games until I started acting like you."
"Dad, you're one of my favorite parents."
"The best advice you ever gave me? Don't tell mom."
"Congrats to you for raising the "It Girl"! How does it feel?"
"Dad, thanks for helping me out financially so I can focus on being an independent woman!"
“A daughter is a treasure and a cause of sleeplessness.” — Ben Sirach
"I like how we do this thing where you don't admit that I'm your favorite daughter, but deep down, I know I am."
Inspirational Quotes for Fathers
"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 long enough for you to pick it up in your hands and weave it into a cloth that feels like love itself." — John Gregory Brown
"My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me." — Jim Valvano
"He was a father. That's what a father does. Eases the burdens of those he loves." — George Saunders
"It was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me I was uncommonly beautiful and that I was the most precious thing in his life." — Dawn French
“In the darkest days, when I feel inadequate, unloved and unworthy, I remember whose daughter I am and I straighten my crown.” – Unknown
“A good father will leave his imprint on his daughter for the rest of her life.” – Dr. James Dobson
“The smile of a daughter is the secret purpose of every father.” — Unknown
“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
“I am my father’s daughter, and I am not afraid of anything.” — Elizabeth I, Elizabeth
"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
“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.” — Adriana Trigiani, Big Stone Gap
"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
Sweet and Heartfelt Father-Daughter Quotes
"A girl's first true love is her father." — Marisol Santiago
"The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature." — Antoine Francis Prevost
"You're simply the best." — Tina Turner
"Dad is and always will be my living, breathing superhero." — Bindi Irwin
"They don't make men like my daddy anymore." — Loretta Lynn
"Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter." — Joseph Addison
"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
"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
"A daughter may outgrow your lap but she'll never outgrow your heart."
"Nobody in this world can love a girl more than her father." — Michael Ratnadeepak
"Dear Daddy, no matter when I go in life, you'll always be my number one man."
“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
“To her, the name of father was another name for love.” — Fanny Fern
“A father holds his daughter’s hand for a short while, but he holds her heart forever.”
“When my father didn’t have my hand, he had my back.” — Linda Poindexter
“My father, he was like the rock, the guy you went to with every problem.” — Gwyneth Paltrow
“My mother gave me my drive, but my father gave me my dreams.” — Liza Minelli
“Being a daddy’s girl is like having a permanent armor for the rest of your life.” — Marinela Reka
"My dear father; my dear friend; the best and wisest man I ever knew, who taught me many lessons and showed me many things as we went together along the country by-ways." — Sarah Orne Jewett
"I love my father as the stars—he’s a bright shining example and a happy twinkling in my heart." — Terri Guillemets
"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
“The love between a dad and his daughter is unbreakable.”
“A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart.”
“Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.” — Gloria Naylor
"There will always be a few people who have the courage to love what is untamed inside us. One of those men is my father." — Alison Lohman
“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 Lamar
"The love between a father and daughter is forever."
"Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing dad.”
"When I'm at my best, I am my father's daughter."
"The only man a girl can depend on is her daddy." — Frenchy, Grease
“All my life’s problems have just one simple solution – a hug from my dad.”
“It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us father and daughter.”
“There is this guy who stole my heart and he calls me daughter.”
“The love between father and daughter knows no distance.”
“Any man can be a father it takes someone special to be a dad.”
“To the world, you are a dad. To me, you are the world.”
Song Lyrics About Dads and Daughters
"When I'm scared, losing ground, when my world is going crazy, you can turn it all around. And when I'm down you're there pushing me to the top. You're always there givin' me all you've got." — Christina Aguilera, 'I Turn to You'
"Things are going to change so fast. I tell you that I'll always want you near." — Tori Amos 'Winter'
"You are my hero and that will never change. You can dry my tears with just a smile." — Natalie Grant, "I'll Always Be Your Baby"
"My daddy was a heck of a man. Yes he was, y'all." — Gladys Knight and the Pips, "Daddy Could Swear, I Declare"
"You don't even know how much it means to me now that you were the first man that really loved me, that really loved me. You really love me." — Camila Cabello, "First Man"
"You tucked me in, turned out the lights, kept me safe and sound at night. Little girls depend on things like that." — Miley Cyrus & Billy Ray Cyrus, "Butterfly Fly Away"
"Like moonlight on the water, and sunlight in the sky, fathers and daughters never say goodbye." — Michael Bolton, "Fathers and Daughters"
"Used to wrap my hands around his little finger. Turns out he wrapped around mine. He said, "You can be anything you want to in this great big world," but I'm always gonna be daddy's little girl." — The Shires, "Daddy's Little Girl"
"Because you loved me I overcame, and I'm so proud of what you've become. You've given me such security. No matter what mistakes I make you're there for me." — Beyoncé, "Daddy"
“They don’t make men like my daddy anymore.” — Loretta Lynn, “They Don’t Make ‘Em Like My Daddy”
“You are my hero and that will never change. You still can dry my tears with just a smile.” — Natalie Grant, “Always Be Your Baby”
“Came into this world, Daddy’s little girl. Daddy made a soldier out of me” — Beyoncé, "Daddy Lessons"
“I remember daddy’s hands how they held my mama tight and patted my back for something done right” — Holly Dunn, "Daddy’s Hands"
“Always a partner, a playmate, and a teacher, ready with a joke when times were sad." — Nancy Sinatra, "It’s For My Dad"
"I have an excellent father. His strength is making me stronger." — Taylor Swift, "The Best Day"
"I learned from you that I do not crumble. I learned that strength is something you choose. All of the reasons to keep on believing, there's no question that's a lesson that I learned from you." – Miley Cyrus ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, 'I Learned From You'
"When people look inside my life, I want to hear them say 'She’s got her father’s eyes.' Her father’s eyes that find the good in things when good is not around." — Amy Grant, "Father's Eyes"
"No one loves me just like you do. No one knows me just like you do. No one can compare to the way my eyes fit in yours. You'll always be my father, and I'll always be your joy." — Chrisette Michele, "Your Joy"
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