Father-Son Quotes to Make Dad Smile on Father's Day
Like father, like son. And as Father's Day nears, it's good to start thinking on how to celebrate your dad for the ways he's shaped you into the man you have become. What to say though? Here we have 43 father-son quotes to put into words the bond between you two.
Look through them all and find the one that feels the most right for your dad to write in a Father’s Day card to go along with a gift (even if he says he wants nothing!) or to serve up with Father's Day breakfast. These quotes can also make the perfect caption for your Father's Day posts about dear ole dad on Instagram. And don't worry, they are all short quotes too, so no need for hand cramping. Looking for some words more likely to make him laugh? We've got the best dad jokes too to inspire what to say to Dad this Father's Day too.
No matter what you say or what your relationship dynamic, there's one thing for sure: he'll appreciate anything from his best buddy—his son. As we quote Johann Schiller saying, "It's not flesh and blood but the heart that makes us father and son."
Cormac McCarthy, The Road
“He knew only that his child was his warrant. He said: If he is not the word of God, God never spoke.”
Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“He promised us that everything would be okay. I was a child, but I knew that everything would not be okay. That did not make my father a liar. It made him my father.”
Yiddish Proverb
“When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.”
Nina LaCour, Hold Still
“He wipes tears off my face and then snot. He uses his hands. He loves me that much.”
Ken Norton
"Of all the titles I’ve been privileged to have, 'Dad' has always been the best."
Frank Pittman
"Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man."
The Talmud
"When you teach your son, you teach your son’s son."
Antoine Francois Prevost
"The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature."
George Strait
"Daddies don’t just love their children every now and then, it’s a love without end."
Matthew Buckley
"Being a father means you have to think fast on your feet. You must be judicious, wise, brave, tender, and willing to put on a frilly hat and sit down to a pretend tea party."
Aldous Huxley
"Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers."
Steve Chapman
"Becoming a dad is one thing—being a dad is many things."
H. Jackson Browne
"Life doesn’t come with an instruction book—that’s why we have fathers."
Billy Graham
"A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society."
Ed Skrein
"I am a family man, and my most important role is a father to my son."
Nishan Panwar
"A son needs his father at every situation he faces in present, and a father needs his son at every situation he faces for his son in past."
George Eliot
"It's a father's duty to give his sons a fine chance."
Johann Schiller
"It's not flesh and blood but the heart that makes us father and son."
Charles Wadsworth
"By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong."
Walter M. Schirra, Sr.
"You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in our own eyes."
Frank A. Clark
"A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be."
Calvin Johnson
"I hope I can be as good of a father to my son as my dad was to me."
William Shakespeare
"When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry."
Paul Asay
"Forget Batman: When I really thought about what I wanted to be when I grew up, I wanted to be my dad."
Clarence B. Kelland
"My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it."
Alan Valentine
"For thousands of years, father and son have stretched wistful hands across the canyon of time."
Jim Valvano
"My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me."
Wayne Rooney
"Becoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to."
Michael Jordan
"My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try.'"
Brad Pitt
"With sons and fathers, there’s an inexplicable connection and imprint that your father leaves on you."
Dante Hall
"I would want my legacy to be that I was a great son, father, and friend."
Roger Moore
"My father believed in toughness, honesty, politeness, and being on time. All very important lessons."
Tiger Shroff
"Every son's first superhero is his father, and it was the same for me. For me, he was Superman and Batman combined."
Terri Guillemets
"Every son quotes his father, in words and in deeds."
Taye Diggs
"When he smiles, it’s as if he’s blessing us. We’re the parents and should be the ones in control, but he’s the little prince, and we feel like we’re waiting on him."
Zinedine Zidane
"It was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up."
Bill Goldberg
"As a father, you want the best for your son, quite obviously. You want to create the best memories for your son."
Charles F. Kettering
"Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice."
Scott Eastwood
"My father taught me not to overthink things, that nothing will ever be perfect, so just keep moving and do your best."
Dan Brown
"No love is greater than that of a father for his son."
Beau Bridges
"My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad."
Kent Nerburn
"Until you have a son of your own... you will never know the joy, the love beyond feeling that resonates in the heart of a father as he looks upon his son."
David Lauren
"My dad is my best friend, my father, and my boss. When I do something that is exciting and he likes it, it feels three times as good as you can imagine."
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