With Father’s Day around the corner, there’s a good chance you’re starting to think about showing your dad how much he means to you. Sure, this year you could buy him a gift and wrap it up beautifully, but to really impress the man who raised you, consider writing your father a sweet note in a thoughtful card. It can be hard to put your love into words, so let these quotes about fathers and fatherhood inspire you to write something heartfelt, or try featuring a quote or two—they’re sure to make him a little misty-eyed.
Although dads often leave us rolling our eyes with embarrassment—there’s a reason they’re called dad jokes—the relationship between a father and his child can be special beyond words. And Father’s Day offers a great opportunity to commemorate that bond. These heartwarming quotes from celebrity dads pay tribute to the joys of fatherhood, celebrate family milestones, and honor the gift of parenting. Whether you’re looking for funny quotes that will make him LOL or touching phrases that guarantee a hug, this list of fatherhood quotes has something for every dad. Bonus: They make the perfect Father’s Day Instagram captions!
We know you’re totally in a competition with your siblings to have the most memorable Father's Day gift and card, so we’ve got you covered this year ahead of the big day on Sunday, June 19. From Chris Pratt to Ryan Reynolds to Will Smith, here are 34 moving fatherhood quotes from celebrity dads to share with your pops on Father’s Day.
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1Matt Bomer
“It's the most profound gift and the most daunting challenge.”
2Ryan Reynolds
“I don't have to prepare to be wrapped around my daughter's finger. I have been wrapped around her little finger since the day she plopped out into this world.”
3Barack Obama
“Any fool can have a child. That doesn't make you a father. It’s the courage to raise a child that makes you a father.”
4George Strait
“Daddies don't just love their children every now and then, it’s a love without end.”
5Chance the Rapper
“I have a daughter who’s going to be raised in this world, and my music and my art are powerful tools in getting that to be formed the way I want it to.”
6Denzel Washington
“The strongest, toughest men all have compassion. They’re not heartless and cold. You have to be man enough to have compassion—to care about people and about your children.”
7Idris Elba
“I watch my daughter wanting to be like other kids and getting upset that she’s not. But I always try and instill in her the idea that she's perfect as she is.”
8Wade Boggs
“Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad.”
9Ray Romano
“Having children is like living in a frat house. Nobody sleeps, everything’s broken and there’s a lot of throwing up.”
10Chris Pratt
“I've gotten to jump out of helicopters and do daring stunts and play baseball in a professional stadium, but none of them mean anything compared to being somebody’s daddy.”
11John Legend
“They didn't do anything, they just exist and you love them completely, but it’s not built on anything other than their existence.”
12John Stamos
“Everything is more colorful, more exciting. Music, you know, sounds better. He’s just a beautiful little boy.”
13Will Smith
“I feel that the greatest gift that I can give my children is the freedom to be who they are.”
14Dan Pearce
“The greatest mark of a father is how he treats his children when no one is looking.”
15Jimmy Fallon
“It’s the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. You realize what's important in life.”
16Justin Timberlake
“I feel like the success of parenthood is feeling like I failed all day today, but I get to wake up tomorrow and do it again and hopefully they turn out to be a good human being.”
17Jude Law
“Success, and even life itself, wouldn’t be worth anything if I didn’t have my children by my side. They mean everything to me.”
18Ashton Kutcher
“It’s legitimately the greatest thing ever…It just makes me want to be better.”
19Brad Pitt
“Fatherhood is the best thing I ever did. It changes your perspective.”
20Steve Martin
“A father carries pictures where his money used to be.”
21Chris Hemsworth
“I think [parenthood] brings out the child in all of us. That’s what’s so beautiful. It reminds you of the fascination you had with things, and how you can spend hours just being with someone. It’s amazing.”
22John Krasinski
“My children’s happiness, their safety, and their well-being, is the most paramount thing in my life. You just want to protect them at all costs.”
23David Beckham
“In my career, there’s many things I’ve won and many things I've achieved, but for me, my greatest achievement is my children and my family.”
24Matt Damon
“The only way I can describe it—it sounds stupid, but—at the end of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, you know how his heart grows like five times? Everything is full; It’s just full all the time.”
25John Green
“The nature of fatherhood is that you're doing something that you’re unqualified to do, and then you become qualified when you do it.”
26Reed Markham
“Being a great father is like shaving. No matter how good you shaved today, you have to do it again tomorrow.”
27Hugh Jackman
“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.”
28Michael Bublé
“Fatherhood is the greatest thing that could ever happen. You can't explain it until it happens—it’s like telling someone what water feels like before they've ever swam in it.”
29Magic Johnson
“It’s all about you not trying to decide what your daughter or son should be or what you want them to be, it’s all about loving them no matter who they are or what they decide to do.”
30Tiger Shroff
“Every son’s first superhero is his father.”
31H. Jackson Browne
“Life doesn’t come with an instruction book—that’s why we have fathers.”
32Billy Graham
“A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.”
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