Tell Dad "I Love You" With These Father-Daughter Quotes
With Father’s Day almost upon us, it’s only natural that as daughters, we begin to reminisce on the good times with Dad and think about what to buy him for Father's Day. This special holiday conjures up so many memories, whether it's the time you lost your first tooth and Dad helped you put it under your pillow or the memory of him comforting you after your first heartbreak. Dad has always been there, in the good times and bad, when you were little and today when you’re a full-grown woman. So, we've handpicked our favorite father daughter quotes to highlight your special bond.
Perhaps you’d like to tuck away some quotes that will inspire you to deepen your relationship with your father, or jot them down to share with Dad during your weekly phone call. Or maybe you’re on the lookout for some quotes to add to his Father's Day card, from loving to funny to short but sweet. These quotes would also make for great Facebook or Instagram captions, if you're thinking of dedicating an emotional Father's Day post to your dad.
These quotes aren't just for daughters, though. For the fathers out there, you can read these when you're missing your little girl and send one to her to let her know she's on your mind. A text with one of these heartfelt quotes is sure to make her day. Keep reading for the best father daughter quotes that will make both your hearts swell.
Inspirational Quotes for Dads and Daughters
Cultivate an even deeper sense of appreciation for your dear dad with the help of these quotes that are sure to inspire some warm fuzzies.
Gregory E. Lang
“A daughter needs a dad to be the standard against which she will judge all men.”
Dr. James Dobson
“A good father will leave his imprint on his daughter for the rest of her life.”
Marinela Reka
“Being a daddy’s girl is like having permanent armor for the rest of your life.”
French Proverb
“He who has daughters is always a shepherd.”
Dawn French
“It was my father who taught me to value myself.”
Liza Minnelli
"My mother gave me my drive but my father gave me my dreams."
Euripides
"To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter."
Unknown
"The most admirable thing ever has to be a father protecting his daughter."
Bindi Irwin
"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."
Unknown
"The smile of a daughter is the secret purpose of every father."
Unknown
"In the darkest days, when I feel inadequate, unloved, and unworthy, I remember whose daughter I am and I straighten my crown."
John Gregory Brown
“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 it up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself.”
Funny Quotes About Dads and Daughters
Whether it’s dating or doting, sometimes, father-daughter relationships can be downright funny! And these quotes hit the nail on the head.
Unknown
"My dad is awesome. But you know what they say, 'Like father like daughter.'"
Dax Shepard
"I rescind my early statement, 'I could never fall in love with a girl who regularly poops her pants.' (I hadn't met my daughter yet)."
Unknown
"A little girl giggles when she is denied an ice-cream by her mother. She knows Daddy will get her some later."
Ben Sirach
"A daughter is a treasure and a cause of sleeplessness."
Steve Martin
"A father carries pictures where his money used to be."
Guy Lombardo
"Many a man wishes he were strong enough to tear a telephone book in half — especially if he has a teenage daughter."
Byron Pulsifer
"A daughter can lead to baldness, but the remainder of the road is just as smooth."
James Truslow Adams
"Any astronomer can predict with absolute accuracy just where every star in the universe will be at 11:30 tonight. He can make no such prediction about his teenage daughter."
Ryan 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."
John Sinor
"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."
Stanley T. Banks
"Your 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."
Loving Father Daughter Quotes
Show tons of love to your dad or father figure through these quotes that will fill his heart with affection for his little girl.
Michael Josephson
“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.”
Marisol Santiago
“A girl’s first true love is her father.”
Lady Gaga
“I love my daddy. My daddy’s everything. I hope I can find a man that will treat me as good as my dad.”
Ama H. Vanniarachchy
“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.”
Mat Johnson
"A man's daughter is his heart. Just with feet, walking out in the world."
Unknown
"A father holds his daughter's hand for a short while, but he holds her heart forever."
Michael Ratnadeepak
"No one in this world can love a girl more than her father."
Unknown
"A daughter may outgrow your lap but she will never outgrow your heart."
Gloria Naylor
"Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes."
George Saunders
“He was a father. That’s what a father does. Eases the burdens of those he loves. Saves the ones from painful last images that might endure for a lifetime.”
Elaine S. Dalton
“The greatest thing a father can do for his daughter is to love her mother.”
Stanley Behrman
"When my daughter says, 'Daddy, I need you,' I wonder if she has any idea that I need her a billion times more."
Imelda Marcos
“I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love you back.”
Tim McGraw
"Go on, take on this whole world. But to me, you know you'll always be my little girl."
Cute Father Daughter Quotes
Perfect for writing in a card, these adorable father-daughter quotes will put a smile on Dad’s face.
Joseph Addison
“Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter.”
Unknown
"I am a princess not because I have a prince, but because my father is a king."
Agatha Stephanie Lin
"Daddy, thanks for being my hero, chauffeur, financial support, listener, life mentor, friend, guardian, and simply being there every time I needed a hug."
Unknown
"All my life's problems have just one simple solution — a hug from my daughter."
David Duchovny
"The happiest moment of my life was probably when my daughter was born."
Unknown
"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."
Dumitru D. Coman
"My life is a fairy tale because it revolves around a princess — my beautiful daughter."
Short Father Daughter Quotes
For a short Instagram caption or when you have just enough room in a greeting card, these quotes will do the trick and make Dad feel special.
Bindi Irwin
“Dad is and always will be my living, breathing superhero.”
Fanny Fern
"To her, the name of father was another name for love."
Linda Poindexter
"When my father didn't have my hand, he had my back."
Unknown
"The love between a father and daughter is forever."
Unknown
"A daughter is a little girl who grows up to be a friend."
Unknown
"Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing dad."
Chance The Rapper
"My best smile is probably when I'm holding my daughter."
Unknown
"When I'm at my best, I am my father's daughter."
Christopher Meloni
"My daughter has brought me nothing but joy."
Father Daughter Quotes About Fatherhood
As a father, you likely feel all the feels, and as Matt Damon puts it, your heart grew, “five times its size,” as soon as your daughter came into the world.
Hugh 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."
Matt Damon
"The only way I could describe [fatherhood]...at the end of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, you know how his heart grows, like, five times its size? Everything is full. It's just full all the time."
Jimmy Fallon
"Dads immediately fall in love with their little girls, and will let them get away with everything. So moms are going to have to be the disciplinarians when it comes to daughters."
Unknown
"A father's job isn't to teach his daughter how to be a lady, it's to teach her how a lady should be treated."
Tracy Morgan
"Having a daughter makes you see things in a different way. This is my only girl. So I don't care what it takes to protect her...As long as you treat her the same way I treat her, like my princess, I don't mind."
Paul Walker
"I think my mom put it best. She said, 'Little girls soften their daddies' hearts.'"
Idris 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."
Unknown
"When a daughter is born, an ordinary life of a man turns into an extraordinary life of a father."
John Mayer
"Fathers be good to your daughters. Daughters will love like you do."
Gwyneth Paltrow
"My father, he was like the rock, the guy you went to with every problem."
Taylor Swift
"My dad believed in me, even when I didn't. He always knew I could do this."
Unknown
"My daughter, you are the answer to every time I looked up at the sky asking for a miracle."
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