Best Father’s Day Quotes and Messages 2022

Father’s Day is a special day that comes around once a year. That day when we try to stuff all our love and appreciation into 24 hours. To express our appreciation we want to find the right words. I’ve made a list of best Father’s Day quotes and messages to make finding the perfect words a little easier.

The Importance of A Good Father

While we often visit interesting topics of moms and motherhood (this is a mom blog after all) today we’re talking about fathers! What does having a great father mean? With father’s day just around the corner, discussing the role of a father is so important! Fathers play a huge role in their child’s life. Children love their dads and naturally want to please them. They seek emotional support and guidance.

According to Pediatrics of Franklin, studies show that affectionate and supportive fathers positively affect a child’s social and cognitive development. Fathers influence how children see themselves and the world. Fathers will also teach children what type of love to seek and also how to relate to and treat others.

“Daddies don’t just love their children every now and then, it’s a love without end.” – George Straight

“A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.” – Billy Graham

Bible Verse Quotes

“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6

As a father has compassion on this children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.” Psalms 103:13

“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4

The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him. Proverbs 23:24

He will urn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and he hears of the children to their fathers.” Malachi 4:6

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. Luke 15:20

Father & Daughter Quotes

A father’s bond with his daughter is so precious. A good father is like a superhero! He makes all the bad things go away. And if at some point, he can’t make the bad go away, he makes it tolerable. Great dads teach daughters how love should be and help them set standards for the future. Daughters depend on their dads for feeling secure and to gain self-confidence. Below are the best Father’s Day quotes about dads and daughters.

“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

“A girl’s first true love is her father.” –Marisol Santiago

“Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing father.” – Unknown

“No one in this world can love a girl more than her father.” – Michael Ratnadeepak

“I talk and talk and talk, and I haven’t taught people in 50 years what my father taught by example in one week.” – Mario Cuomo

“I am a princess not because I have a prince, but because my father is a king.” – Unknown

“Dad, even a fleeting memory of your loving smile is enough to light up my darkest days. I love you!” – Unknown

“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

“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 have seen me at my worst, yet you think that I am the best. I love you, Dad.” – Unknown

“There is no teacher equal to mother and there’s nothing more contagious than the dignity of a father.” Amit Ray

“A girl’s father is the first man in her life, and probably the most influential.” – David Jeremiah

Father & Son Quotes

Sons learn so much from their father. A father is a a role model for what son’s want to be. They watch everything and learn how to treat people. A loving dad creates great potential for his son to grow up and be loving to his own wife and children. Sons can gain so many attributes from a good dad. 

“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.” – Walter M. Schirra, Sr. 

“A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.” – Unknown

“Life doesn’t come with an instruction book—that’s why we have fathers.” – H. Jackson Browne

“Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father.” – Lydia Maria Child

“Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man.” – Frank Pittman

Grandfather Quotes

Grandfathers hold a special place in children’s hearts. Long gone are the days of a strict dad and instead is the dotting grandfather. The love and fun of a grandad is a positive reinforcement to a grandson’s relationship with his dad.

“The best dads get promoted to grandpa.” – Unknown

“Grandfathers are for loving and fixing things.” – Unknown

“A grandfather is someone with silver in his hair and gold in his heart.” – Unknown

“One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather.” – Joy Hargrove

These quotes are great for any father figure. Borrow these messages to uplift all the great fathers you know. The best Father’s Day messages are those that come from the heart. Pick a quote that resonates with you and your loved one. Most of all have a Happy Father’s Day!