65 Best Father-Daughter Quotes and Sayings to Share With Dad

“A daughter needs a dad to be the standard against which she will judge all men.”

“A good father will leave his imprint on his daughter for the rest of her life.”

“Being a daddy’s girl is like having permanent armor for the rest of your life.”

“He who has daughters is always a shepherd.”

“It was my father who taught me to value myself.”

"My mother gave me my drive but my father gave me my dreams."

"To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter."

"The most admirable thing ever has to be a father protecting his daughter."

"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."

"The smile of a daughter is the secret purpose of every father."

"In the darkest days, when I feel inadequate, unloved, and unworthy, I remember whose daughter I am and I straighten my crown."

“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.”

"My dad is awesome. But you know what they say, 'Like father like daughter.'"

"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)."

"A little girl giggles when she is denied an ice-cream by her mother. She knows Daddy will get her some later."

"A daughter is a treasure and a cause of sleeplessness."

"A father carries pictures where his money used to be."

"Many a man wishes he were strong enough to tear a telephone book in half — especially if he has a teenage daughter."