326 Touching Father Daughter Quotes to Make You Hug Tighter

A beautiful bond that should never be broken, these father-daughter quotes will remind you of the special bond a father shares with their daddy’s girl.

In the realm of cinematic treasures, some movies beautifully depict the tender dynamics between fathers and daughters.

One such gem is “Father of the Bride,” a heartwarming tale that celebrates the unbreakable bond shared between a father and his daughter.

The poignant moments, cherished memories, and profound love that define the relationship between fathers and their daughters are easy to see in these father-daughter quotes.

So, let these quotes envelop you in their warmth as we celebrate the enduring, irreplaceable bond between fathers and daughters—a bond that dances with joy, embraces with love, and lasts a lifetime.

Tell us your favorite father-daughter memory in the comment section below.

What are the benefits of reading these father-daughter quotes?

Young girls with warm, close relationships with their dads develop into strong, confident women. 

When dads live a life of integrity and honesty, they set a positive example for their daughters of how to handle the world.

Fathers play a big role in their daughters’:

• Self-esteem
• Self-worth
• Body image
• Future romantic relationships

Hopefully, these father-daughter quotes will remind you of your relationship with your dad and give you the words to express your feelings.

They would make a great addition to a father’s day or birthday card!

The importance of dads

A strong father-daughter bond also plays a heavy role in her ability to express her feelings, emotions, and thoughts.

A father-daughter relationship can have a far-reaching influence on the daughter’s life.

Dads should, therefore, attempt to build a close relationship with their daughters.

In that regard, here are some inspirational daddy-daughter quotes to help foster an unbreakable bond.

Daddy-daughter quotes for an unbreakable bond

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

2. “Dad is and always will be my living, breathing superhero.” – Bindi Irwin

3. “The happiest moment of my life was probably when my daughter was born.”—David Duchovny

4. “It was my father who taught me to value myself.” – Dawn French

5. “A daughter needs a dad to be the standard against which she will judge all men.” – Gregory E. Lang

6. “When my father didn’t have my hand, he had my back.” – Linda Poindexter

7. “To her the name of father was another name for love.” – Fanny Fern

8. “My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived, and let me watch him do it.” – Clarence Budington Kelland

9. “He who has daughters is always a shepherd.” — Thomas Jefferson

10. “I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.” –Sigmund Freud

Inspiring father-daughter quotes

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

12. “The greatest thing a father can do for his daughter is to love her mother.” – Elaine S. Dalton

13. “To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.” – Euripides

14. “A daughter is a treasure and a cause of sleeplessness.” – Ben Sirach

15. “I remember daddy’s hands how they held my mama tight and patted my back for something done right” — Holly Dunn

16. “Fathers and daughters have a special bond. She is always daddy’s little girl.” – Richard L. Ratliff

17. “Because death is the only thing that could have ever kept him from you.”― Ally Carter

18. “It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.” – Jean de La Fontaine

19. “Rocks nor sand, nor wind or rain, can keep me separated from a daughters love.” – Byron Pulsifer

20. “Sweet sixteen today. She’s looking like her momma a little more every day.” – Bob Carlisle

Lovely daddy-daughter quotes

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

22. “Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.” – 
Gloria Naylor

23. “No one is able to make the female a queen except her father…” — Arab Proverb

24. “A good father will leave his imprint on his daughter for the rest of her life.” – Dr. James Dobson

25. “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 up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself.” ― John Gregory Brown

26. “It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.” – Anne Sexton

27. “I love being a girl because I’m my Daddy’s little girl and that rocks!”

28. “A man’s daughter is his heart. Just with feet, walking out in the world.” – Mat Johnson

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

30. “A father’s job is not to teach his daughter how to be a lady. It’s to teach her how a lady should be treated.” – Unknown

Father-daughter quotes to help foster an unbreakable bond

31. “The love between father and daughter knows no distance.”

32. “Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter.”—Joseph Addison

33. “The reason why daughters love their dad the most is…that there is at least one man in the world who will never hurt her.”

34. “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

35. “A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart.”

36. “My dear father; my dear friend; the best and wisest man I ever knew, who taught me many lessons and showed me many things as we went together along the country by-ways.” – Sarah Orne Jewett

37. “Daddy, thanks for being my hero, chauffeur, financial support, listener, life mentor, friend, guardian and simply being there every time I need a hug.” ~ Agatha Stephanie Lin

38. “I hope that my daughter grows up empowered and doesn’t define herself by the way she looks but by qualities that make her an intelligent, strong and responsible woman.” — Isaiah Mustafa

39. “When you have a daughter, you want to protect her from the things that I’ve seen out there, you know, the things that’s out there that ain’t good for her. It’s a crazy world we live in.” — Nas

40. “On behalf of every man looking out for every girl, you are the God and weight of her world.” – John Mayer

Father-daughter quotes that will touch your heart

41. “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.” – John Sinor

42. “I was raised by a strong woman, and that DNA is in my daughter and wife.” — Dwayne Johnson

43. “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

44. 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.” – Ama H. Vanniarachchy

45. “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” – Jim Valvano

46. “I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father’s equal, and I never loved any other man as much.”—Hedy Lamarr

47. “Watching your daughter being collected by her date feels like handing over a million-dollar Stradivarius to a gorilla.” – Jim Bishop

48. “I may find my prince but my dad will always be my king.”

49. “My father died many years ago, and yet when something special happens to me, I talk to him secretly not really knowing whether he hears, but it makes me feel better to half believe it.” – Natasha Josefowitz

50. “A daughter is a little girl who grows up to be a friend.”

Make sure to also check out our collection of parents quotes about family and support.

Relatable daddy-daughter quotes

51. “We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.” — Henry Ward Beecher

52. “I smile because you’re my father. I laugh because there’s nothing you can do about it.”

53. “Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son.” – Russian Proverb

54. “A little girl giggles when she is denied an ice cream by her mother. She knows daddy will get her some later.”

55. “Many a man wishes he were strong enough to tear a telephone book in half — especially if he has a teenage daughter.” – Guy Lombardo

56. “I think my mom put it best. She said, ‘Little girls soften their daddy’s hearts.’” – Paul Walker

57. “Fathers, be good to your daughters. You are the god and the weight of her world.” – Robert Orben

58. “Fathers are the most ordinary men who are turned by love into the biggest hero, adventurer, storyteller and singer of songs.”

59. “A son is a son till he gets a wife; a daughter is a daughter for the rest of her life.” – Irish Saying

60. “A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future.”

61. “I took my daughter to the father-daughter dance and I cried like a little baby. She’s 11 years old, so seeing her get dressed up and pretty made me cry.” – Kevin Hart

62. “My fingers may be small but I’ve got my daddy wrapped around them.”

63. “My daughter is my biggest achievement. She is a little star and my life has changed so much for the better since she came along.” – Denise Van Outen

64. “My life feels incomplete, my emotions deplete and my heart skips a beat when I don’t hug my daughter who is so sweet. I love you.”

65. “Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing dad.”

Touching father-daughter quotes

66. “Hopefully we were all daddy’s little girl. He was and hopefully still is wrapped around our little finger. Not to take advantage of more just for the comfort of knowing he is there.” – Violette DeSantis

67. “Every father decides what man his daughter marries: not ordering, but showing an example.”

68. “Not only a father is an example for a daughter, but a daughter is a great inspiration for a father.”

69. “I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love you back.” – Imelda Marcos

70. “There is this girl who stole my heart and she calls me Daddy.”

71. “When my daughter says ‘Daddy I need you!’ I wonder if she has any idea that I need her billion times more.” – Stanley Behrman

72. “The smile of a daughter is the secret purpose of every father.”

73. “Dear daddy, you taught me everything I know. I’m grateful to God for being your daughter.”

74. “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.” – Hugh Jackman

75. “Little daughters are the only people able to soften the hearts of strong men.”

Insightful father-daughter quotes

76. “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.” – James T. Adams

77. “A good father is always standing behind his daughter’s back.”

78. When fathers struggle with being authentic, they leave muddy footprints on little girls’ hearts.” – Tina Samples

79. “If you don’t want your daughter to settle for less, be not only an ideal father but also an ideal husband.”

80. “A wedding is for daughters and fathers. The mothers all dress up, trying to look like young women. But a wedding is for a father and daughter. They stop being married to each other on that day.” – Sarah Ruhl

81. “All fathers are teachers of the life: they teach their daughters what they can expect from men.”

82. “The laugh of a daughter is the favorite symphony of a father.”

83. “It was like we were exchanging codes, on how to be a father and a daughter, like we’d read about it in a manual, translated from another language, and we’re doing our best with what we could understand.” – Aimee Bender

84. “A father is a model for a small daughter. When she grows up, she looks for a boyfriend similar to her father.”

85. “You’ll not know how your daughter can love you until you demonstrate how you love her.”

Father-daughter quotes to honor a special bond

86. “You fathers will understand. You have a little girl. She looks up to you. You’re her oracle. You’re her hero.” – Stanley T. Banks

87. “The mark of a wonderful father is the one whose children run into his arms when his arms are empty.”

88. “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.” – Michael Josephson

89. “All my life’s problems have just one simple solution – a hug from my daughter.”

90. “He was a father. That’s what a father does. Eases the burdens of those he loves. Saves the ones he loves from painful last images that might endure for a lifetime.” – George Saunders

91. “I’ve had a hard life, but my hardships are nothing against the hardships that my father went through in order to get me to where I started.” – Bartrand Hubbard

92. “You’ve had me wrapped around your finger since the day you were born.” – Tim McGraw, My Little Girl

93. “My life is a fairy tale because it revolves around a princess – my beautiful daughter. I love you.”

94. “A Father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.”

95. “On the day my daughter was born I realized that the sparkle in her eyes was my guiding light and her smile, my life’s purpose. I love you.”

Heartwarming father-daughter quotes

96. “He sweeps her hair back from her ears and he swings her above his head. He says she is his émerveillement, he says he will never leave her, not in a million years.” – Anthony Doerr

97. “When Charles first saw our child Mary, he said all the proper things for a new father. He looked upon the poor little red thing and blurted, ‘She’s more beautiful than the Brooklyn Bridge.’” – Helen Hayes

98. “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. You can call it what you want to call it. As long as you treat her the same way I treat her, like my princess, I don’t mind.” – Tracy Morgan

99. “A daughter is a bundle of firsts that excite and delight, giggles that come from deep inside and are always contagious, everything wonderful and precious and your love for her knows no bounds.” – Barbara Cage

100. “She did not stand alone, but what stood behind her, the most potent moral force in her life, was the love of her father.” – Harper Lee, Go Set a Watchman

101. “Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father.”

102. “Our dearest daughter, you are the wheel that keeps our lives spinning and you are the reason why we are always smiling. We love you.”

103. “In love to our wives there is desire; to our sons, ambition; but to our daughters, there is something which there are no words to express.” – Joseph Addison

104. “It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us father and daughter.”

105. “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.”

Father-daughter quotes that will make you smile

106. “You have to be a reliable and predictable, loving and available father for your daughter if you want your daughter to have a happy childhood.”

107. “Dads have the unique opportunity to influence, guide, and encourage their daughters to grow into godly and gracious young ladies.” – Karol Ladd

108. “The laugh of a daughter is a favorite symphony of a father.”

109. “My wife has brought great beauty into my life. And my daughter has brought me nothing but joy.” – Christopher Meloni

110. “A good father will really go mad without his little girl.”

111. “I think a dad has to make his daughter feel that he’s genuinely interested in what she’s going through.” – Harry Connick, Jr.

112. “When a daughter is born, an ordinary life of a man turns into an extraordinary life of a father.”

113. “Every dad wants his daughter to grow up with dignity, self-respect, grace, humility, virtue, and significance.” – Darrel Billups

114. “I love being a girl because I’m my Daddy’s little girl and that rocks.”

115. “There may come a day that I won’t be able to help you. But the day will never come that I won’t try.”

Father-daughter quotes that will make your day

116. “The example of the father weathering his own emotional seasons can help the daughter weather her own.”―Victoria Secunda

117. “There will always be a few people who have the courage to love what is untamed inside us. One of those men is my father.” – Alison Lohman

118. “A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again.”—Enid Bagnold

119. “Big fathers, complementing their tiny daughters, are so beautiful.”

120. “All father`s problems have a very simple solution: it’s the happiness of his daughter.”

121. “When daughters have engaged dads, they benefit from that relationship for a lifetime.” – Kevin Leman

122. “If you want your daughter to have only the best, you have to become the best father in the world.”

123. “Always your little girl.” – Daughter

124. “I may seem quiet and reserved but if you mess with my daughter I will break out a level of crazy that will make your nightmares seem like a happy place.”

125. “A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us to our destination. He is a guiding light to help lead the way for us.”

Father-daughter quotes that will warm your heart

126. “The power of a dad in a daughter’s life is unmatched.” – Justin Ricklefs

127. “Your father, Jo. He never loses patience, never doubts or complains, but always hopes, and works and waits so cheerfully that one is ashamed to do otherwise before him.” – Louisa May Alcott

128. “The reason I am bad at cooking is my father always appreciated the dish I prepared, and I believed him.” – Alia Bhat

129. “I love my father as the stars – he’s a bright shining example and a happy twinkling in my heart.” – Terri Guillemets

130. “Because you loved me I overcame, and I’m so proud of what you’ve become. You’ve given me such security. No matter what mistakes I make you’re there for me.” — Beyoncé

131. “My daughter got me a “World’s Best Dad” mug. So we know she is sarcastic.” – Bob Odenkirk

132. “My dearest Daughter just watching you makes me realize how beautiful my life is. I love you.”

133. “Daddy and daughter, not always eye to eye, but always heart to heart.”

134. “My Daughter you are the answer to every time I looked up at the sky asking for a miracle.”

135. “You’ve been a blessing from the start . . . I love you daughter with all my heart.”

Father-daughter quotes and sayings

136. “Do you want all problems to melt away? Look at your daughter, hug her and kiss!”

137. “Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” – Elizabeth Stone

138. “Some people don’t believe in heroes but they haven’t met my dad!”

139. “The father of a daughter is nothing but a high-class hostage. A father turns a stony face to his sons, berates them, shakes his antlers, paws the ground, snorts, runs them off into the underbrush, but when his daughter puts her arm over his shoulder and says, ‘Daddy, I need to ask you something,’ he is a pat of butter in a hot frying pan.” – Garrison Keillor

140. “A father is someone you never outgrow your needs for.”

141. “A father will be there for his daughter when it matters the most.”

142. “Fathers, be your daughter’s 1st love and she’ll never settle for anything less.”

143. “A good father will not allow any man to come into his daughter’s life and ruin it.”

144. “He opened the jar of pickles when no one else could. He was the only one in the house who wasn’t afraid to go into the basement by himself. He cut himself shaving, but no one kissed it or got excited about it.” – Erma Bombeck

145. “A good dad will teach his daughter how to be independent and strong without being a man-hater.”

Father-daughter quotes to express appreciation

146. “My daughter, you are worthy of being loved because you are so precious to me that I died for you.”

147. “A daughter can lead to baldness, but the remainder of the road is just as smooth.” – Byron Pulsifer

148. “He taught me that there is no shame in breaking something, only in not being able to fix it.” – Hope Jahren

149. “Your daughter wants your guidance and support; she wants and needs a strong bond with you. And, as all successful fathers know, you need a strong bond with her.” – Meg Meeker

150. “Dear Daughter, If I could give you one thing in life, I would give you the ability to see yourself through my eyes.”

151. “Because my instincts have been shaped by a man who knew that family was everything. And my family will always be where I strive most for success.” – Gwyneth Paltrow, My Father’s Daughter

152. “A daughter needs her father to be involved in her life at every stage that includes father-daughter bonding in shopping malls.”

153. “If Dad is a loving, steady, balanced man in his approach with his daughter, she will have a sense of security, love, and trust in her relationships with men.” – Kevin Leman

154. “There is no place higher than on Daddy’s shoulders.”

155. “A good father-daughter relationship ….can empower daughters to believe in themselves and to prosecute a case with conviction and confidence. It can bestow upon a girl a sense of belonging, a self-efficacy and a resilience for life.” – Madonna King, Fathers and Daughters

Father-daughter quotes about their love

156. “You might never know a man’s vulnerable place until you see him with his daughter, because with her, he seem capable of more human emotions than he will ever share with anyone else.”

157. “If you ever want to torture my dad, tie him up and right in front of him, refold a map incorrectly.” – Cathy Ladman

158. “One of the first duties of a father is to protect his daughter from crying or else make those who make her cry to pay for their crimes.”

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

160. “As a father, you are going to be the first person to experience all the complexities of your daughter and you must tolerate them enough to guide her.”

161. “Dad, I just needed to let you know, To me you will always be, Dad—you are a hero, You mean the world to me.” – Amanda Suddeth

162. “One of the greatest moments between father and daughter is that walk down the aisle, then you see you little baby girl become a woman right before your eyes.”

163. “A Dad is one who is always there can always be counted on always has time, always encouraging, that is you Dad, Thanks for all you do!” – C Lynch

164. “A father carries pictures where his money used to be.” — Steve Martin

165. “Dads are most ordinary men turned into heroes.” – Pam Brown

Father-daughter quotes that will brighten your day

166. “It is much easier to become a father than to be one.” — Kent Nerburn

167. “You 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.” – Stanley T. Banks

168. “A girl might learn an ocean of wisdom from her mother but having her father’s presence is one part of the equation that should never be compromised.”

169. “Every little girl thinks her father is the smartest man in the world.” – Holly Robinson

170. “The first man in your daughter’s life is her father and she needs your trust more than anything, don’t deny her that.”

171. “Like countless other dads, I believe that my children are the best kids on the planet. Not a day goes by that I don’t thank God for placing them in my life.” – Charles Marshall

172. “There’s no perfect way to be a father but you can do your best, give your daughter the best of you and protect her so she never doubts your love.”

173. “My Father, my friend, my mentor, to you I want the very best that Father’s Day has to offer. This special day reminds me of how often you’ve been there for me.” – Catherine Pulsifer

174. “After you see your little girl grow into a lady, you know your job as a father is done and that’s such a fulfilling thing to see.”

175. “Sorry, Dad, but sometimes your jokes just really aren’t all that funny. . .but we love you anyway.” – Amy Szarkows

Father-daughter quotes that will lift your mood

176. “One of the greatest gifts I’ve ever gotten came from God. I call him daddy.”

177. “My father, he was like the rock, the guy you went to with every problem.” – Gwyneth Paltrow

178. “The love between a father and daughter is forever.”

179. “The most important influence in my childhood was my father.” – DeForest Kelley

180. “You tucked me in, turned out the lights, kept me safe and sound at night. Little girls depend on things like that.” — Miley Cyrus & Billy Ray Cyrus

181. “Fathers provide not only support but also encouragement.” – Catherine Pulsifer

182. “I find as I grow older that I love those most whom I loved first.” – Thomas Jefferson

183. “No man can possibly know what life means, what the world means, until he has a child and loves it. And then the whole universe changes and nothing will ever again seem exactly as it seemed before.” – L. Hearn

184. “From a daughter we are given happy and beautiful memories of days before, the melodies of the heart in those moments of the present, and the hopeful expectations of what will be in the future.” – Byron Pulsifer

185. “I’m convinced that a father’s role in child-raising should never be underestimated. underestimated. Fathers play a crucial role in their children’s emotional and physical well-being and in the choices they make about how to live their lives now and in the future.” – Nicoline Amb

Father-daughter quotes that will inspire you

186. “The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature.” – Antoine Francois Prevost

187. “To be a father requires patience, love and giving up the ‘all about me’ attitude.” -Catherine Pulsifer

188. “When I’m at my best, I am my father’s daughter.”

189. “You may not have an earthly father that cares for you, but you have an heavenly one that does.” – Angelina Talpa

190. “Patience, my daughter, learn patience, and life will be easier.” – Catherine Pulsifer

191. “Regardless of the personal relationship you have with your own father, you have to aim to be better.” – Kirsten Watson

192. “My daughter, You’ve blessed my life greatly. I’m so glad we’re friends. . . The time we have together is the best that I spend.”

193. “You know, fathers just have a way of putting everything together.” – Erika Cosby

194. “Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.” – Clementine Paddleford

195. “Studies show that when a baby, child, or teenager has a good father, that child will soar.” – Meg Meeker, MD

196. “Came into this world, Daddy’s little girl. Daddy made a soldier out of me” — Beyoncé

197. “That was when the world wasn’t so big and I could see everywhere. It was when my father was a hero and not a human.” – Markus Zusak

198. “The greatest gift I ever had came from God; I call him Dad!”

199. “One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” – George Herbert

200. “There is no place higher than on Daddy’s shoulders.”

Father-daughter quotes that will make you tear up

201. “A father holds his daughter’s hand for a short while, but he holds her heart forever.”

202. “I have an excellent father, his strength is making me stronger.” – Taylor Swift

203. “When you’re young, you think your dad is Superman. Then you grow up, and you realize he’s just a regular guy who wears a cape.”

204. “I think as a father if we’re not changing and learning as much as our daughters, we’re doing it wrong.” – Tom Matthews

205. “But I can tell you that fathers change lives, as my father changed mine.” – Meg Meeker, Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters

206. “Make sure you tell Daddy that I’m still his little girl.” – Carrie Underwood

207. “Of all the titles I’ve been privileged to have, ‘Dad’ has always been the best.” – Ken Norton

208. “The best fathers have the softest, sweetest hearts. In other words, great dads are real marshmallows.” – Richelle E. Goodrich

209. “One of the best things a father can do for his daughter is let her know that she has met his expectations. My father did that for me, and no amount of effort on my part can fully repay the debt.“ – Lisa Wingate

210. “My dad encouraged us to fail. Growing up, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we didn’t have something, he would be disappointed. It changed my mindset at an early age that failure is not the outcome, failure is not trying. Don’t be afraid to fail.“ – Sara Blakely  

More father-daughter quotes

211. “Go on, take on this whole world/But to me you know you’ll always be/ My little girl.” – Tim McGraw

212. “No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.” —Brad Meltzer

213. “This relationship has something special about it, that makes every father and every daughter in the world speak warmly about it.”

214. “Dear daddy, no matter where I go in life, you’ll always be my number one man.”

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

216. “To the world you are a dad. To our family, you are the world.”

217. “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.” – Richard Bach

218. “My father is like no one else. He has always believed in me, protected me, strengthened me, and I know without a doubt that he loves me unconditionally.”

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

220. “As a father, I want my daughter to know she is braver than she believes, stronger than she seems, smarter than she thinks, and loved more than she’ll ever know.”

Father-quotes from daughters

221. “They don’t make men like my daddy anymore.” – Loretta Lynn

222. “It’s only when you grow up and step back from him–or leave him for your own home–it’s only then that you can measure his greatness and fully appreciate it.” – Margaret Truman

223. “Thank heaven for the special relationship between fathers and daughters. It is blessed from above.”

224. “Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad.” – Anne Geddes

225. “I’ve said it before, but it’s absolutely true: My mother gave me my drive, but my father gave me my dreams. Thanks to him, I could see a future.” – Liza Minnelli

226. “My father is very handy with tools. He hands them to me when he wants me to get some work done.” – Melanie White

227. My dad’s my best mate, and he always will be.” – Cher Lloyd

228. “I have always had the feeling I could do anything and my dad told me I could. I was in college before I found out he might be wrong.” – Ann Richards

229. “A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely.” – Emile Gaboriau

230. “No matter how old she may be, sometimes a girl just needs her dad.” — Carole Singer

Father-daughter quotes about great fathers and the lessons they taught

231. “I am blessed to be a proud father of a daughter.” — Adnan Sami

232. “My father always said, ‘Malala will be free as a bird.’” — Malala Yousafzai

233. “My father raised us to step toward trouble rather than to step away from it.” — Justin Trudeau

234. “The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.” — Theodore Hesburgh

235. “My father told me ‘Name your price in the beginning. If it ever gets more expensive than the price you name, get out of there.’” — Dave Chappelle

236. “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.’” — Michael Jordan

Father daughter quotes for the kind and nurturing dad

237. “First, my father was a core part of my existence. He was my solid rock. He taught me amazing life principles that formed the foundation of my existence today.” ― Nicoline Ambe

238. “No matter what challenges life throws at you, your father will always be there for you.” ― Oswaal

239. “The connection between father and daughter took me by surprise. Her birth revealed a love that I never knew existed.” ― Kevin Patrick

240. “My father once said, ‘If the whole world wants to go left and you feel like going right, go right. You don’t have to follow. You don’t have to make a big deal about which way you’re going. Just go. It’s very easy.” ― Yanni

241. “It is a wise father that know his own child.” ― William Shakespeare

242. “If you fully understood just how profoundly you can influence your daughter’s life, you would be terrified, overwhelmed, or both.” ― Meg Meeker

243. “Still, it is a little disconcerting to consider that my father has been proven right about nearly everything he cautioned me against, warned me to avoid, or emphatically told me not to do!” ― Nick Vujicic

244. “My father taught me that one of the most important abilities in life is to be able to take the pain and persevere, and for years this lesson had served me well.” ― Yanni

245. “A father’s job is to be his daughter’s first devoted and chivalrous admirer.” ― Libby Purves

246. “I thank my father for being the support that he has been, unrelenting, reliable and solid.” ― Betsy George

Father-Daughter Quotes To Make You Hug Her

247. “Our daughters are the most precious of our treasures, the dearest possessions of our homes, and the objects of our most watchful love.” – Margaret Elizabeth

248. “The best music I have ever heard is the sound of my daughter’s giggling.” — Deasish Mridha

249. “Little girls are the nicest things that happen to people. They are born with a little bit of angel shine about them, and though it wears thin, sometimes there is always enough left to lasso your heart.” – Alan Beck

250. “A daughter is the most precious gift of life who lets our hearts dance with joy.” – Apollo M

251. “A daughter is a rainbow — a curve of light through scattered mist that lifts the spirit with her prismatic presence. A daughter is a promise, kept.” – Ellen Hopkins

252. “My daughter is my greatest inspiration.” – Whitney Houston

253. “Daughters always bask in their father’s love.” ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

254. “Every daughter is her own kind of flower.” ― Mary Calvi

255. We must teach our girls that if they speak their minds, they can create the world they want to see. – Robyn Silverman

256. Life is tough, my darling, but so are you. – Stephanie Bennet Henry

Father Daughter Quotes For Their Endless Love

257. “Dad – a son’s first hero, a daughter’s first love.” — John Walter Bratton

258. “Gonna dance with my daughter. Spin her around under the lights. ‘Cause I’m just a father making the most of this moment in time.” — Jason Blaine

259. “So you’ll always know, as long as one and one is two, there could never be a father who loved his daughter more than I love you.” — Paul Simon

260. “Hey, little girl, look what you’ve done. You’ve gone and stole my heart and made it your own.” — Jack Johnson

261. “Life flies by in seconds. You’re not a baby, Gracie, you’re my friend.” — Ben Folds

262. “As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.” — Solomon Ibn Gabirol

263. “You are my hero and that will never change. You still can dry my tears with just a smile.” — Natalie Grant

264. “You’re the end of the rainbow, my pot o’ gold. You’re Daddy’s little girl to have and hold.” — Michael Bublé

265. “There’s two things I know for sure: She was sent here from heaven and she’s daddy’s little girl.” — Bob Carlisle

266. “I am my father’s daughter, and I am not afraid of anything.” — Elizabeth

Father-Daughter Quotes To Celebrate Their Relationship 

267. “Isn’t she pretty, truly the angel’s best. I’m so happy we have been Heaven-blessed.” — Stevie Wonder

268. “Goodnight, my angel, now it’s time to dream. Dream how wonderful your life will be.” — Billy Joel

269. “When times are hard, I know you’ll be strong. I’ll be there in your heart when you’ll carry on. Like moonlight on the water, and sunlight in the sky, fathers, and daughters never say goodbye.” — Michael Bolton

270. “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.” — Jimmy Fallon

271. “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.” — Dax Shepard

272. “He loved his daughter better even than his pipe, and, like a reasonable man and an excellent father, let her have her way in everything.” — Washington Irving

273. “You gotta love dads. At my wedding, when I tripped on my wedding dress and fell flat on my face, Dad said, ‘Don’t worry, you’ll do better next time.’” — Melanie White

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

275. “[My father] has always provided me a safe place to land and a hard place from which to launch.” — Chelsea Clinton

276. “My dad believed in me, even when I didn’t. He always knew I could do this.” — Taylor Swift

Father-Daughter Quotes for Treasured Moments

277. “Our daughters are the most precious of our treasures, the dearest possessions of our homes and the objects of our most watchful love.” ― Margaret Elizabeth Sangster

278. “Confident women are raised by loving dads.” ― Nitya Prakash

279. “All fathers are invisible in daytime; daytime is ruled by mothers and fathers come out at night. Darkness brings home fathers, with their real, unspeakable power. There is more to fathers than meets the eye.” ― Margaret Atwood

280. “Be kind to thy father, for when thou were young, who loved thee so fondly as he? He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, and joined in thy innocent glee.” ― Margaret Ann Courtney

281. “It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father.” ― Pope John XXIII

282. “A father’s love for his daughter knows no bounds. It is infinite, eternal and unconditional.” ― Michael J. Fox

283. “I never wanted to be a millionaire, I just wanted to be a good dad.” ― Anthony Robbins

284. “I am not a perfect father, but I am willing to put in the work.” ― Barack Obama

285. “A father carries pictures where his money used to be.” ― Steve Martin

286. “A father is a man who expects his children to be as good as he meant to be.” ― Carol Coats

Expressing the Love Between Fathers and Daughters Through Father-Daughter Quotes

287. “A father’s love for his daughter is like no other, a bond forged in the fires of endless devotion.” ― Barack Obama

288. In the eyes of his daughter, a father is not just a man; he is her first hero, her guiding star, and the measure of all men to come.” ― Princess Diana

289. A father’s role in his daughter’s life is to be her protector, her confidant, and her unwavering source of love.” ― Bill Gates

290. A daughter’s love for her father is the foundation upon which she builds her expectations of love and respect from others.” ― Oprah Winfrey

291. A father’s legacy is not measured in wealth or power but in the love, wisdom, and strength he imparts to his daughter.” ― Stephen Hawking

292. “A father is the first man a daughter loves and the standard by which she judges all the men who follow.” ― Ellen DeGeneres

293. “A daughter may outgrow her father’s lap, but she will never outgrow his heart.” ― Michelle Obama

294. A father’s love is a timeless gift, one that enriches a daughter’s life and shapes her into the woman she becomes.” ― Dalai Lama

295. “A daughter’s relationship with her father is a masterpiece in progress, a canvas of love, trust, and understanding.” ― Maya Angelou

296. “A father’s love knows no boundaries, transcending time and space to be with his daughter wherever she may go.” ― Nelson Mandela

Father-Daughter Quotes for Daddy’s Little Girl

297. A father’s love is the compass that guides his daughter through life’s journey, always pointing her in the direction of her dreams.” ― Audrey Hepburn

298. A daughter’s heart is a reflection of her father’s love, a mirror that captures the beauty of their unique bond.” ― Desmond Tutu

299. “A father’s love is like a lighthouse, casting a steady light that guides his daughter safely through the storms of life.” ― Ellen DeGeneres

300. “A daughter is the joy in her father’s eyes, the pride in his smile, and the treasure he carries in his heart.” ― Oprah Winfrey

301. “A father’s love is a song that never fades, a melody that lingers in his daughter’s heart for a lifetime.” ― Michelle Obama

302. “A daughter’s laughter is the music of her father’s soul, a melody that brings joy and harmony to their lives.” ― Nelson Mandela

303. “A father’s love is a timeless gift, an inheritance of strength and resilience that a daughter carries with her forever.” ― Maya Angelou

304. “A daughter is the living proof of her father’s love, a testament to the power of a parent’s influence.” ― Malala Yousafzai

305. “A father’s love is like a sheltering tree, providing shade and comfort to his daughter as she grows and thrives.” ― Dalai Lama

306. “A daughter’s bond with her father is a masterpiece painted with trust, laughter, and the colors of their shared dreams.” ― Bill Gates

Father-Daughter Quotes that Capture the Beauty of Family Ties

307. “A daughter is her father’s heart wrapped in a warm embrace, a love story written in smiles and shared dreams.” ― Oprah Winfrey

308. “A daughter’s laughter is the sweetest melody a father will ever hear, a song that echoes through his heart forever.” ― Barack Obama

309. “In a daughter’s eyes, her father is a hero who can conquer the world and mend her heart with a simple hug.” ― Stephen Hawking

310. “A father’s love is like the sun, warming his daughter’s soul and guiding her through life’s cloudy days.” ― Dalai Lama

311. “A daughter’s love for her father is an unbreakable bond, a force that can move mountains and conquer all obstacles.” ― Ellen DeGeneres

312. “A father may hold his daughter’s hand for a moment, but he holds her heart for a lifetime.” ― Bill Gates

313. “A daughter is the mirror that reflects her father’s love, an image that shines with beauty and grace.” ― Desmond Tutu

314. “A father’s love is the foundation upon which his daughter builds her self-worth and the strength to face the world.” ― Maya Angelou

315. “A daughter is a piece of her father’s heart, a living testament to his love, and a source of endless pride.” ― Nelson Mandela

316. “A father’s love is the guiding star in his daughter’s journey, illuminating the path to her dreams.” ― Audrey Hepburn

Father-Daughter Quotes for a Heartfelt Relationship

317. “In the heart of a daughter, her father’s love is a treasure, a jewel that never loses its luster.” ― Oprah Winfrey

318. “A daughter’s love for her father is a flame that never wavers, a fire that warms their hearts through all seasons.” ― Ellen DeGeneres

319. “A father’s role is not just to provide but to love, nurture, and inspire his daughter to reach for the stars.” ― Michelle Obama

320. “A daughter is her father’s joy, his hope, and his greatest legacy, a testament to the love they share.” ― Stephen Hawking

321. “A father’s love is the shelter that keeps his daughter safe from life’s storms, a refuge of unwavering support.” ― Maya Angelou

322. “In a daughter’s smile, her father finds the strength to face any challenge, for her happiness is his greatest reward.” ― Dalai Lama

323. “A daughter’s love for her father is a tapestry woven with trust, laughter, and the colors of their shared dreams.” ― Nelson Mandela

324. “A daughter is the embodiment of her father’s love, a living testament to the beauty of their enduring connection.” ― Bill Gates

325. “A father’s love is the compass by which his daughter navigates life’s journey, always pointing her in the right direction.” ― Oprah Winfrey

326. “A father’s love for his daughter is a masterpiece, painted with care, colored with devotion, and framed by a bond that time cannot weather.” ― Ellen DeGeneres

327. “Maybe I paint the sky blue; my greatest creation was you.” — Jay-Z

328. “From the first breath she breathed, when she first smiled at me, I knew the love of a father runs deep, and I prayed that she’d find you someday. But it’s still hard to give her away, I loved her first.” — Heartland

329. “For all the things my eyes have seen, the best by far is you.” — Andrew McMahon

330. “Things are going to change so fast. I tell you that I’ll always want you near.” — Tori Amos

331. “When people look inside my life, I want to hear them say ‘She’s got her father’s eyes.’ Her father’s eyes that find the good in things when good is not around.” — Amy Grant

332. “No one loves me just like you do. No one knows me just like you do. No one can compare to the way my eyes fit in yours. You’ll always be my father, and I’ll always be your joy.” — Chrisette Michele

Which of these father-daughter quotes was your favorite?

Fathers affect the lives of their daughters in many ways.

They help shape their daughters’ self-esteem, self-image, confidence, and opinions of men.

How a father approaches life will serve as an example for his daughter to build on in her own life.

The honor of being a father to a daughter is one of the greatest experiences a man can have.

Hopefully, these daddy-daughter quotes have helped foster a stronger and more positive father-daughter bond.

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