“One of the greatest gifts I’ve ever gotten came from God. I call him daddy.” – Unknown
Fathers Day is my favorite day of the year. There is no title I cherish more than “father” or “daddy”. First, I want to show you my favorite Fathers Day video (a unique twist on Cats in the Cradle created by AmeriTrade) followed by 25 Fathers Day Leadership Quotes. Thanks to Success.com for helping capture many of these quotes. Enjoy!
BTW – the worship leader pictured above is my incredible daughter Anna!
- “Anyone who tells you fatherhood is the greatest thing that can happen to you, they are understating it.” ―Mike Myers
- 1. “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
- 7. “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
- “I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.” —Sigmund Freud
- “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.” – Unknown
- “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 your own eyes.” ―Walter M. Schirra, Sr.
- “I smile because you’re my father. I laugh because there’s nothing you can do about it.” – Unknown
- “A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again.” ―Enid Bagnold
- “Of all the titles I’ve been privileged to have, ‘Dad’ has always been the best.” ―Ken Norton
- “A little girl giggles when she is denied an ice-cream by her mother. She knows daddy will get her some later.” – Unknown
- “Every father should remember one day his son will follow his example, not his advice.” ―Charles Kettering
- “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” ―Jim Valvano
- “Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing dad.” – Unknown
- “Dear Daddy, no matter where I go in life, you’ll always be my number one man.” – Unknown
- “There is this girl who stole my heart and she calls me Daddy.” – Unknown
- “A father hold his daughter’s hand for a short while, but he holds her heart forever.” – Unknown
- “My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.” ―Clarence Budington Kelland
- “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
- “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
- “The quality of a father can be seen in the goals, dreams and aspirations he sets not only for himself, but for his family.” ―Reed Markham
- “He adopted a role called being a father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a protector.” ―Tom Wolfe
- “A good father will leave his imprint on his daughter for the rest of her life.” – Dr. James Dobson
- “Fathers, be your daughter’s first love and she’ll never settle for anything less.” – Unknown
- “A daughter needs a dad to be the standard against which she will judge all men.” – Unknown
- “When my daughter says ‘Daddy I need you!’ I wonder if she has any idea that I need her billion times more.” – Stanley Behrman
Have a Happy Fathers Day!
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