"Before you came into my life, I was just a boy. But with you, I became a man. Your lives are yours to live, and though I am your guide and compass for now, there will come a day when you’ll chart your own course. Even then, I’ll always be Dad. You’ll remain in my heart for all time, and though our paths may part, our journey together is eternal."
- The Dad (dadblog.co.uk)
Love
"A girl’s first true love is her father."
- Marisol Santiago
Love
"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
Love
"My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: He believed in me."
- Jim Valvano
Belief in Self
"Any fool can have a child. That doesn’t make you a father. It’s the courage to raise a child that makes you a father."
- Barack Obama
Courage
"Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad, and that’s why I call you dad, because you are so special to me."
- Wade Boggs
Love
"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
Drive
"The most important thing in the world is family and love."
- John Wooden
Family
"I’m gonna watch you shine / Gonna watch you grow / Gonna paint a sign / 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
Love
"Confident women are raised by loving dads."
- Nitya Prakash
Love
"Go on, take on this whole world / But to me you know you’ll always be / My little girl."
- Tim McGraw
Love
"I am my father’s daughter, and I am not afraid of anything."
- Elizabeth I
Love
"He gives her the best gift a woman can get in this world: protection. And the little girl learns to trust the man in her life."
- Adriana Trigiani
Love
"The greatest thing a father can do for his daughter is to love her mother."
- Elaine S. Dalton
Love
"Fathers and daughters have a special bond. She is always daddy’s little girl."
- Richard L. Ratliff
Love
"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
Love
"The happiest moment of my life was probably when my daughter was born."
- David Duchovny
Love
"My life is a fairy tale because it revolves around a princess—my beautiful daughter."
- Dumitru D. Coman
Love
"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."
- Idris Elba
Love
"A man’s daughter is his heart. Just with feet, walking out in the world."
- Mat Johnson
Love
"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
Love
"When my daughter says, ‘Daddy, I need you!’ I wonder if she has any idea that I need her billion times more."
- Stanley Behrman
Love
"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
Love
"My best smile is probably when I'm holding my daughter."
- Chance the Rapper
Love
"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
Love
"Daughters always revel in their mother’s admiration. And daughters always bask in their father’s love."
- Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
Love
"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
Love
"He sweeps her hair back from her ears; 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
Love
"A daughter needs a dad to be the standard against she will judge all men."
- Gregory E. Lang
Love
"No one is able to make the female a queen except her father."
- Arab Proverb
Love
"My father, he was like the rock, the guy you went to with every problem."
- Gwyneth Paltrow
Love
"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
Love
"[My father] has always provided me a safe place to land and a hard place from which to launch."
- Chelsea Clinton
Love
"My mother gave me my drive, but my father gave me my dreams."
- Liza Minelli
Love
"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
Love
"My dad and I. Always together. Our little team of two. Proud coach and star student."
- Taylor Jenkins Reid
Love
"My dad's my best mate, and he always will be."
- Cher Lloyd
Love
"Fatherhood is the greatest thing that could ever happen. You can't explain it until it happens—it’s like telling someone what water feels like before they've ever swam in it."
- Michael Bublé
Love
"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
Love
"I remember a very important lesson that my father gave me when I was 12 or 13. He said, ‘You know, today I welded a perfect seam and I signed my name to it.’ And I said, ‘But, Daddy, no one’s going to see it!’ And he said, ‘Yeah, but I know it’s there.’"
- Toni Morrison
Love
"I talk and talk and talk, and I haven't taught people in 50 years what my father taught by example in one week."
- Maria Cuomo Cole
Love
"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
Love
"Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance."
- Ruth E. Renkel
Well-being
"He wipes tears off my face and then snot. He uses his hands. He loves me that much."
- Nina LaCour
Love
"Hey, little girl, look what you’ve done. You’ve gone and stole my heart and made it your own."
- Jack Johnson
Love
"You are the guide and the weight of her world."
- John Mayer
Love
"Dads are most ordinary men turned into heroes, adventurers, storytellers and singers of song."
- Pam Brown
Love
"My father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it."
- CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLAND
Family
"I sustain myself with the love of family."
- Maya Angelou
Family
"A happy family is but an earlier heaven."
- George Bernard Shaw
Family
"Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. 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
Love
"A father’s tears and fears are unseen, his love is unexpressed, but his care and protection remains as a pillar of strength throughout our lives."
- Ama H. Vanniarachchy
Love
"If I could give you one thought, it would be to lift someone up. Lift a stranger up — lift her up. I would ask you, mother and father, brother and sister, lovers, mother and daughter, father and son, lift someone. The very idea of lifting someone up will lift you, as well."
- Maya Angelou
Empowerment
"I’m inspired by my own children, how full they make my heart. They make me want to work to make the world a little bit better. And they make me want to be a better man."
- Barack Obama
Inspiration
"No one loves me like you do / No one knows me just like you do / No one can compare to the way my eyes fit in yours"
- Chrisette Michele
Love
"It is a wise father that knows his own child."
- William Shakespeare
Wisdom
"I’d always thought the father/daughter thing was overstated. But I can tell you, sometimes, she looks at me and I just become a puddle."
- Randy Pausch
Love
"When a father gives his daughter an emotional visa to strike out on her own, he is always with her. Such a daughter has her encouraging, understanding daddy in her head, cheering her on — not simply as a woman but as a whole, unique human being with unlimited possibilities."
- Victoria Secunda
Empowerment
"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
Love
"He adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a protector."
- Tom Wolfe
Love
"They and his daughters loved him, all who saw him loved him / They did not love him by allowance, they loved him with personal love."
- Walt Whitman
Love
"Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children."
- Charles R. Swindoll
Responsibility
"If the day ever came when we were able to accept ourselves and our children exactly as we and they are, then I believe we would have come very close to an ultimate understanding of what ‘good’ parenting means."
- Fred Rogers
Self-awareness
"You are my angel; you remind me of the goodness in this world and inspire me to be the greatest version of myself."
- Steve Maraboli
Inspiration
"I’ve never had a moment’s doubt. I love you. I believe in you completely. You are my dearest one. My reason for life."
- Ian McEwan
Love
"My dad tells me to make decisions out of love and not fear. It’s OK to do something and not know that you’re going to nail it and execute it with full, perfect preparedness."
- Rashida Jones
Motivation
"Fathers can seem powerful and overwhelming to their daughters. Let her see your soft side. Express your feelings and reactions. Tell her where you came from and how you got there. Let her see that you have had fears, failures, anxious times, hurts, just like hers, even though you may look flawless to her."
- Stella Chess
Empathy
"Fathering makes a man, whatever his standing in the eyes of the world, feel strong and good and important, just as he makes his child feel loved and valued."
- Frank Pittman
Love
"You’re the end of the rainbow, my pot o’ gold. You’re Daddy’s little girl to have and hold."
- Michael Bublé
Love
"Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, storytellers, and singers of song."
- Pam Brown
Love
"There's two things I know for sure: She was sent here from heaven and she's daddy's little girl."
- Bob Carlisle
Love
"Isn’t she pretty, truly the angel’s best. I’m so happy we have been Heaven-blessed."
- Stevie Wonder
Love
"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
Love
"Go on, take on this whole world. But to me you know you'll always be my little girl."
- Tim McGraw
Love
"I'll be there to guide you, when trouble walks beside you. If you need me, I'll be there."
- Bruce Springsteen
Love
"Don't know how long it's gonna take to feel okay. But I know I had the best day with you today. I have an excellent father. His strength is making me stronger."
- Taylor Swift
Love
"Did you ever know that you're my hero?"
- Bette Midler
Love
"Ordinary father-daughter love had a charge to it that generally was both permitted and indulged. There was just something so beautiful about the big father complementing the tiny girl. Bigness and tininess together at last—yet the bigness would never hurt the tininess! It respected it. In a world in which big always crushes tiny, you wanted to cry at the beauty of big being kind of and worshipful of and being humbled by tiny. You couldn’t help but think of your own father as you saw your little girl with hers."
- Meg Wolitze
Love
"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
Love
"He who has daughters is always a shepherd."
- French proverb
Love
"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
Love
"I love my father as the stars—he’s a bright shining example and a happy twinkling in my heart."
- Terri Guillemets
Love
"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
Love
"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
Love
"My dad believed in me, even when I didn't. He always knew I could do this."
- Taylor Swift
Love
"Being a daddy’s girl is like having a permanent armor for the rest of your life."
- Marinela Reka
Love
"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
Love
"The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature."
- Antoine Francois Prevost
Love
"Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter."
- Joseph Addison
Love
"It is not flesh and blood, but the heart which makes us fathers and daughters."
- Friedrich Schiller
Love
"To her, the name of father was another name for love."
- Fanny Fern
Family
"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."
- Matt Damon
Love
"Being a daddy’s girl is like having permanent armour for the rest of your life."
- Marinela Reka
Love
"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
Love
"My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me."
- JIM VALVANO
Empowerment
"There’s nothing stronger than the love between a father and his daughter."
- _Taken_
Love
"The love of a father for his daughter can move mountains."
- _Armageddon_
Love
"When my father didn’t have my hand, he had my back."
- Linda Poindexter
Love
"For father, his daughter is no less than a breath."
- Sachin Ramdas Bharatiya
Love
"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
Love
"Dad is and always will be my living, breathing superhero."
- Bindi Irwin
Love
"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
Love
"I’ve made it my business to observe fathers and daughters. And I’ve seen some incredible, beautiful things. Like the little girl who’s not very cute – her teeth are funny, and her hair doesn’t grow right, and she’s got on thick glasses – but her father holds her hand and walks with her like she’s a tiny angel that no one can touch. He gives her the best gift a woman can get in this world: protection. And the little girl learns to trust the man in her life. And all the things that the world expects from women – to be beautiful, to soothe the troubled spirit, heal the sick, care for the dying, send the greeting card, bake the cake – all of those things become the way we pay the father back for protecting us."
- Adriana Trigiani
Family
"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
Love
"When my daughter says ‘Daddy I need you!’ I wonder if she has any idea that I need her billion times more."
- Stanley Behrman
Family
"To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter."
- Euripides
Family
"Being a daddy’s girl is like having permanent armor for the rest of your life."
- Marinela Reka
Love
"Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. 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
Love
"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
Love
"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
Love
"I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love you back."
- Imelda Marcos
Love
"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
Family
"No one in this world can love a girl more than her father."
- Michael Ratnadeepak
Love
"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
Self-esteem
"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
Love
"Fathers just have a way of putting everything together."
- Erika Cosby
Connection to Earth
"Daddies don’t just love their children every now and then, it’s a love without end."
- George Strait
Love
"It’s not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and daughters."
- Johann Schiller
Family
"A father’s love for his daughter is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path."
- Agatha Christie
Family
"It was my father who taught me to value myself."
- Dawn French
Love
"A good father will leave his imprint on his daughter for the rest of her life."
- Dr. James Dobson
Love
"Fathers, be good to your daughters. You are the god and the weight of her world."
- John Mayor
Love
"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
Love
"A father is a man who expects his daughter to be as good a woman as he meant to be."
- Frank A. Clark
Belief in Self
"Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad."
- Anne Geddes
Family
"You don’t raise heroes, you raise daughters. And if you treat them like daughters, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your eyes."
- Walter M. Schirra Sr.
Inspiration
"A father’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible."
- Marion C. Garretty
Motivation
"My daughter got me a World’s Best Dad mug. So, we know she’s sarcastic."
- Bob Odenkirk
Love
"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
Family
"There is no such thing as being the perfect parent. So just be a real one."
- Sue Atkins
Self-improvement
"It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was."
- Anne Sexton
Love
"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
Love
"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
Love
"Live so that when your children think of fairness caring, and integrity, they think of you."
- H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Morality
"Always a partner, a playmate and a teacher / Ready with a joke when times were sad"
- Nancy Sinatra
Love
"Your children are not your children / They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself / They came through you but not from you / And they are with you yet they belong not to you."
- Kahlil Gibran
Philosophy
"One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters."
- George Herbert
Education
"You have my whole heart. You always did. You’re the best guy. You always were."
- Cormac McCarthy
Love
"He is a gentleman, and I am a gentleman’s daughter. So far we are equal."
- Jane Austen
Love
"We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves."
- Henry Ward Beecher
Awareness
"No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us."
- Brad Meltzer
Love
"Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man."
- Frank Pittman
Personal Growth
"In conversation, father can do many wondrous things; he’s built upon a wiser plan than presidents or kings."
- Edgar Guest
Wisdom
"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."
- Dave Attell
Love
"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
Love
"Watching your daughter being collected by her date feels like handing over a million-dollar Stradivarius to a gorilla."
- Jim Bishop
Love
"It is much easier to become a father than to be one."
- Kent Nerburn
Responsibility
"Nobody has ever measured, even poets, how much a heart can hold."
- Zelda Fitzgerald
Love
"Many a man wishes he were strong enough to tear a telephone book in half―especially if he has a teenage daughter."
- Guy Lombardo
Love
"Parents were the only ones obligated to love you; from the rest of the world, you had to earn it."
- Ann Brashares
Love
"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."
- Ryan Reynolds
Love
"My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it."
- Clarence Budington Kelland
Inspiration
"The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life."
- Richard Bach
Connection to Earth
"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
Love
"My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived, and let me watch him do it."
- Clarence Budington Kelland
Family
"You’ve had me wrapped around your finger since the day you were born."
- Tim McGraw
Family
"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
Family
"A daughter is a treasure and a cause of sleeplessness."
- Ben Sirach
Love
"To the world, you may be one person, but to one person, you may be the world."
- Dr Seuss
Love
"You are my greatest adventure."
- The Incredibles
Love
"I don’t tell you enough how much I love you."
- _Finding Nemo_
Love
"No matter where you go, no matter where you are, my love will find you."
- _The Road to El Dorado_
Love
"I love you to the moon and back."
- Sam McBratney
Love
"I am your father. I always will be."
- _The Lion King_
Love
"I want you to know I’m proud of you, always."
- _Mulan_
Persistence
"Dad, you’ve always been my hero."
- _The Parent Trap_
Love
"My father told me once that we make our own luck in this world."
- _The Pursuit of Happyness_
Motivation
"A father is someone who carries pictures in his wallet where his money used to be."
- Steve Martin
Love
"What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family."
- Mother Teresa
Love
"Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes."
- Gloria Naylor
Adversity
"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
Love
"He taught me that there is no shame in breaking something, only in not being able to fix it."
- Hope Jahren
Learning from Mistakes
"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
Love
"A father carries pictures where his money used to be."
- Steve Martin
Family
"A daughter can lead to baldness, but the remainder of the road is just as smooth."
- Bryan Pulsifer
Love
"Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind."
- Lionel Hampton
Gratitude
"Many a man wishes he were strong enough to tear a telephone book in half — especially if he has a teenage daughter."
- Guy Lombardo
Love
"You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance."
- Franklin P. Jones
Personal Growth
"No one knows his true character until he has run out of gas, purchased something on the installment plan and raised an adolescent."
- Marcelene Cox
Family
"My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it."
- Quentin Crisp
Family
"Having one child makes you a parent. Having two kids makes you a referee."
- David Frost
Family
"Don’t try and make children grow up to be like you, or they may do it."
- Russell Baker
Wisdom
"Watching your daughter being collected by her date feels like handing over a million dollar Stradivarius to a gorilla."
- Jim Bishop
Family
"Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth."
- Erma Bombeck
Family
"The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard."
- Steven Wright
Family
"If you ever want to torture my dad, tie him up and right in front of him, refold a map incorrectly."
- Cathy Ladman
Family
"Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes."
- Jim Carrey
Relationships
"Some family trees bear an enormous crop of nuts."
- Wayne Huizenga
Family
"Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city."
- George Burns
Family
"The most admirable thing ever has to be a father protecting his daughter."
- Unknown
Love
"There is no place higher than on daddy’s shoulders."
- Unknown
Love
"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."
Love
"Little daughters are the only people able to soften the hearts of strong men."
- Unknown
Love
"A father holds his daughter's hand for a short while, but he holds her heart forever."
- Unknown
Love
"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."
- Unknown
Love
"The main reason why a daughter needs a dad is to show her that not all boys are like the ones who hurt her."
- Unknown
Love
"A daughter needs a dad to be the standard against which she will judge all men."
Love
"A daughter is a little girl who grows up to be a friend."
Love
"Some people don’t believe in heroes but they haven’t met my dad."
Love
"A father holds his daughter’s hand for a short while, but he holds her heart forever."
Love
"The love between a father and daughter is forever."
Love
"A father is a son’s first hero and a daughter’s first love."
- Unknown
Love
"I may find my prince, but my dad will always be my king."
- Unknown
Love
"Fathers, be your daughter’s first love and she’ll never settle for anything less."
Love
"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. She makes him feel like Christmas. In exchange, he makes a secret promise not to see the awkwardness of her teenage years, the mistakes she makes or the secrets she keeps."
Love
"When a daughter is born, an ordinary life of a man turns into an extraordinary life of a father."
Love
"The laugh of a daughter is the favourite symphony of a father."
Love
"All my life's problems have just one simple solution — a hug from my daughter."
Love
"I am a princess not because I have a prince, but because my father is a king."
Love
"You brought me every single toy that I wanted when I was young. I hope I can return the favor when I grow up by achieving every single goal that you always wanted me to. I love you."
Love
"Nothing makes me feel stronger than knowing that I have a dad who’s got my back. I love you."
Love
"You have seen me at my worst, yet you think that I am the best. I love you, Dad."
Love
"A daughter may outgrow your lap but she’ll never outgrow your heart."
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Family
"Dad: a daughter’s first love."
- Unknown
Family
"When I’m at my best, I am my father’s daughter."
Love
"No other love in the world is like the love of a father has for his little girl."
Love
"Dear Daddy, no matter where I go in life, you’ll always be my number one man."
Love
"A father’s love is eternal and without end."
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Family
"You are my greatest treasure, my daughter. I love you more than words could ever express."
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Family
"A father’s job is not to teach his daughter how to be a lady, but to teach her how to be a good person."
- Unknown
Family
"In the darkest days, when I feel inadequate, unloved and unworthy, I remember whose daughter I am and I straighten my crown."
Love
"The smile of a daughter is the secret purpose of every father."
Love
"My dad is awesome. But you know what they say, 'Like father like daughter.'"
Love
"To my daughter: Never forget that I love you. Life is filled with hard times and good times. Learn from everything you can. Be the woman I know you can be."
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Family
"No matter how much I tell my daughter I love her, I always love her more than that."
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Family
"A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart."
Love
"When my daughter says, ‘Daddy, I need you,’ I wonder if she has any idea that I need her a billion times more."
- Unknown
Family
"In the darkest days, when I feel inadequate, unloved, and unworthy, I remember whose daughter I am and I straighten my crown."
- Unknown
Self-esteem
"My dad is awesome. But you know what they say, ‘Like father like daughter.’"
- Unknown
Love
"A little girl giggles when she is denied an ice cream by her mother. She knows daddy will get her some later."
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Love
"A little girl giggles when she is denied an ice-cream by her mother. She knows daddy will get her some later."
Love
"This relationship has something special about it, that makes every father and every daughter in the world speak warmly about it."
Love
"Dad, even a fleeting memory of your loving smile is enough to light up my darkest days. I love you!"
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Family
"Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing dad."
- Unknown
Family
"One of the greatest gifts I’ve ever gotten came from God. I call him daddy."
- Unknown
Family
"Dad. He can play like a kid, give advice like a friend, and protect like a bodyguard."
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Family
"A father is neither an anchor to hold us back nor a sail to take us there but a guiding light whose love shows us the way."
Love
"A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow."
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Respect
"There is this girl who stole my heart, and she calls me Daddy."
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Family
"A daughter is a day brightener and a heart warmer."
Joy
"One of the greatest gifts I ever received came from God. I call him Daddy."
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Family
"When daughters have good fathers, they are more likely to have better relationships with the men in their lives when they’re older."
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Family
"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)."
Love
"There is this girl who stole my heart and she calls me Daddy."
- Unknown
Family
"I smile because you’re my father. I laugh because there’s nothing you can do about it."
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Family
"She wasn’t born with wings, but she learned to fly anyway."
Inspiration
"Don’t be afraid to mess up, darling. That’s how diamonds are formed under pressure."
Motivation
"Believe in the power of your dreams, even if they seem like glitter in a world of gray."
Hope
"Don’t dim your light to fit in. The world needs your unique spark."
Self-confidence
"Kindness is your superpower. Unleash it, and watch the world change."
Compassion
"Challenges are stepping stones, not roadblocks. You’ve got this!"
Perseverance
"Your voice matters. Speak up, be heard, and rock the world."
Empowerment
"Imperfect is perfectly you, and perfectly awesome."
Self-esteem
"Don’t wait for permission to shine. You were born to sparkle, darling!"
Self-confidence
"Friendship is a treasure. Surround yourself with those who uplift you, not hold you back."
Relationships
"Life isn’t always sunshine and rainbows, but you are the sunshine. Spread your light!"
Positivity
"Don’t be afraid to chase those wild dreams. Remember, even unicorns were once mythical creatures."
Ambition
"Embrace your individuality. You were born to stand out, not blend in."
Self-awareness
"Challenges are opportunities to learn and grow. See them as stepping stones to greatness."
Growth
"Never underestimate the power of your intuition. It’s your inner compass, guiding you true."
Insight
"Science is cool, art is cool, you are cool. Embrace your passions, whatever they may be."
Inspiration
"Don’t let fear hold you back. Take a deep breath, and leap towards your dreams."
Courage
"Life is messy, beautiful, and full of surprises. Embrace the adventure, darling!"
Optimism
"Screw perfect. Aim for awesome, and you’ll be unstoppable."
Motivation
"True beauty comes from within. Kindness, courage, and compassion are your greatest jewels."
Inner Peace
"Don’t be afraid to break the mold. The world needs more girls who rewrite the rules."
Boldness
"Sometimes you gotta stumble to fly. Embrace the wobbly bits, they make the take-off sweeter."
Resilience
"Science, sports, art, music – the world is your playground. Explore it all, discover your passion."
Inspiration
"Stand tall, even when your knees wobble. You are braver than you think, stronger than you know."
Bravery
"The only limits are the ones you set for yourself. Dream big, shoot for the stars, and reach for the impossible."
Ambition
"Challenges are inevitable, but so is your resilience. You were built to overcome anything."
Resilience
"Your voice is powerful. Use it to speak your truth, advocate for change, and inspire others."
Leadership
"Don’t compare your journey to someone else’s highlight reel. Celebrate your own unique path."
Self-awareness
"Embrace the hustle. Hard work, dedication, and a sprinkle of sass are the recipe for success."
Hard Work
"Mistakes are stepping stones, not failures. Learn from them, dust yourself off, and keep moving forward."
Learning from Mistakes
"Don’t be afraid to get a little messy. Sometimes the most beautiful things come from unexpected splatters."
Creativity
"Books are your best friends. Get lost in their worlds, learn, explore, and ignite your imagination."
Education
"Your laugh is a melody, darling. Share it with the world, it’s music to everyone’s ears."
Joy
"Don’t be afraid to say no. Setting boundaries shows respect for yourself and your needs."
Self-care
"Technology is your superpower. Use it to connect, learn, and create something amazing."
Empowerment
"Friends are the family you choose. Surround yourself with those who make you laugh and lift you up."
Relationships
"Be a flamingo in a flock of pigeons. Stand out, be bold, and embrace your quirky fabulousness."
Boldness
"Failure is just a detour, not a dead end. Learn from it, adjust your course, and keep chasing your dreams."
Resilience
"Travel is the best education. Explore new cultures, broaden your horizons, and collect a lifetime of memories."
Education
"Don’t be afraid to be different. Your unique perspective is a gift, share it with the world."
Originality
"Confidence isn’t about arrogance, it’s about believing in yourself. Fake it till you make it, darling, you’ve got this!"
Self-confidence
"Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Sometimes the strongest hand is the one reaching out for another."
Empathy
"Your past doesn’t define you, it shapes you. Learn from it, grow from it, and soar towards your future."
Personal Growth
"Be a good listener, daughter. The world needs more people who truly hear what others have to say."
Compassion
"Compassion is your superpower. Use it to lift others up, spread kindness, and make the world a better place."
Compassion
"Don’t be afraid to cry. Tears are a release, a cleansing rain that washes away worries and makes room for joy."
Healing
"Take care of your mental health, darling. It’s just as important as physical health. Prioritize your well-being."
Wellness
"Failure is fertilizer for growth. Learn from your mistakes, dust yourself off, and bloom even brighter."
Growth
"Embrace your inner scientist. Ask questions, experiment, and discover the magic of the world around you."
Learning
"Don’t be afraid to be a little bit rebellious, darling. Sometimes the best change comes from shaking things up."
Change
"Be a warrior for kindness. Stand up for what’s right, even when it’s hard. Your voice has the power to change the world."
Courage
"Don’t be afraid to ditch the rulebook. Sometimes the most incredible journeys happen when you take the road less traveled."
New Beginnings
"Embrace the power of “and.” You can be strong and gentle, smart and creative, a fierce competitor and a compassionate friend."
Balance
"There’s no shame in changing your mind, darling. Growth is about evolving, adapting, and discovering who you truly are."
Personal Growth
"Don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty. Hard work, dedication, and a touch of grit pave the path to success."
Hard Work
"Failure is just a fancy word for “learning experience.” Embrace the stumbles, they make the victories sweeter."
Learning from Mistakes
"Let your curiosity be your compass. Explore new things, ask endless questions, and ignite your passion for lifelong learning."
Learning
"Don’t be afraid to be a little weird, darling. Your quirks and oddities make you uniquely you, and that’s pretty darn awesome."
Self-esteem
"Believe in the power of “yet.” You can’t do it yet, but with practice and perseverance, you’ll conquer anything you set your mind to."
Persistence
"There’s magic in your mistakes. Learn from them, grow from them, and rewrite your story with strength and resilience."
Resilience
"Don’t be afraid to ditch the drama. Surround yourself with positive people who uplift you and inspire you to be your best self."
Positivity
"Life is a dance, darling. So put on your favorite playlist, embrace the wobble, and own your moves!"
Joy
"Your voice is your instrument. Use it to sing your truth, advocate for change, and inspire others to find their voice."
Leadership
"Don’t be afraid to break a sweat. Physical strength is a powerful confidence booster, so get out there and move your body!"
Fitness
"Challenges are opportunities in disguise. Embrace the struggle, it will make the victory all the sweeter."
Perseverance
"Don’t be afraid to color outside the lines. Creativity is your superpower, use it to paint your world with vibrant possibilities."
Creativity
"The world needs your empathy, darling. See things from other perspectives, lend a listening ear, and spread kindness like wildfire."
Empathy
"Don’t be afraid to take a leap of faith. Sometimes the most incredible journeys begin with a single brave step."
Taking Risks
"Your heart is your compass. Trust your intuition, follow your passions, and let your inner light guide your way."
Insight
"Don’t be afraid to be a little bit selfish sometimes, darling. Take care of yourself, recharge your batteries, and come back stronger."
Self-care
"Dad: Spider-killing superhero."
Love
"My daughter doesn't have any daddy issues, but I can guarantee her boyfriend will."
Love
"One of life’s greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn’t good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world."
Love
"It doesn’t matter how manly you are, when your little girl wants to have a fairy tea party, you have to join!"
Love