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13 Father's Day Quotes From Daughters To Dad

by Lauren Schumacker

Each year, Americans celebrate Father's Day. The holiday is designed for families to show dads how much they love and appreciate them, how grateful they are for everything dads do in the lives of their families. Although sons share a special connection with their dad, the relationship between fathers and daughters is unique. It can be contentious, admiring, infinitely loving, and so much more. As a result, it can be difficult to find the right words to share with dad on this special day.. Luckily, there are Father's Day quotes for daughters to share with their dad that say everything that you couldn't or weren't quite sure how to put into words.

Quotes said or written by those more articulate than you can be just the right way to celebrate you own dad or another man in your life who has filled that role. Relationships, including that between a father and his daughter, can be messy and complicated, but a father figure can be a sounding board, a cheerleader, a teacher, a guidance counselor, a friend. These Father's Day quotes for daughters to share are just the right way to to successfully sum up all that your dad means to you.

"Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, storytellers, and singers of song." - Pam Brown

"To her the name of father was another name for love." - Fanny Fern

"Father's Day each year makes me grateful for what my father did for me. This has little to do with our relationship, and much to do with what he taught me." - Karen DeCrow

"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

"When my dad didn't have my hand, he had my back." - Linda Poindexter

"It's only when you grow up, and step back from him, or leave him for your own career and your own home — it's only then that you can measure his greatness and fully appreciate it. Pride reinforces love." - Margaret Truman

"When it comes to Father's Day, I will remember my dad for both being there to nurture me and also for the times he gave me on my own to cultivate my own interests and to nurture my own spirit." - Jennifer Grant

"Old as she was, she still missed her Daddy sometimes." - Gloria Naylor

"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

"Being a daddy's girl is like having permanent armor for the rest of your life." - Marinela Reka

"[My father] has always provided me a safe place to land and a hard place from which to launch." - Chelsea Clinton

"My father gave me my dreams. Thanks to him, I could see a future." - Liza Minnelli

"Dads are like chocolate chip cookies; they may have chips or be totally nutty, but they are sweet and make the world a better place, especially for their children." - Hillary Lytle

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