31 Quotes About Dads

Becoming a dad takes a lifetime to achieve. From the first moments of your child being born through their adulthood and own parenting experiences, being a father never stops. These quotes about dads highlight the unique characteristics.

“A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.”

“Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.”

“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. You taught me the game and you taught me how to play it right.”

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”

“Becoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to.”

“Character is the result of two things: Mental attitude and the way we spend our time.”

“Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have”

“Character isn’t something you were born with and can’t change, like your fingerprints. It’s something you weren’t born with and must take responsibility for forming.”

“Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It’s not hard. Character is doing what’s right when nobody’s looking.”

“Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.”

“I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!”

“I try to live my life like my father lives his. He always takes care of everyone else first. He won’t even start eating until he’s sure everyone else in the family has started eating. Another thing: My dad never judges me by whether I win or lose.”

“I’m dying to be a great dad one day, whenever that day comes.”

“Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.”

“Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.”

“Most people say that it’s the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.”

“My dad is my best friend, my father, and my boss. When I do something that is exciting and he likes it, it feels three times as good as you can imagine.”

“My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad.”

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power”

“Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character.”

“Our true character is that person we become when no one is watching.”

“People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.”

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”

“The man who cannot believe in himself cannot believe in anything else. The basis of all integrity and character is whatever faith we have in our own integrity.”

“The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.”

“The most important influence in my childhood was my father.”

“Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.”

“Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.”

“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.”

“Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.”

“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.”

Fathers are an integral part of the family serving as the head of the household and leader of his family.