In honor of fathers everywhere, here are a few quotes to help us all remember the importance of Dad.

• 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. — unknown

• By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong. — Charles Wadsworth

• A father is someone who carries pictures where his money used to be. — Unknown

• There should be a children’s song: “If you’re happy and you know it, keep it to yourself and let your dad sleep.” — Jim Gaffigan

• A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be. — Frank A. Clark

• Being a daddy’s girl is like having permanent armor for the rest of your life. — Marinela Reka

• My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it. — Clarence Budington Kelland

• Dads are most ordinary men turned into heroes. — Pam Brown

• A daughter needs a dad to be the standard against which she will judge all men. — Gregory E. Lang

• 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

• An almost perfect relationship with his father was the earthly root of all his wisdom. — C.S. Lewis

• No man stands taller than when he stoops to help a child. —  Abraham Lincoln