Fathers are a special bunch. With Dad’s guidance, many of us learned how to ride a bike, throw a ball, cook the perfect hamburger and drive a car. They also taught us valuable life lessons, such as the importance of honesty, integrity and taking responsibility for our actions.

In honor of Father’s Day this weekend and in celebration of fathers everywhere, we bring you a few of our favorite quotes about some of the most important men in our lives. Here’s to you, Dad!

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at   how much he had learned in seven years.  -- Mark Twain

Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap on a rope. -- Bill Cosby

The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get. --Tim Russert
 
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection. -- Sigmund Freud

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 (spoken about her father, Harry S. Truman)

To the more than 330,000 CBR dads out there: Happy Father’s Day!  Be proud of who you are and what you do!