Parenting: New Dad Quotes

Explore a thoughtful collection of new dad quotes that capture the awe, humor, and learning that come with first-time fatherhood. From sleepless nights to small victories, these words offer gentle encouragement and perspective for the journey ahead. Whether you are seeking a boost of confidence, a smile to share, or a line to mark a milestone, this selection highlights patience, presence, and love. Find concise sentiments and heartfelt reflections that resonate with daily moments and long-term growth.

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"It was not easy with a newborn, asking your wife to give up the family home and your security"

Heston Blumenthal, Chef

Heston Blumenthal

"Melanie is more of a disciplinarian with the little girl than me, probably because it's my first baby. She gets everything easy from Papa. I am more weak. She takes advantage of me"

Antonio Banderas, Actor

Antonio Banderas

"Having kids has been great for me. I have two beautiful step- kids, as well as my own new daughter. They've really helped me to keep my feet firmly on the ground, and life is good. I feel like I'm the luckiest guy here"

Matt LeBlanc, Actor

"The reason I didn't fly over from Maui at their beck and call is my wife was about to have a baby at any time. Those guys knew that. These guys would not compromise and meet me halfway"

Sammy Hagar, Musician

"If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right"

Bill Cosby, Comedian

Bill Cosby

"A new father quickly learns that his child invariably comes to the bathroom at precisely the times when he's in there, as if he needed company. The only way for this father to be certain of bathroom privacy is to shave at the gas station"

Bill Cosby, Comedian

Bill Cosby

"Every man should see the birth of his children"

Dennis Banks, Educator

Dennis Banks

"A man is not complete until he has seen the baby he has made"

Sammy Davis, Jr., Entertainer

"I've never looked forward to a birthday like I'm looking forward to my new daughter's birthday, because two days after that is when I can apply for reinstatement"

Pete Rose, Athlete

Pete Rose

"If I had a choice about going to a meeting at a studio or changing a nappy, I'd choose the nappy"

Tim Burton, Director

"I got a hundred bucks says my baby beats Pete's baby. I just think genetics are in my favour"

Andre Agassi, Athlete

"It's all kinds of these profound things crashing on you when your child arrives into the world. It's like you've met your reason to live"

Johnny Depp, Actor

Johnny Depp

"Like many other women, I could not understand why every man who changed a diaper has felt impelled, in recent years, to write a book about it"

Barbara Ehrenreich, Writer

"We got off the Clash of the Titans tour and I said that my wife and I were working on having a baby and sure enough we found out that she was pregnant. So I told them nine months in advance that I wasn't going to tour in September so I could witness the birth of my first son"

Dave Lombardo, Musician

"I was walking around with the babies so much that when I got to the Sidney Lumet picture, I would be on set in between takes and I'd be rocking back and forth. Just standing like this rocking back and forth, and Sidney would say, Why are you walking like that in between takes?"

Vin Diesel, Actor

"The thing that stood out above and beyond all the experiences was this relationship with the nine-month-old baby. On weekends, I'd be thinking about going back to set on Monday just to see the baby"

Vin Diesel, Actor

"Having a baby dragged me, kicking and screaming, from the world of self-absorption"

Paul Reiser, Comedian

"But you get past that and realize you have to let go of what you think you want. There'll be plenty of time for that later. Right now, go and be with that baby. Just play with this beautiful little boy"

Paul Reiser, Comedian

"There's something that happens in that delivery room, when a woman becomes ten times more a woman, and a guy becomes six times less a man. You feel really dopey and useless and like a spectator. I did, anyway"

Paul Reiser, Comedian

"The biggest thing I remember is that there was just no transition. You hit the ground diapering"

Paul Reiser, Comedian

"We had the boy's name picked out, but we didn't have a girl's. When he turned out to be a boy, we were so relieved. Literally, in the middle of contracting and pushing, and with my wife being drugged - out and half - lucid, we were still coming up with names"

Paul Reiser, Comedian

"I wrote a lot of stuff quickly: pages and pages of notes that seemed pretty incoherent at first. Most of it was taken from the radio because -suddenly being a parent- I'd be confronted by the radio giving a news report every hour of the day"

Thom Yorke, Musician

"When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just had our second son, and when I went to collect them from hospital, I went to the bank to try and get some money to buy some diapers, the screen showed I've got $26 left"

Ang Lee, Director

"Becoming a father, I think it inevitably changes your perspective of life. I don't get nearly enough sleep. And the simplest things in life are completely satisfying. I find you don't have to do as much, like you don't go on as many outings"

Hugh Jackman, Actor

Hugh Jackman

"My friends say, 'Man you're going to have kids sleeping on pillowcases with your face on it! You're going to be on toothbrushes and magnets and stuff.' I guess now that I'm a dad, I'm thrilled about that"

Hugh Jackman, Actor

Hugh Jackman

"It's been six years since I have had a drink and I have two girls, and my priorities are a lot different now and I just can't believe I was that guy. And I would not go back, I would not trade the way I am now for anything"

Brett Favre, Athlete

"Having a baby changes the way you view your in-laws. I love it when they come to visit now. They can hold the baby and I can go out"

Matthew Broderick, Actor

"So we were doing this scene, and the kids get 20 minutes a day, um, so, all I had to do was pick him up out of the incubator and take him out, and that was the whole shot"

Steve Burton, Actor

"Because I had children relatively late - in my 40s rather than in my 20s - it wasn't anything I ever knew that I would do. It kind of happened to me: I met the right woman and we had children. It was a revelation because it suddenly makes me realize, 'Oh, I get it. Now I know what to do with the rest of my life.'"

Mark Strong, Actor

"I'm a father myself for the first time in my life, and I had very very loving parents"

David Keith, Actor

"You go to the hospital your wife's in labor and you're doing the thing, and then it's very disorienting and scary and you beat yourself up and you go through a whole period of 'woe is me' and then you realize that this a gift, this child is the light, and if you can nourish that light and just let it shine, you have an opportunity to get closer to what I think is God"

John C. McGinley, Actor

"I had this extraordinarily bizarre moment when, two Fridays ago, my missus gave birth to our second child at 11am and by the same time the following day I was sitting around a table with Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Rabat in Morocco, rehearsing a scene we were going to shoot the next day"

Mark Strong, Actor

"I can change a diaper in 30 seconds flat. I set the new one beneath the old one. That way, it's just wipe and pull the flap over"

Drew Brees, Athlete

Drew Brees