81 Best "Star Wars" Quotes

Thu, August 11, 2022 at 12:16 AM UTC

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First thing's first: May the Force be with you.

There's been a lot of Star Wars, which means there's also been a lot of memorable quotes. One of the most iconic lines in the entire franchise (and in movie history), is "May the Force be with you." But there are many more lines throughout the 130+ hours of Star Wars content, and these are some of the best, broken down by which movie or TV show they appear in.

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First thing's first: May the Force be with you.

Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope (1977)

1.Leia Organa: "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope."

2.Obi-Wan Kenobi: "This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a blaster; an elegant weapon for a more civilized age."

3.Obi-Wan Kenobi: "Mos Eisley spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."

4.C-3PO: "I suggest a new strategy, Artoo: Let the Wookiee win."

5.Darth Vader: "I find your lack of faith disturbing."

6.Han Solo: "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid."

7.Obi-Wan Kenobi: "That’s no moon. It's a space station."

8.Obi-Wan Kenobi: "Who's the more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?"

9.Obi-Wan Kenobi: "You don’t need to see his identification. …These aren’t the droids you’re looking for."

10.Han Solo: "It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs."

Though, the above quote about the Kessel Run has been disputed quite a few times in subsequent Star Wars movies. Like in this quote from Solo:

11.Leia Organa: "Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?"

12.Luke Skywalker: "I have a very bad feeling about this."

13.Obi-Wan Kenobi: "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."

14.Darth Vader: "When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the master."

15.Luke Skywalker: "It's not impossible. I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home; they're not much bigger than two meters."

16.Obi-Wan Kenobi: "Use the Force, Luke."

Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

17.Han Solo: "Yes, Your Highnessness?"

18.Han Solo: "I thought they smelled bad on the outside!"

19.Han Solo: "Laugh it up, fuzzball."

20.Leia Organa: "Why, you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking…nerf-herder!"

21.Han Solo: "Punch it!"

22.Han Solo: "Never tell me the odds."

23.Yoda: "Ah! A great warrior. Wars not make one great."

24.Han Solo: "You like me because I'm a scoundrel. There aren't enough scoundrels in your life."

25.Yoda: "Adventure. Heh! Excitement. Heh! A Jedi craves not these things."

26.Yoda: "Do. Or do not. There is no try."

27.Yoda: "Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter."

28.Darth Vader: "If you only knew the power of the Dark Side. Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father." Luke Skywalker: "He told me enough. He told me you killed him!" Darth Vader: "No. I am your father."

29.Leia Organa: "I love you." Han Solo: "I know."

30.Obi-Wan Kenobi: "That boy is our last hope." Yoda: "No. There is another."

Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi (1983)

31.Luke Skywalker: "The Force is strong in my family. My father has it. I have it. My sister has it."

32.Admiral Ackbar: "It's a trap!"

33.Luke Skywalker: "Never. I'll never turn to the Dark Side. You've failed, Your Highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me."

34.Luke Skywalker: "I'll not leave you here. I've got to save you." Anakin Skywalker: "You already have, Luke."

Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace (1999)

35.Qui-Gon Jinn: "The ability to speak does not make you intelligent."

36.Obi-Wan Kenobi: "Master Yoda says I should be mindful of the future." Qui-Gon Jinn: "But not at the expense of the moment."

37.Yoda: "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. I sense much fear in you."

38.Qui-Gon Jinn: "There's always a bigger fish."

39.Qui-Gon Jinn: "Your focus determines your reality."

Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones (2002)

40.Anakin Skywalker: "Sometimes, we must let go of our pride, and do what is requested of us."

41.Padmé: "All mentors have a way of seeing more of our faults than we would like. It's the only way we grow."

Star Wars: The Clone Wars* (2008)

42.Yoda: "To answer power with power, the Jedi way this is not. In this war, a danger there is, of losing who we are."

43.Obi-Wan Kenobi: "A great leap forward often requires first taking two steps back."

44.Duchess Satine Kryze: "Senators, I presume you are acquainted with the collection of half-truths and hyperbole known as Obi-Wan Kenobi?"

45.Ahsoka Tano: "You don’t have to look tough to be tough."

46.Yoda: "No longer certain that one ever does win a war, I am."

Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith (2005)

48.Padmé Amidala: "So this is how liberty dies...with thunderous applause."

49.Chancellor Palpatine: "Do it."

50.Anakin Skywalker: "If you're not with me, then you're my enemy." Obi-Wan Kenobi: "Only a Sith deals in absolutes."

51.Obi-Wan Kenobi: "It's over Anakin, I have the high ground."

52.Obi-Wan Kenobi: "Hello there."

Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021)

53.Wrecker: "Why'd you tell me we're out of rations? Now I'm starving."

54.Tech: "Understanding you does not mean that I agree with you."

55.Echo: "It's ironic. Clones wanted names instead of numbers, yet now people are signing up to be given numbers."

56.Hunter: "Blind allegiance makes you a pawn. A real leader protects his squad."

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

57.Lando Calrissian: "Everything you've heard about me is true."

58.Lando Calrissian: "You need anything?" L3: "Equal rights."

59.Qi'ra: "What should we drink to?" Han Solo: "Let's drink two and see where it goes"

60.Rio Durant: "Have you ever tried to disinvite a Wookie to anything? Not a good idea."

Star Wars: Rebels (2014)

61.Grand Inquisitor: "There are some things far more frightening than death."

62.Obi-Wan Kenobi: "If you define yourself by your power to take life, a desire to dominate, to possess, then you have nothing."

63.Kanan Jarrus: "Battles leave scars...some you can't see."

64.Grand Admiral Thrawn: "To defeat an enemy, you must know them. Not simply their battle tactics, but their history, philosophy, art."

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

65.Chirrut ?mwe: "I'm one with the Force. The Force is with me."

66.Saw Gerrera: "You can stand to see the Imperial flag reign across the galaxy?" Jyn Erso: "It's not a problem if you don't look up."

67.Jyn Erso: "Rebellions are built on hope."

*Star Wars: The Clone Wars** (2008)