Few franchises have shaped pop culture like Star Wars. From epic space battles to the eternal struggle between light and dark, Star Wars has gifted fans not just unforgettable characters but memorable lines. Here are 50 of the greatest Star Wars quotes from across the galaxy.
- “May the Force be with you.”
— Multiple characters - “I’ve got a bad feeling about this.”
— Multiple characters, in every episode - “Do. Or do not. There is no try.”
— Yoda, Episode V - “The Force will be with you. Always.”
— Obi-Wan Kenobi, Episode IV - “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.”
— Leia Organa, Episode IV - “Luke, I am your father.” (Often misquoted)
— Actual: “No, I am your father.” — Darth Vader, Episode V - “Your eyes can deceive you; don’t trust them.”
— Obi-Wan Kenobi, Episode IV - “The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force.”
— Darth Vader, Episode IV - “In my experience, there’s no such thing as luck.”
— Obi-Wan Kenobi, Episode IV - “Laugh it up, fuzzball!”
— Han Solo, Episode V - “It’s a trap!”
— Admiral Ackbar, Episode VI - “Strike me down, and I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.”
— Obi-Wan Kenobi, Episode IV - “Never tell me the odds.”
— Han Solo, Episode V - “You were the chosen one!”
— Obi-Wan Kenobi, Episode III (flashback importance in VI) - “I find your lack of faith disturbing.”
— Darth Vader, Episode IV
- “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”
— Yoda, Episode I - “So this is how liberty dies… with thunderous applause.”
— Padmé Amidala, Episode III - “I am the Senate.”
— Palpatine, Episode III - “You underestimate my power!”
— Anakin Skywalker, Episode III - “I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new empire!”
— Anakin Skywalker, Episode III - “This is where the fun begins.”
— Anakin Skywalker, Episode III - “If you’re not with me, then you’re my enemy!”
— Anakin Skywalker, Episode III - “Only a Sith deals in absolutes.”
— Obi-Wan Kenobi, Episode III - “I sense great fear in you, Skywalker. You have hate. You have anger. But you don’t use them.”
— Count Dooku, Episode II - “The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.”
— Palpatine, Episode III - “There’s always a bigger fish.”
— Qui-Gon Jinn, Episode I - “The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.”
— Qui-Gon Jinn, Episode I - “Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.”
— Yoda, Episode III
- “Chewie, we’re home.”
— Han Solo, Episode VII - “I am all the Jedi.”
— Rey, Episode IX - “I am the last Jedi.”
— Luke Skywalker, Episode VIII - “Let the past die. Kill it if you have to.”
— Kylo Ren, Episode VIII - “No one’s ever really gone.”
— Luke Skywalker, Episode IX - “We are the spark that’ll light the fire that’ll burn the First Order down.”
— Poe Dameron, Episode VIII - “I know what I have to do, but I don’t know if I have the strength to do it.”
— Kylo Ren, Episode VII - “The Force is not a power you have. It’s not about lifting rocks. It’s the energy between all things.”
— Luke Skywalker, Episode VIII - “They win by making you think you’re alone.”
— Rose Tico, Episode VIII - “Something inside me has always been there. But now it’s awake.”
— Rey, Episode VII - “The belonging you seek is not behind you. It is ahead.”
— Maz Kanata, Episode VII
- “R2-D2, you know better than to trust a strange computer!”
— C-3PO - “I suggest a new strategy, R2: let the Wookiee win.”
— C-3PO - “Who’s scruffy-looking?”
— Han Solo - “This is the way.”
— The Mandalorian (from The Mandalorian series) - “I have spoken.”
— Kuiil, The Mandalorian - “Somebody has to save our skins. Into the garbage chute, flyboy.”
— Leia Organa - “Boring conversation anyway.”
— Han Solo - “He’s no good to me dead.”
— Boba Fett, Episode V - “Stay on target.”
— Gold Five, Episode IV - “I am a Jedi, like my father before me.”
— Luke Skywalker, Episode VI - “Yub nub!”
— Ewoks - “This is how we win. Not by fighting what we hate, but saving what we love.”
— Rose Tico, Episode VIII
Star Wars quotes carry philosophy, humour, and humanity. They echo ideas about destiny, rebellion, sacrifice, and hope. Star Wars continues to resonate with people across generations.
Which Star Wars quote is your favorite?
And remember… the Force will be with you, always.
