113 Most Iconic Star Wars Quotes of All Time

One of the most famous cinematic franchises in history, Star Wars has entertained audiences around the world for decades.

This was the first science-fiction series to use sound, making it one of Hollywood’s most revolutionary films at the time.

The original trilogy released in 1977-1983 is still one of the top three highest-grossing film series worldwide and has been voted as one of the greatest films in Hollywood history. The prequel trilogy released between 1999-2005 is also very well received by audiences and critics alike.

Many people consider this to be one of a handful of movies that changed their lives, with some even citing it as a reason for their careers or professions in the entertainment and design fields. There are many theories about why this movie has had such a lasting impact

Here are 113 of the iconic quotes from Star Wars, from the iconic characters

“Do, or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda

“Power! Unlimited power!” — Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious

“We’re not alone. Good people will fight if we lead them.” — Poe Dameron

“The Force will be with you. Always.” ― Obi-Wan Kenobi

“Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you?” – Yoda

“Just for once, let me look on you with my own eyes.” – Anakin Skywalker

“You can’t stop the change, any more than you can stop the suns from setting.” – Shmi Skywalker

“We are the spark that’ll light the fire that’ll burn the First Order down.” — Poe

“You do have your moments. Not many, but you have them.” – Princess Leia

“You look absolutely beautiful. You truly belong here with us among the clouds.” – Lando

“The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.” ― Chancellor Palpatine

“Don’t be too proud of this technological terror you’ve constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force.” ― Darth Vader

“Search your feelings, you know you to be true.” ― Darth Vader

“Be careful not to choke on your aspirations.” ― Darth Vader

“I’ll never turn to the dark side. You’ve failed, your highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me.” ― Luke Skywalker

“Now, witness the power of this fully operational battle station.” – The Emperor

“Every time I walked away from something I wanted to forget, I told myself it was for a cause that I believed in. A cause that was worth it. Without that, we’re lost.” – Cassian Andor

“Be careful not to choke on your aspirations.” — Darth Vader

“Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.” ― Yoda

“Luke, you can destroy the Emperor. He has foreseen this. It is your destiny. Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son.”― Darth Vader

“Never tell me the odds.” – Han Solo

“Let the past die. Kill it, if you have to.” — Kylo Ren

“My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is.” ― Yoda

“I fear nothing. For all is as the Force wills it.” ― Chirrut Imwe

“If you strike me down I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.” ― Obi-Wan Kenobi

“Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.” — Han Solo

“Only a Sith deals in absolutes.” — Obi-Wan

“At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we will have revenge.” ― Darth Maul

“I’ve been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. We meet again, at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner; now I am the master.” ― Darth Vader

“Who’s the more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?”  — Obi-Wan Kenobi

“That’s no moon. That’s a space station.” — Obi-Wan

“When gone am I, the last of the Jedi will you be. The Force runs strong in your family. Pass on what you have learned.” ― Yoda

“Just for once, let me look on you with my own eyes.” ― Darth Vader

“An object cannot make you good or evil. The temptation of power, forbidden knowledge, even the desire to do good can lead some down that path. But only you can change yourself.” – Bendu

“You know, no matter how much we fought, I’ve always hated watching you leave.” – Leia Organa

“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.” ― Title card

“Someday I will be the most powerful Jedi ever.” ― Anakin Skywalker

“Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen.” – The Emperor

“We must keep our faith in the Republic. The day we stop believing democracy can work is the day we lose it.” – Queen Jamillia

“If you strike me down I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.” – Obi-Wan Kenobi

“I suggest a new strategy, R2: Let the Wookiee win.” — C-3PO

“Chewie, we’re home.” ― Han Solo

“Someone has to save our skins. Into the garbage chute, fly boy.” – Princess Leia

“Be careful not to choke on your aspirations, Director.” – Darth Vader

“The Force, the Jedi, all of it. It’s all true.” — Han

“Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1.” ― C-3P0

“Never tell me the odds!” ― Han Solo

“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.” ― Yoda

“There’s always a bigger fish.” – Qui-Gon Jinn, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

“Either shut him up or shut him down!” – Han Solo

“There are things that you cannot solve by jumping in an X-wing and blowing something up.” — Leia Organa

“This is how liberty dies … with thunderous applause.” –Padmé Amidala

“No. I am your father.” ― Darth Vader

“You’re coming with me. I’ll not leave you here, I’ve got to save you.” ― Luke Skywalker

“I have taught you everything I know. And you have become a far greater Jedi than I could ever hope to be.” ― Obi-Wan Kenobi

“Will someone get this big walking carpet out of my way?” — Leia

“Never tell me the odds.” — Han

“You like me because I’m a scoundrel. There aren’t enough scoundrels in your life.” — Han to Leia

“I used to live here, you know.” — Luke, referencing Tatooine

“What if I told you that the Republic was now under the control of a Dark Lord of the Sith?” ― Count Dooku

“You will remove these restraints and leave this cell with the door open.” – Rey

“In time, the suffering of your people will persuade you to see our point of view.” – Nute Gunray

“I find your lack of faith disturbing.” – Darth Vader

“I fear nothing. For all is as the Force wills it.” – Chirrut Imwe

“It’s against my programming to impersonate a deity.” — C-3PO

“The Force runs strong in my family. My father has it. I have it. And… my sister has it.” — Luke

“I don’t like sand. It’s coarse and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere.” — Anakin

“You were the chosen one! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them. You were to bring balance to the force, not leave it in darkness.” ― Obi-Wan Kenobi

“So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.” ― Padmé Amidala

“Don’t get technical with me. What mission? What are you talking about? I’ve just about had enough of you. Go that way, you’ll be malfunctioning in a day you near-sighted scrap pile.” ― C-3PO

“In my experience there is no such thing as luck.” ― Obi-Wan Kenobi

“I’m one with the Force, and the Force is with me.” – Chirrut Imwe

“You already have, Luke. You were right. You were right about me.” ― Darth Vader

“Now, young Skywalker, you will die.” ― Emperor Palpatine

“Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.” ― Leia Organa

“She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts, kid.” – Han Solo

“You are the Chosen One. You have brought balance to this world. Stay on this path, and you will do it again for the galaxy. But beware your heart.” – The Father

“Oh, my dear friend. How I’ve missed you.” ― C-3PO

“You serve your master well. And you will be rewarded.” ― Luke Skywalker

“It’s not my fault.” ― Han Solo

“This party’s over.” — Mace Windu

“I’m just a simple man trying to make my way in the universe.” – Jango Fett

“The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.” – Chancellor Palpatine

“It’s over, Anakin, I have the high ground.” — Obi-Wan Kenobi

“Take that ridiculous thing off.” — Snoke

“It’s a trap!” ― Admiral Ackbar

“I don’t like sand. It’s coarse, and rough, and irritating, and it gets everywhere.” — Anakin Skywalker

“Luke, you’re going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view.” — Obi-Wan Kenobi

“I don’t like sand.” – Anakin Skywalker

“Luke Skywalker? I thought he was a myth.” — Rey

“I know what you’re gonna say. I changed my hair.” — Leia, joking with Luke

“Aren’t you a little short for a stormtrooper?” — Leia

“You were the chosen one! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them! Bring balance to the force… not leave it in darkness!” — Obi-Wan

“That’s not how the Force works!” — Han

“Page-turners, they are not.” — Yoda

“I would like to see the baby.”— The Client

“That’s not how the Force works!” — Han Solo

“Permission to hop in an X-wing and blow something up?” — Poe

“We’re going to win this war not by fighting what we hate, but saving what we love!” — Rose Tico

“I find your lack of faith disturbing.” — Darth Vader

“Aren’t you a little short for a Stormtrooper?” – Leia Organa

“Excuse me sir, but that R2-D2 is in prime condition, a real bargain.” — C-3PO

“You’re gonna die here, you know. Convenient.” — Han

“These aren’t the droids you’re looking for.” — Obi-Wan

“Hello. I don’t believe we have been introduced. R2-D2? A pleasure to meet you. I am C-3PO, Human-Cyborg Relations.” ― C-3PO

“That’s no moon. It’s a space station.” ― Obi-Wan Kenobi

“It’s a trap!” — Admiral Ackbar

“So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause.” — Padme

“Anakin, you’re breaking my heart! You’re going down a path I cannot follow!” — Padme

“No! Try not! Do, or do not. There is no try.” — Yoda

“There’s always a bigger fish.” — Qui-Gon Jinn

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