100 Star Wars quotes for every occasion

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There are tons of great Star Wars quotes that can come in handy for all sorts of everyday uses, and some of them are famous and come up constantly (It's a trap!) but some of the more obscure ones may only be recognized by true fans, and even then, once taken out of context, they may be hard spot.
I've compiled a list of both famous and lesser-known Star Warsquotes, in no particular order, and only from the original trilogy.

Did I miss a Star Wars one-liner you love?

Star Wars Quotes

“Never tell me the odds!”
“I love you.” “I know.”
“Sorry about the mess.”
“Laugh it up, fuzzball!”
“IT’S A TRAP.”
“I have a bad feeling about this.”
“You do have your moments. Not many, but you have them.”
“Ben! I can be a Jedi. Ben, tell him I’m ready!”
“Now, witness the power of this fully operational battle station.”
“…Scoundrel. I like that.”
“That’s no moon.”
“Hmm! Adventure. Hmmpf! Excitement. A Jedi craves not these things.”
“That… is why you fail.”
“It’s worse.”
“Well, you said you wanted to be around when I made a mistake.”

“Ready are you? What know you of ready?”
“I never doubted you! Wonderful!”
“Who’s the more foolish; the fool, or the fool who follows him?”
“You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. …We must be cautious.”
“If they follow standard Imperial procedure, they’ll dump their garbage before they go to light-speed. Then we just… float away.”
“I’ll never join you.”
“Why, you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking Nerf herder.”
“That’s not true.”
“Your weapon… you will not need it.”
“I find your lack of faith disturbing.”
“Aren’t you a little short for a Stormtrooper?”
“Would somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way?!”
“Luke! We’re gonna have company!”
“He certainly has courage.” “…Yeah, but what good is that if he gets himself killed?”
“Only at the end do you realize the power of the Dark Side.”
~~“Luke, I am your father.”~~ Nope, he never actually says this! The line is “No, I am your father.”
“Search your feelings.”
“I’m Luke Skywalker? I’m here to rescue you!”
“No reward is worth this.”
“If you’re saying that coming here was a bad idea, I’m starting to agree with you.”

“That’s impossible.”
“We would be honored if you would join us.”
“For over a thousand generations, the Jedi were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic — before the dark times.”
“…It’s not fair! They promised me they fixed it! It’s not my fault!”
“We're fine. We're all fine here now. Thank you, how are you?”
“I happen to like… nice men.”
“STAY ON TARGET.”
“You know, that little droid is going to cause me a lot of trouble.”
“A Jedi Knight? Jeez, I’m out of it for a little while, everyone gets delusions of grandeur!”
“Boba Fett? Boba Fett? Where?”
“Do or do not. There is no try.”

“Great, kid. Don’t get cocky.”
“How you doin’, Chewbecca? Still hanging around with this loser?”
“We have … powerful friends. You’re going to regret this.”
“I have you now!”
“R2-D2, you know better than to trust a strange computer!”
“I don't know where you get your delusion, laser brain.”
“Size matters not.”
“Strike me down, and I will become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.”
“Give yourself to the Dark Side.”
“Awww! But I was going into Tosche Station to pick up some power converters!!!”
“So what I told you was true… from a certain point of view.”
“It’s not impossible. I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home, they’re not much bigger than two meters.”
“He is as clumsy as he is stupid!”

“I assure you, Lord Vader. My men are working as fast as they can.”
“Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate them.”
“…I think I just blasted it.”
“Shut him up or shut him down.”
“All too easy.”
“Bleep boop bloop beerp”
“Apology accepted, Captain Needa.”
“Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter.”
“Bounty hunters! We don’t need this scum.”
“I don’t know. Fly casual.”
“You will find that it is you who are mistaken… about a great many things.”
“What have you done?! I’m backwards!”
“Luke, you switched off your targeting computer — what’s wrong?”
“Told you I did. Reckless is he. …Now, matters are worse.”
“You would prefer another target? A military target? Then name the system!”
“It made the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs.”
“Travelling through hyperspace ain’t like dustin’ crops, boy!”
“You don’t have to do this to impress me.”
“Ungh. And I thought they smelled bad on the outside.”
“The circle is now complete.”
“You’ve failed, your highness. I am a Jedi, as my father was before me.”
“So be it, Jedi.”

“But how could they be jamming us if they don’t know… that we’re… coming?”
“Only a master of evil, Darth.”
“You’ll find I’m full of surprises!”
“This is some rescue!”
“These aren’t the droids you’re looking for.”
“Hurry up, will you? I haven't got all day!”
“I’ve just made a deal that will keep the Empire out of here forever.”
“He’s the brains, sweetheart!”
“You are a member of the rebel alliance, and a traitor.”
“Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen.”
“Yeah… you’re a real hero.”

“RAWRGWAWGGR.”
“It’s against my programming to impersonate a deity.”
“Would it help if I got out and pushed?!!”
“Wait. I know that laugh…”
“I want them alive — no disintegrations!”
“Boy, it’s lucky you have these compartments!”
“We seem to be made to suffer. It’s our lot in life.”
“May the Force be with you.” (Duh.)

These are all from the original movies, and if we were to go through the prequels and the sequels, I'm sure we could come up with more lists… and Rebels and Rogue One and… I love going through my day trying to cram as many subtle Star Wars references in as I can. Did I miss any quotes that you love?

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