Mastered by Master Dooku, Qui-Gon Jinn was a powerful Jedi-master.
“Feel. Don’t think. Use your instincts,” as Qui-Gon Jinn quoted, many ‘Star Wars’ fans became the fans of Qui-Gon Jinn as he reflected his wise and powerful personality. Qui-Gon Jinn was highly-respected, for what he showed to the world in Star Wars, for being no evil.
Qui-Gon Jinn is a primary character in the movie ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’. Even after being asked to Jedi Council, Qui-Gon Jinn chose to follow on his own path which showed his devotion and determination. He was the mentor of Obi-Wan Kenobi and a strong believer of the Force. Here are the best Qui-Gon Jinn quotes from ‘Star Wars’.
Best ‘Star Wars’ Quotes Qui-Gon Jinn
Qui-Gon Jinn was introduced to viewers in the movie ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’. The movie ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’ went on to become a blockbuster and started this cult phenomenon. Check out some of the best ‘Star Wars’ Qui-Gon Jinn quotes.
1. “There are many realities in the universe, some of them quite harsh. One reality that is inescapable is that there is nothing more valuable than a friend. More than food, more than shelter, and more than weaponry, an ally can save your life.”
– Qui-Gon Jinn.
2. “Give a Wookiee bantha meat, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a Wookiee to hunt bantha, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.”
– Qui-Gon Jinn.
3.“Secrets must be exposed when found. Detours must be taken when encountered. And if you are the one who stands at the crossroads or the place of concealment, you must never leave it to another to act in your place.”
– Qui-Gon Jinn.
4. “There’s always a bigger fish.”
– Qui-Gon Jinn.
5. “The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.”
– Qui-Gon Jinn.
6. “Your focus determines your reality.”
– Qui-Gon Jinn.
7. “You’ve been a good apprentice, Obi-Wan, and you’re a much wiser man than I am. I foresee you will become a great Jedi Knight.”
– Qui-Gon Jinn.
8. “I’m not testing you, Obi-Wan. Life tests you! Every day it brings you new chances for triumph or defeat. And if you pass the test, it doesn’t make you a Jedi. It makes you human.”
– Qui-Gon Jinn.
9. “Remember, concentrate on the moment. Feel, don’t think. Use your instincts.”
– Qui-Gon Jinn.
10. “He is the Chosen One, you must see it.”
– Qui-Gon Jinn.
11. “That is the sound of a thousand terrible things all headed this way.”
– Qui-Gon Jinn.
Amazing Qui-Gon Jinn Quotes
It is revealed in the movie ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’ that Qui-Gon Jinn is a Jedi Master who is mentoring the 25-year old Obi-Wan Kenobi. Here are some of the most amazing Qui-Gon Jinn quotes by the ultimate Jedi master. These include Qui-Gon Jinn quotes with conversations from important characters like Yoda, Anakin, and Obi-Van.
12. “Whenever you gamble, my friend, eventually you lose.”
– Qui-Gon Jinn.
13. “Life does not treat you fairly or unfairly, it merely is. It is up to each of us to be fair, or unfair.”
– Qui-Gon Jinn.
14. “You must own the rain, Obi-Wan. It must be part of you, an extension of you. If you fight it, it will win.”
– Qui-Gon Jinn.
15. “The Queen doesn’t need to know.”
– Qui-Gon Jinn.
16. “You must never leave it to another to act in your place.”
– Qui-Gon Jinn.
17. “Qui-Gon Jinn: [mumbles, as Obi-Wan sits him up after battle with Darth Maul] Uhh, it’s too late, it…
Obi-Wan: No!
Qui-Gon Jinn: Obi-Wan, promise… Promise me you will train the boy.
Obi-Wan: Yes, master.”
-‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’.
18. “Don’t center on your anxieties, Obi-Wan. Keep your concentration here and now, where it belongs.”
– Qui-Gon Jinn.
19. “Jar-Jar Binks : Ooh, mooey mooey, I love you!
Qui-Gon Jinn : You almost got us killed! Are you brainless?
Jar-Jar Binks : I spake!
Qui-Gon Jinn : The ability to speak does not make you intelligent. Now get out of here.”
-‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’.
20. “You do not recognize what truth is, so you call it a trick. That is why you are not wise, Jenna Zan Arbor. Wisdom is something you cannot identify because you cannot measure it with your instruments.”
– Qui-Gon Jinn.
21. “Qui-Gon Jinn: I don’t presume…
Yoda: But you do! Revealed, your opinion is.”
-‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’.
22. “Anakin: You’re a Jedi Knight, aren’t you?
Qui-Gon Jinn: What makes you think that?
Anakin: I saw your laser sword. Only Jedi carry that kind of weapon.
Qui-Gon Jinn: Perhaps I killed a Jedi and took it from him.
Anakin: I don’t think so. No one can kill a Jedi.
Qui-Gon Jinn: I wish that were so.”
-‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’.
23. “Yoda: Master Qui-Gon. More to say have you?
Qui-Gon Jinn: With your permission, my master, I have encountered a vergence in the Force.
Yoda: A vergence, you say?
Mace Windu : Located around a person?”
-‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’.
“The ability to speak does not make you intelligent, now get out of here.”
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“That is the sound of a thousand terrible things all headed this way.”
“He is the Chosen One, you must see it.”
“Remember, concentrate on the moment. Feel, don’t think. Use your instincts.”
“Remember: Your focus determines your reality.”
“Don’t center on your anxieties, Obi-Wan. Keep your concentration here and now, where it belongs.”
“[last lines] Obi-Wan, promise me you will train the boy. He…is the Chosen One…he will bring balance. Train him.”
“There’s always a bigger fish.”
“The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.”
Qui-Gon: “I don’t have anything else.” [waves hand] “But credits will do fine.”
Watto: “No, they won’t.”
Qui-Gon: “Credits will do fine.”
Watto: “No, they won’t. What, you think you’re some kind of Jedi, waving your hand around like that? I’m a Toydarian. Mind tricks don’t work on me, only money.”
“There are many realities in the universe, some of them quite harsh. One reality that is inescapable is that there is nothing more valuable than a friend. More than food, more than shelter, and more than weaponry, an ally can save your life.”
“Give a Wookiee bantha meat, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a Wookiee to hunt bantha, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.”
“Your focus determines your reality.”
“Obi-Wan: “Master, why do you keep dragging these pathetic life-forms along with us when they are of so little use?”
Qui-Gon: “He seems that way now perhaps, but you must look deeper, Obi-Wan.”
Obi-Wan: “I’ve looked deep enough, and there is nothing to see!”
“Qui-Gon: “I’m ambassador to the Supreme Chancellor. I’m taking these people to Coruscant.”
Battle Droid: “Where are you taking them?”
Qui-Gon: “To Coruscant.”
Battle Droid: “To Coruscant. Uh… that doesn’t compute. Uh, wait, uh… you’re under arrest!”
“Padmé: “Are you sure about this? Trusting our fate to a boy we hardly know. The Queen will not approve.”
Qui-Gon: “The Queen doesn’t need to know.”
Padmé: “Well, I don’t approve.”
“Secrets must be exposed when found. Detours must be taken when encountered. And if you are the one who stands at the crossroads or the place of concealment, you must never leave it to another to act in your place.”
“Jar Jar: “My forgotten. Da bosses would do terrible tings to me, terrible tings to me if me goin’ back dere.”
Qui-Gon: “Do you hear that?”
Jar Jar: “Yah.”
Qui-Gon: “That is the sound of a thousand terrible things heading this way.”
Obi-Wan: “If they find us, they will crush us, grind us into tiny pieces, and blast us into oblivion.”
Jar Jar: “Oh. Yousa point is well seen.”
“Door: “State your business.”
Qui-Gon: “I would like to speak with Captain Neg.”
Door: “Captain Neg does not wish to see you.”
Qui-Gon: “I have little tolerance for model Dx5 security doors.”
Door: “You are incorrect.” [laser batteries emerge] “I am a model Dz5 with improved defenses!”
“You’ve been a good apprentice, Obi-Wan, and you’re a much wiser man than I am. I foresee you will become a great Jedi Knight.”
“Qui-Gon: “Anakin’s victory gave us the parts we needed, but one of us gave him something, too… a reason to win.”
Padmé: “One of us? What do you mean?”
Qui-Gon: “I advise you to consult a mirror, Padmé.”
“Obi-Wan: “I have a bad feeling about this.”
Qui-Gon: “I don’t sense anything.”
“Qui-Gon: “Being ready is your choice, my Padawan.”
Obi-Wan: “But I do choose. I want to begin the training. I don’t understand what you mean.”
Qui-Gon: “When you know why you are not ready, you will be ready.”
“Anakin: “You’re a Jedi Knight, aren’t you?”
Qui-Gon: “What makes you think that?”
Anakin: “I saw your laser sword. Only Jedi carry that kind of weapon.”
Qui-Gon: “Perhaps I killed a Jedi and stole it from him.”
Anakin: “I don’t think so. No one can kill a Jedi.”
Qui-Gon: “I wish that were so.”
“There’s always a bigger fish.”
“Obi-Wan: “The Sith were before Master Yoda’s time, were they not, Master?”
Qui-Gon: “Nothing was before Yoda’s time, Padawan.”
“Qui-Gon: “Relax.” [Jar Jar stops panicking, collapses]
Obi-Wan: “You overdid it.”
“I’m not testing you, Obi-Wan. Life tests you! Every day it brings you new chances for triumph or defeat. And if you pass the test, it doesn’t make you a Jedi. It makes you human.”
“I have felt certain of many things that have not been so. There are many hidden truths in a galaxy such as ours.”
“Whenever you gamble, my friend, eventually you lose.”
“Obi-Wan: “So much for thank-yous.”
Qui-Gon: “He is still worried about his son. He hides his fear well.”
Obi-Wan: “He hides his manners better.”
“Gunray: “You! You laid hands upon my person! What do you mean in doing this?”
Qui-Gon: “Saving your life. Something evidently pleasing to neither of us, but necessary.”
“Qui-Gon: “You bore all the responsibility for what happened. You went over and over your mistakes. You must know this, Obi-Wan—it is Anakin who chose to turn to the dark side. Grief did not push him there. You did not push him there. He made the choice.”
Obi-Wan: “There were so many things I should have seen. So many places I should have corrected him.”
Qui-Gon: “Yes. But you must accept your regret the way you accept your mistakes. Then move on.”
Obi-Wan: “Someone told me that once, long ago.”
Qui-Gon: “Pity you didn’t listen.”
“Qui-Gon: “Don’t center on your anxieties, Obi-Wan. Keep your concentration here and now, where it belongs.”
Obi-Wan: “But Master Yoda said I should be mindful of the future.”
Qui-Gon: “But not at the expense of the moment. Be mindful of the living Force, young Padawan.”
“Life does not treat you fairly or unfairly, it merely is. It is up to each of us to be fair, or unfair.”
“Qui-Gon: “We come for information only.”
Helb: “That is probably the one thing I do not have to sell.”
Qui-Gon: “That is all right, for I do not wish to buy it.”
“Qui-Gon: “What did we learn while we were at UniFy?”
Obi-Wan: “I didn’t learn anything except that people who work for companies send too many memos.”
“Obi-Wan: “Do not defy the Council, Master, not again.”
Qui-Gon: “I shall do what I must, Obi-Wan.”
“Clee: “In the Senate? A Senator is doing this?”
Qui-Gon: “Why not? They are rarely no better and sometimes worse than most beings.”
“The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.”
“Qui-Gon: “Most beings in the galaxy do not kill without purpose. If you can discover what that purpose is, you can forestall a battle.”
Obi-Wan: “And those who kill but have no reason?”
Qui-Gon: “They are the ones to worry about.”
“You must own the rain, Obi-Wan. It must be part of you, an extension of you. If you fight it, it will win.”
“Qui-Gon: “His security checks are flawless. His record is incredibly clean.”
Tahl: “Yet he has no family. Never married or had children. And he sure moved around the galaxy.”
Qui-Gon: “You could say all those things about me.”
Tahl: “Well, you are a suspicious character.”
“Qui-Gon: “Well, I have acquired a pod in a game of chance, the fastest ever built.”
Watto: “I hope you didn’t kill anyone I know for it, huh?”
“What makes you think that?”
“Perhaps I killed a Jedi and took it from him.”
