Qui-Gon Jinn Quotes

Qui-Gon Jinn Quotes – also known as the mentor of Obi-wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn is a wise Jedi Master with multiple lines that gets you thinking. Throughout his appearances in the films, Qui-Gon Jinn delivers a fair share of memorable lines.

The character first made his appearance in the first episode of the film series but holds an extensive backstory. Before becoming a Jedi Master, Qui-Gon Jinn was a Jedi Knight that trained under Jedi Master Dooku.

His skills had him quickly receive a master status. He is the first to refuse a seat on the Jedi council as Qui-gon decides to apprentice Obi-wan instead. One of his more memorable scenes involved being mortally wounded in a lightsaber duel by the Sith Lord Darth Maul. During this moment, he pleads with Obi-Wan to take over the training of “The Chosen One.”

While he is not the most noted character among Star Wars fans, he does have a share of memorable moments. From wise lessons to short quips, there are many Qui-Gon Jinn lines to go through from all kinds of Star Wars media. These are some of the best Qui-Gon Jinn quotes to check out:

Top 10 Qui-Gon Jinn Quotes

• “He is the chosen one. He will bring balance. Train him.”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “The ability to speak does not make you intelligent. Now get out of here.”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “I can only protect you, I cannot fight a war for you.”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “May the force be with you.”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “There’s always a bigger fish”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “Remember, concentrate on the moment. Feel, don’t think. Trust your instincts.”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “Greed can be a very powerful ally.”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “I’m not allowed to train you, so I want you to watch me and be mindful. Always remember, your focus determines your reality.”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “I foresee you will become a much wiser man than I.”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “Life-forms living together for mutual advantage. Without the midi-chlorians, life could not exist and we would have no knowledge of the Force. They continually speak to us, telling us the will of the Force. When you learn to quiet your mind, you’ll hear them speaking to you.”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

15+ Other Great Qui-Gon Jinn Film Quotes

• “Keep your concentration here and now, where it belongs.”
  – Qui-gon Jinn to Obi-wan Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “I shall do what I must, Obi-Wan.”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “Anakin Skywalker, meet Obi-Wan Kenobi.”
  – Qui-gon Jinn introducing Obi-wan and Anakin, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “But not at the expense of the moment. Be mindful of the living Force, young Padawan.”
  – Qui-Gon Jinn in response to Obi-wan stating: “Master Yoda says I should be mindful of the future.” Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “The Queen does not need to know.”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “That is the sound of a thousand terrible things heading this way.”
  – Qui-gon in a conversation with Jar Jar Binks when he states: “My forgotten. Da bosses would do terrible tings to me, terrible tings to me if me goin’ back dere.” Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “Whenever you gamble my friend, eventually you’ll lose.”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “Our meeting was not a coincidence. Nothing happens by accident.”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “Perhaps I killed a Jedi and took it from him.”
  – Qui-Gon Jinn in response to Anakin’s statement: “I saw your laser sword. Only Jedi carry that kind of weapon“, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “These are you final steps, Rey. Rise and take them.”
  – Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

• “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’s final words to Obi-wan, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “He can see things before they happen. That’s why he appears to have such quick reflexes. It’s a Jedi trait.”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “He had all the lightsaber fighting capabilities and the moves of the Jedi, only faster and more agressive. My only conclusion… is that it was a Sith lord.”
  – Qui-gon describing his encounter with Darth Maul, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “Midi-chlorians are a microscopic life form that resides within all living cells”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “Anakin’s victory gave us the parts we needed, but one of us gave him something, too… a reason to win.”
  – Qui-gon to Padme, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “You must have Jedi reflexes if you race pods.”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “I don’t know. I didn’t actually come here to free slaves.”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “I don’t sense anything”
  – Qui-gon’s response to Obi-wan’s statement: “I have a bad feeling about this.“, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “Credits will do fine.”
  – Qui-gon insisting to Watto after he questions him when he goes “I don’t have anything else. [waves hand] But credits will do fine“, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “You and the Naboo form a symbiont circle, what happens to one of you affects the other, you must understand this.”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Even More Great Qui-Gin Lines from the Film

• “What did we learn while we were at UniFy?”
  – Qui-gon asking Obi-wan who responds: “I didn’t learn anything except that people who work for companies send too many memos.“, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “Patience, my blue friend”
  – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “To Coruscant”
  – Qui-gon confusing a battle droid in response to their statement: “Where are you taking them?” , Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “Relax.”
  – Qui-Gon Jinn, using a mind trick to calm Jar Jar Binks, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “Pity you didn’t listen.”
  – Qui-Gon Jinn when Obi-wan communes with him on Tatooine regarding the fall of Anakin Skywalker

• “Don’t center on your anxieties, Obi-Wan. Keep your concentration here and now, where it belongs.”
  – Qui-Gon Jinn instructing Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi

20+ Qui-Gon Jinn Quotes from other Star Wars Media

• “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.”
  – Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

• “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.”
  – Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace Novelization

• “Most beings in the galaxy do not kill without purpose. If you can discover what that purpose is, you can forestall a battle.”
  – Jedi Apprentice: The Ties That Bind

• “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.”
  – Jedi Apprentice: The Rising Force

• “You must own the rain, Obi-Wan. It must be part of you, an extension of you. If you fight it, it will win.”
  – The Last of the Jedi: The Desperate Mission

• “Life does not treat you fairly or unfairly, it merely is. It is up to each of us to be fair, or unfair.”
  – Jedi Apprentice: The Day of Reckoning

• “I have felt certain of many things that have not been so. There are many hidden truths in a galaxy such as ours.”
  – Jedi Apprentice: The Only Witness

• “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.”
  – Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

• “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.”
  – The Last of the Jedi: Dark Warning

• “When you know why you are not ready, you will be ready.”
  – The Last of the Jedi: The Desperate Mission

• “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.”
  – Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice #12: The Evil Expirement

• “I have little tolerance for model Dx5 security doors.”
  – Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace Video Game

• “I advise you to consult a mirror, Padmé.”
  – Qui-Gon Jinn to Padme Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• “Being ready is your choice, my Padawan.”
  – The Last of the Jedi: The Desperate Mission

• “Nothing was before Yoda’s time, Padawan.”
  – Qui-gon’s response to Obi-won’s statement: “The Sith were before Master Yoda’s time, were they not, Master?“, Cloak of Deception

• “He is still worried about his son. He hides his fear well.”
  – Jedi Apprentice: The Shattered Peace

• “Saving your life. Something evidently pleasing to neither of us, but necessary.”
  – Star Wars: Republic: The Stark Hyperspace War

• “Why not? They are rarely no better and sometimes worse than most beings.”
  – Qui-gon Jinn in response to Clee stating: “In the Senate? A Senator is doing this?“, Jedi Apprentice Special Edition: Deceptions

• “Yes. But you must accept your regret the way you accept your mistakes. Then move on.”
  – The Last of the Jedi: Dark Warning

• “He seems that way now perhaps, but you must look deeper, Obi-Wan.”
  – Qui-gon Jinn responding to Obi-wan complaining about Jar Jar Binks, Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace Novelization
  
• “We come for information only… That is all right, for I do not wish to buy it”
  – Qui-gon Jinn to Helb, The Deadly Hunter

If you liked this list of quotes from the Jedi Master, you can enjoy our “Obi-Wan Kenobi Quotes” or our “Star Wars Jokes.”

For any fans of the character or those who want to see the man in action, here are all his scenes in one video