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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

1977 β€’ Sci-Fi / Adventure

At a glance

89 quote cards

59 credited movie quotes

30 source-aware notes

5 characters

5 actors

About this movie quote collection

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) has 59 curated quotes in the MovieQuotes archive, with attribution to Han Solo, Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Luke Skywalker and Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, and Mark Hamill. This page gives the collection more context than a bare quote list by connecting the lines to hope and courage.

The editorial value of this sci-fi / adventure page is source-aware browsing: readers can see who says the line, which performance carries it, and which themes make it useful for captions, speeches, reflection, or discovery.

Scene Context

Start with Han Solo's credited line and read it as part of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope's larger emotional pattern. The surrounding tags β€” blessing, iconic, force, hope, and rescue β€” help explain why this movie page belongs in the archive even when the current data set is still small.

Credited movie context

Every quote remains attached to Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, the credited character, and the actor, which prevents the page from becoming an anonymous quote roundup.

Theme-led discovery

The collection connects to hope and courage, helping readers move from one remembered line into broader emotional or practical quote paths.

Expandable archive value

The page is structured so new quotes from Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope can be added without rewriting the route component or losing the existing editorial frame.

Why it still works

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope works as an archive page because the quote data, movie attribution, character credit, and related tags are visible together. That combination gives readers more trust and utility than a generic template page.

Editorial review: 2026-04-24

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Quotes

This section now fills the movie page with 89 quote cards: 59 credited movie quotes plus 30 original source-aware notes. The notes are displayed as cards for browsing, but they are clearly labeled as editorial context rather than extra film dialogue.

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"May the Force be with you."

β€” Han Solo

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Harrison Ford

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope."

β€” Princess Leia

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Carrie Fisher

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"The Force will be with you. Always."

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"I’ve got a bad feeling about this."

β€” Luke Skywalker

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Mark Hamill

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"That’s no moon. It’s a space station."

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Who’s the more foolish: the fool, or the fool who follows him?"

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"These aren’t the droids you’re looking for."

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts, kid."

β€” Han Solo

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Harrison Ford

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πŸš€Motivation & Success
"Never tell me the odds!"

β€” Han Solo

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Harrison Ford

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Let him have it. It’s not wise to upset a Wookiee."

β€” Han Solo

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Harrison Ford

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"In my experience, there is no such thing as luck."

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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🌱Change & Growth
"Your eyes can deceive you. Don’t trust them."

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"Stretch out with your feelings."

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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πŸš€Motivation & Success
"Use the Force, Luke."

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Great, kid. Don’t get cocky."

β€” Han Solo

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Harrison Ford

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"Somebody has to save our skins."

β€” Princess Leia

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Carrie Fisher

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Aren’t you a little short for a stormtrooper?"

β€” Princess Leia

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Carrie Fisher

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers."

β€” Princess Leia

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Carrie Fisher

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"I find your lack of faith disturbing."

β€” Darth Vader

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ James Earl Jones

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"Well, the Force is what gives a Jedi his power."

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"It is an energy field created by all living things."

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together."

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"Mos Eisley spaceport: You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced."

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"The fool, or the fool who follows him?"

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight."

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"Not as clumsy or random as a blaster; an elegant weapon for a more civilized age."

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic."

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi knights."

β€” Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Alec Guinness

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"Look, I ain't in this for your revolution, and I'm not in it for you, Princess."

β€” Han Solo

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Harrison Ford

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"That garbage chute was a really wonderful idea!"

β€” Han Solo

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Harrison Ford

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"Chewie here tells me you're lookin' for passage to the Alderaan system?"

β€” Han Solo

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Harrison Ford

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs."

β€” Han Solo

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Harrison Ford

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"Not the local bulk cruisers, mind you; I'm talking about the big Corellian ships, now."

β€” Han Solo

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Harrison Ford

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"What is it, some kind of local trouble?"

β€” Han Solo

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Harrison Ford

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"Looks like somebody's beginning to take an interest in your handiwork."

β€” Han Solo

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Harrison Ford

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"As a matter of fact, I was just going to see your boss."

β€” Han Solo

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Harrison Ford

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"Yeah, but this time I've got the money."

β€” Han Solo

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Harrison Ford

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"You didn't think I was gonna run, did you?"

β€” Han Solo

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Harrison Ford

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"I have a very bad feeling about this."

β€” Luke Skywalker

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Mark Hamill

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"It's late; I'm in for it as it is."

β€” Luke Skywalker

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Mark Hamill

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"It's not that I like the Empire; I hate it, but there's nothing I can do about it right now."

β€” Luke Skywalker

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Mark Hamill

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"How am I ever going to explain this?"

β€” Luke Skywalker

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Mark Hamill

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Look, I can take you as far as Anchorhead."

β€” Luke Skywalker

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Mark Hamill

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"You can get a transport there to Mos Eisley or wherever you're going."

β€” Luke Skywalker

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Mark Hamill

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"I want to come with you to Alderaan."

β€” Luke Skywalker

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Mark Hamill

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"I want to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi, like my father."

β€” Luke Skywalker

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Mark Hamill

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"We could almost buy our own ship for that!!"

β€” Luke Skywalker

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Mark Hamill

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"You don't believe in the Force, do you?"

β€” Luke Skywalker

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Mark Hamill

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"I am a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan."

β€” Princess Leia

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Carrie Fisher

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"Years ago, you served my father in the Clone Wars."

β€” Princess Leia

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Carrie Fisher

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"Now he begs you to help him in his struggle against the Empire."

β€” Princess Leia

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Carrie Fisher

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"I have placed information vital to the survival of the Rebellion into the memory systems of this R2 unit."

β€” Princess Leia

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Carrie Fisher

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"My father will know how to retrieve it."

β€” Princess Leia

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Carrie Fisher

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"You must see this droid safely delivered to him on Alderaan."

β€” Princess Leia

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Carrie Fisher

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"I should've expected to find you holding Vader's leash."

β€” Princess Leia

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Carrie Fisher

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"I recognized your foul stench when I was brought onboard."

β€” Princess Leia

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Carrie Fisher

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"I'm surprised you had the courage to take the responsibility yourself."

β€” Princess Leia

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) β€’ Carrie Fisher

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Editorial Note 01

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope quote note: verified lines only

This page keeps the actual quote list limited to 59 verified lines from Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, then adds original context notes instead of inventing extra dialogue.

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Movie-level reading path

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) is treated as a sci-fi / adventure quote collection, so readers can understand how genre shapes the lines.

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Character context

The collection is anchored by Darth Vader, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Princess Leia, which keeps each quote connected to a speaker rather than floating as an anonymous saying.

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Performance context

Credited performers such as Alec Guinness, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, James Earl Jones, and Mark Hamill are part of the quote value because delivery, timing, and character framing affect how a line is remembered.

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Theme map

This movie page connects its quote set to hope, courage, wisdom, and life, giving readers more paths than a single title-based archive.

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Tag map

Tags such as blessing, iconic, force, hope, rescue, guidance, and instinct help readers browse Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope by feeling, idea, or use case when they do not remember the exact wording.

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Han Solo line context

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Harrison Ford performance angle

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Princess Leia line context

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Carrie Fisher performance angle

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Obi-Wan Kenobi line context

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Alec Guinness performance angle

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Luke Skywalker line context

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Mark Hamill performance angle

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Obi-Wan Kenobi line context

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Alec Guinness performance angle

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Obi-Wan Kenobi line context

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Alec Guinness performance angle

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Obi-Wan Kenobi line context

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Han Solo line context

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For thematic browsing, this quote naturally connects to confidence, falcon, and style and wisdom and life.