The Best Padmé Amidala Quotes & Sayings from the Star Wars Universe: 20+ Classic Padmé Amidala Lines!

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Padmé Amidala (known as Queen Amidala only in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace) is a senator and total badass role model for female leadership.

She doesn’t take ish from anyone, and her sass lines prove this throughout the prequels. Here are some of our favourite Padmé quotes:

*Please note that some of these quotes may contain spoilers, so we suggest you refrain from scrolling below if you haven’t seen all the films!

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Best Padmé Amidala Quotes

Here’s a roundup of some iconic Padmé lines:

“To be angry is to be human.” Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

“All mentors have a way of seeing more of our faults than we would like. It’s the only way we grow.” Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

“Don’t try to grow up too fast.” Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

“Sometimes, there are things no one can fix.” Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

“You’re going down a path I can’t follow!” Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

“So this is how liberty dies… with thunderous applause.” Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Padmé Amidala Quotes That Prove She’s the Boss

There’s nothing more empowering and fierce than a female leader like Padmé. Here are some of her quotes that prove she shouldn’t be messed with:

“I was not elected to watch my people suffer and die while you discuss this invasion in a committee!” Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

“Queen Amidala: Are you sure about this? Trusting our fate to a boy we hardly know? The Queen will not approve.
Qui-Gon Jinn: The Queen does not need to know.
Queen Amidala: Well, I don’t approve.” Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

“I will not condone a course of action that will lead us to war.” Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

“I will sign no treaty, Senator. My fate will be no different to that of our people.” Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

“The Trade Federation has destroyed all that we have worked so hard to build. If we do not act quickly, all will be lost forever. I ask you to help us… no, I beg you to help us.” Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

“It is clear to me now that the Republic no longer functions. I pray you will bring sanity and compassion back to the Senate.” Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

“Qui-Gon Jinn: Your Highness, under the circumstances, I suggest you come to Coruscant with us.
Queen Amidala: Thank you, Ambassador. But my place is with my people. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

“If this Body will not Act, I propose a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum’s Leadership.” Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

“What if the democracy we thought we were serving no longer exists, and the Republic has become the very evil we have been fighting to destroy?” Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

“This war represents a failure to listen. Now you’re closer to the Chancellor than anyone! Please, ask him to end this war and let diplomacy resume.” Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Padmé Amidala Quotes About Love

Padmé does have a bit of a soft side, and while reluctant to show it at first, she has quite a few lines that indicate this. Here are our top Padmé Amidala love-related sayings:

“I’m not afraid to die. I’ve been dying a little bit each day since you came back into my life.” Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

“I truly… deeply… love you, and before we die, I want you to know.” Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

“If you follow your thoughts through to conclusion, it will take us to a place we cannot go, regardless of the way we feel about each other.” Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

“Are you allowed to love? I thought that was forbidden for a Jedi.” Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

“Hold me, like you did by the lake on Naboo, so long ago when there was nothing but our love. No politics, no plotting, no war.” Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

“Anakin, all I want is your love.” Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

“I don’t know you anymore! Anakin… you’re breaking my heart! You’re going down a path I can’t follow!” Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Padmé Amidala Quotes in The Clone Wars

Padmé also has a strong presence in The Clone Wars television series, which are set between Episodes II and III. Here are a few of her best lines:

“There’s always a choice! To live in fear is no life at all!” Season 1, Episode 8 “Bombad Jedi”

“The work I do – the work we both do – is in the service of the Republic, to protect those who would otherwise be powerless to protect themselves.” Season 1, Episode 22 “Hostage Crisis”

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