Star Wars Fanon:Quote of the Week/History/2008

History 2008 The quote of the week history for 2008 page is a listing of all quotes of the week that appeared on the Star Wars Fanon Main Page in. The quotes are listed by the month and date upon which they first appeared. If the archive skips a date, this is due to the prior week's quote being showcased for an additional week. For a list of other yearly archives, please see the main history page.

June 12
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

- Albert Einstein

June 22
"Only the dead have seen the end of war."

- Josham Kavar

June 29
"Every citizen of this young Republic must work together, or else we will have failed in our task to bring peace to the galaxy. Right now, we are witnessing the beginning of this new republican cooperation as we gather in this new galactic dome, but coming together is only just a beginning. Keeping together is only progress. Working together, as one unified government, is success."

- Jonathan Bac during his inaugural address

July 6
"This sure feels like a copout."

- Nathaniel Kenobi Solo on the ending of the war between the Jedi, the Galactic Alliance, Imperials, and Confederation

July 13
"A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him."

- Conrad Bac recounting his experiences as a prisoner of war.

July 20
"It's Republic policy that no one's good to the Republic dead. And no, you can't quote me on that."

- Drazil Drewton

August 3
"Destroy the branch, and the root grows another. Destroy the plant, and the seed will produce another seed. Such is the way of the."

- Idnum-Ki to shortly before his turn to the dark side

August 24
"No one should be called a true Bendu unless they desire for their brothers what they desire for themselves."

- Zios Malachor

August 31
"I'm aware of the possibilities. Unfortunately, possibilities don't change anything."

- Drazil Drewton

September 21
"I was not programmed for heroics."

- C-3PO

September 28
"No, that’s just where you’re wrong, you don’t understand! If you did, you would not be right here, right now delivering such a pointless warning that I'm sure as space is cold that I’m not going to follow!"

- Jali Dawler

October 5
"Well if I hear a planet has gone up in smoke, I know who to call to get the salvage rights."

- Dexter Jettster

October 12
"You and go together like a and an onion."

- Dooku and a Jedi wannabe

November 23
"[Jedi are] meant to love all life, whether those lives are Jedi or Gungan or even the ancient followers of the dark side. That love allows us to live for the benefit of all life, but what we must give up is attachment. Someone who is attached can never know true freedom, and attachment can lead to desire which can lead to the dark side."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi

November 30
"I like Daala. Wherever she goes, discord and violence seem to follow. She reminds me of me."

- Tak Sakaros, discussing the naming of Daala as Alliance Chief of State

December 7
"I made you a promise Kael. I promised you that once I found a new home I would never let anything happen to it. That's a promise I intend to keep. I was at Gyndine. I was at Duro and Coruscant. I'm tired of running. I'm drawing a line in the sand right here. Maybe we can't win this war. Maybe this galaxy can't be saved. But if we are going to turn the tide, it's going to happen right here! The Yuuzhan Vong's win streak ends today!"

- Tarvin Calaan to Kael Sykes moments before the Battle of Naboo in 27 ABY

December 14
"I am the Empire."

- Cos Decarte Palpatine

December 28
"You are able to see past the fog of lies they have created for centuries. You are a Jedi, yes, but it is not who you are. You can rise above the conflicts. You can be something that ascends merely Jedi and Sith."

- Darth Desolous to Idnum-Ki