The quote of the week history for 2012 page is a listing of all quotes of the week that appeared on the Star Wars Fanon Main Page in 2012. 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.
2012[]
January[]
January 1[]
The Jedi sink behind their so-called justice and peacemaking, but deep down, they know they are just like us.
—Darth Gorgoroth's opinion about Jedi and Sith
January 8[]
“If you do not understand the philosophies of the Force, then you have no business wielding it.”―Jhon Cordatus, Sage Master of the New Jedi Order[src]
January 15[]
The furnace has been shut down and you, having endured its heat, have emerged as tempered durasteel, as Republic Marines.
—Traditional Marine graduation saying
January 22[]
Tuffass: “Do you mind telling Tuffass what the fierfek was going through your cute little numbskull when you ordered full ahead right into A KRIFFING AMBUSH?! One which you were WARNED about?!”
Makeup: “Sir, the recruit has no excuse, SIR!”
Tuffass: “Pathetic. You are hereby FIRED from squad command—get your sorry carcass out of Tuffass's sight RIGHT KRIFFING NOW!”
— GySgt Tuffass reprimands "Makeup" after the latter fouled up during Advanced Combat and Tactical Training[src]
January 29[]
Most tend to question the things that they don't or aren't allowed to see, rather than what's right in front of their unseeing eyes.
—Kreia, explaining that sometimes things are best hidden in the open
February[]
February 5[]
Pavan: “Brain! Are you waiting for a written invitation from the Commandant? THEN GET THE KRIFF OVER TO THIRD SQUAD ON THE DOUBLE! And get a cup of caf while you're at it, maybe that'll get your head back in the game!”
— SSgt Jax Pavan and GySgt Tuffass to Laera Reyolé, when the latter was caught dawdling out of formation[src]
Tuffass: “About time you joined us, Brain. Did your little nap help any?”
Laera: “Sir, yes SIR!”
February 12[]
Impossible is irrelevant, if hope you have.
—Yoder disserting a Jedi maxim
February 19[]
Normally I'd be watching some rerun of Being Arisa and getting ready for bed right now. Instead, I'm sitting in a hoverchair, with no legs, and waiting for a holoconference to start. If only the biggest concern in the whole universe was whether Arisa was going to get back together with Qral. If only…
—Alta Eddicus, to her father, while awaiting a briefing by Agent Delwynn and still in the hospital
February 26[]
It was space that spawned us all, and it is to space that we inevitably return. We stepped forth from supernovas; may those we honor step back in and find peace
—Jedi Master Vima Sunrider, speaking at a soldiers' funeral
March[]
March 4[]
Alvan: “I did.”
Informant: “Then why are you pointing a blaster at me?”
Alvan: “I never claimed that I was a good conversationalist”
―Unidentified informant and Tiro Alvan
March 11[]
Delwynn: “How's Coruscant?”
Aiden: “Same as always.”
Delwynn: “Glad to know some things don't get any better.”
— GIN Director Pelmar Aiden and Special Agent Evening Delwynn[src]
March 18[]
Eddicus: “Not a chance.”
Valorum: “He claims to need protection from his former allies, too.”
Eddicus: “I have no sympathy for the person who decided my legs were an optional accessory.”
―Senators Servius Valorum and Alta Eddicus discussing whether GIN Director Pelmar Aiden should offer an immunity deal to the Senate bombing conspirator
March 25[]
I'm a Marine, Ben. The only way I know how to bring about peace on this scale is through superior firepower.
—Laera Reyolé to Ben Skywalker, regarding the T'lessian situation
April[]
April 1[]
April 8[]
Hey now, it could be worse. We could have been stuck with a prissy protocol droid that wouldn't know which end of a blaster makes the bright light...
—Silas Dan'kre, comparing the GE3-series to HK-47
April 15[]
“[Luke Skywalker] did not triumph over Palpatine over the moon of Endor, he triumphed over himself. He refused to fall to temptation and became a true Jedi, and he redeemed his father in the process using the greatest weapon of any arsenal: love.”―Jhon Cordatus on what he saw as the true strength of a Jedi[src]
April 22[]
The dark side. I guess no amount of forewarning can ever really prepare you to meet it, especially within yourself.
—Laera Reyolé reflects on a battle with a Dark Jedi
April 29[]
Their love of profit is stronger than anything else they have. It's also their greatest weakness.
—Deacon Darklighter on the Hutts
May[]
May 6[]
Don't let anyone tell you who you're destined to be. You're the only one who can decide that.
—Luke Lars
May 13[]
May 20[]
May 27[]
The galaxy isn’t a place for good people, Michael. People aren’t looking for leadership. They want money and pleasure.
—Sara Jade
June[]
June 3[]
At first glance, Tatooine is little more than a useless ball of sand and dirt. Only by looking deeper into the desert can the mind’s eye see the treasure it holds.
—Excerpted from the journals of Elias
June 10[]
“Your life is meant to help others, so help. Don't berate. Don't ignore. To do so is to ignore who you truly are. A Jedi.”―Jhon Cordatus to Kara Vaalki[src]
June 17[]
“Serve the people and follow the Way. That’s all we can ask of ourselves.”―Jhon Cordatus in the aftermath of the Jedi Temple bombing[src]
June 24[]
Rotten lying cheating double-crossing pile of nerf [dung] should rot in the sarlacc, be eaten proper! Let the galaxy eat Fett.
—Zuckuss complains in his journal about Boba Fett
July[]
July 1[]
Greddar: “Are you saying that you consider yourself careless, then?”
Cos: “Well, no.”
Greddar: “Then that part of the argument you make against yourself should henceforth be considered refuted.”
―Jedi apprentice Cos Shibatt confers with his Master
July 8[]
Varik: “Actually, it smells horrible.”
Traver: “Horrible? Who are you to insult my ship?”
Varik: “The very powerful Jedi passenger.”
— Varik and Traver banter about the Goddess of Mercy[src]
July 29[]
Disbanding the military is a mistake, Lord Chancellor, the consequences of which you cannot possibly imagine!
—Rear Admiral Davig Poitiérs, tendering his resignation
August[]
August 19[]
“Knowledge is the greatest tool any Jedi, Sith, or person could have. With knowledge alone, you could save a galaxy or destroy it. It’s what you do with that knowledge that determines your fate.”―Jedi Master Adena Qel-Droma[src]