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Humies is all weak scum that deserve ta get stomped. 'Cept for One-Eye Yarrick. He knows how ter fight.

Ghazkull Thraka

Post your best 40K quotes!

"What I cannot crush with words I will crush with the tanks of the Imperial Guard." - Lord Solar Macharius

You've lost an arm, Alessio! By the mercy of the Emperor, you're lucky not losing your life as well! -- I haven't lost my arm, brother! It's right over there! I'm still in this! I'm fine!"

Alessio Cortez.

Your foe is well armed, well trained, and battle-hardened. He believes the gods are on his side. Let him believe what he will. We have the tanks on ours.

Blessed is the mind too small for doubt.

 MeanGreenStompa wrote:
Blessed is the mind too small for doubt.

feth that! Dogma, religion, and ignorance are the tools of dictators.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance." -Ahzek Ahriman

A long one, but easily one of the best:

"What in the seven hells of Chaos are you waiting for? Personal orders from the Emperor himself? When I say take that damned hill, I mean take that damned hill, not damn well stand around and stare at it! I don’t care if there’s fifty L’Huraxi up there. I don’t care if there are fifty thousand L’Huraxi up there! Our orders are to take that hill and I’m going to damn well take that hill even if it means I have to kill every last one of the purple-skinned giants myself. Damn it, follow me, I’ll show you how it’s done. That’s it, get stuck in there. Medic! Stop whining, Brook, you’ve got another damned leg. D’ya think I cried like a damned new-born when I lost my arm? Course I damn well didn’t. I upped and ripped that damned land shark’s damned throat out with my damned teeth! That’s it, Sergeant Reed, give ‘em some Catachan steel. Emperor’s teeth, their blood stinks. Get that heavy flamer into that trench; flush the damned Grox-heads out. That trench, you idiot, not this one! Oh yes, smell those aliens burn. Smells better than breakfast, don’t it? Give me that damn grenade. Do I have to do everything myself? See? That ain’t proper armour like you’d see on an Imperial tank – no it’s flimsy, fall-down-in-a-strong-breeze, I-hope-they-don’t-spit-at-me armour. I didn’t really mean spit at it! You there! Yes you! Pick up Sergeant Creek’s hand. The medics might be able to stick it on him again later. Don’t stop now, you damned work-shy sons of acid-grubs, we’re only damn well halfway up..."

- Colonel Straken

"I believe in three tenets of battle - firepower, firepower, and more firepower. Should the Omnissiah have wished otherwise, he would not have provided me with such a mighty tool as the Razorback. I long for the day in which my entire Chapter can ride to war in transports such as these, vehicles whose rage can be given voice through their sanctified armament."

Kardan Stronos

"What would you know of struggle, Perfect Son? When have you fought against the mutilation of your mind? When have you had to do anything more than tally compliances and polish your armour?" [...] "The people of your world named you Great One. The people of mine called me Slave. Which one of us landed on a paradise of civilization to be raised by a foster father, Roboute? Which one of us was given armies to lead after training in the halls of the Macraggian high-riders? Which one of us inherited a strong, cultured kingdom? And which one of us had to rise up against a kingdom with nothing but a horde of starving slaves? Which one of us was a child enslaved on a world of monsters, with his brain cut up by carving knives? Listen to your blue-clad wretches yelling of courage and honour, courage and honour, courage and honour. Do you even know the meaning of those words? Courage is fighting the kingdom which enslaves you, no matter that their armies outnumber yours by ten-thousand to one. You know nothing of courage. Honour is resisting a tyrant when all others suckle and grow fat on the hypocrisy he feeds them. You know nothing of honour."

Angron, to Guilliman.

"It is my sacred duty to save your soul from the Dark Gods of Chaos, and I will save your soul, even if you die in the process."
-Asmodai, Dark Angels Master Interrogator-Chaplain

'Drive me closer, I want to hit them with my sword!'
- Commissar LORD Bernn

In all seriousness though:
'We have been wounded sorely. Yet still we stand with fire in our hearts. Let them think us beaten. We shall teach them otherwise.'
- Pedro Kantor, Chapter Master of the Crimson Fists

 ChazSexington wrote:
"What would you know of struggle, Perfect Son? When have you fought against the mutilation of your mind? When have you had to do anything more than tally compliances and polish your armour?" [...] "The people of your world named you Great One. The people of mine called me Slave. Which one of us landed on a paradise of civilization to be raised by a foster father, Roboute? Which one of us was given armies to lead after training in the halls of the Macraggian high-riders? Which one of us inherited a strong, cultured kingdom? And which one of us had to rise up against a kingdom with nothing but a horde of starving slaves? Which one of us was a child enslaved on a world of monsters, with his brain cut up by carving knives? Listen to your blue-clad wretches yelling of courage and honour, courage and honour, courage and honour. Do you even know the meaning of those words? Courage is fighting the kingdom which enslaves you, no matter that their armies outnumber yours by ten-thousand to one. You know nothing of courage. Honour is resisting a tyrant when all others suckle and grow fat on the hypocrisy he feeds them. You know nothing of honour."

Angron, to Guilliman.

Such a straightforward Legion, Ironic they have the best quotes imo.

"Because we couldn’t be trusted. The Emperor needed a weapon that would never obey its own desires before those of the Imperium. He needed a weapon that would never bite the hand that feeds. The World Eaters were not that weapon. We’ve all drawn blades purely for the sake of shedding blood, and we’ve all felt the exultation of winning a war that never even needed to happen. We are not the tame, reliable pets that the Emperor wanted. The Wolves obey, when we would not. The Wolves can be trusted, when we never could. They have a discipline we lack, because their passions are not aflame with the Butcher’s Nails buzzing in the back of their skulls. The Wolves will always come to heel when called. In that regard, it is a mystery why they name themselves wolves. They are tame, collared by the Emperor, obeying his every whim. But a wolf doesn’t behave that way. Only a dog does. That is why we are the Eaters of Worlds, and the War Hounds no longer."

Kharn on the Space Mutts, My bad... "Wolves".

I am Alpharius.

Wonderwolf wrote:
I am Alpharius.

Seconded!

Some may question your right to destroy ten billion people. Those who understand realise that you have no right to let them live! - In Exterminatus Extremis

Inquisitors? They’re sneaky bastards. Useful, yes, even necessary, but I wouldn’t buy a used aircar from any of them. - Arbitrator General Bex van Sturm

I carry with me an Inquisitorial Seal. It is a small, unassuming object contained in a neat box of Pluvian obsidian. It is a modest thing. Relatively plain, adorned with a single motif and a simple motto. Yet with this little object I can sign the death warrant of an entire world and consign a billion souls to Oblivion. - Thraviam Flast, Inquisitor of the Ordo Malleus

These sum the Inquisition up pretty well. Ruthless, calculating, and the only thing that keep most of the Imperium together, by uniting the armed forces under one singular command.

An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded.


one that is not an actual warhammer 40k quote but should be.

Sir, they have us cut off and surronded! Sir says: Poor souls or sir says: then we have them exactly where we want them. - every space marine ever.

CREEEEEEEEEEED!!! Everyone ever.

DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA!!! Every ork ever

Just felt these would be obligatory

I met your emperor once, when he still walked amoung men, and I tell you, he was no god, maybe more then a man, but never a god.

 ChazSexington wrote:
"What would you know of struggle, Perfect Son? When have you fought against the mutilation of your mind? When have you had to do anything more than tally compliances and polish your armour?" [...] "The people of your world named you Great One. The people of mine called me Slave. Which one of us landed on a paradise of civilization to be raised by a foster father, Roboute? Which one of us was given armies to lead after training in the halls of the Macraggian high-riders? Which one of us inherited a strong, cultured kingdom? And which one of us had to rise up against a kingdom with nothing but a horde of starving slaves? Which one of us was a child enslaved on a world of monsters, with his brain cut up by carving knives? Listen to your blue-clad wretches yelling of courage and honour, courage and honour, courage and honour. Do you even know the meaning of those words? Courage is fighting the kingdom which enslaves you, no matter that their armies outnumber yours by ten-thousand to one. You know nothing of courage. Honour is resisting a tyrant when all others suckle and grow fat on the hypocrisy he feeds them. You know nothing of honour."

Angron, to Guilliman.

Beautiful quote, which HH book is this from? The red section perfectly illustrates why Angron sided with Horus.


Also:

"Before we go, let me say this: I understand the conflict in your hearts, how one may beat for duty while the other bleeds for your Legion brothers who will be sacrificed. But this is civil war. It is a time of confusion, and realigned loyalty. We have many heads but we act as one – one Legion with a single will. We are a union of the alike and the like-minded. We will not tolerate treachery. We will not allow our compact to fracture. We will not suffer the short-sightedness of our brother Legions, nor the averted gaze of the wider Imperium. We are Alpha Legion and we take the long view."
~ Omegon

 Darth Bob wrote:

 ChazSexington wrote:
"What would you know of struggle, Perfect Son? When have you fought against the mutilation of your mind? When have you had to do anything more than tally compliances and polish your armour?" [...] "The people of your world named you Great One. The people of mine called me Slave. Which one of us landed on a paradise of civilization to be raised by a foster father, Roboute? Which one of us was given armies to lead after training in the halls of the Macraggian high-riders? Which one of us inherited a strong, cultured kingdom? And which one of us had to rise up against a kingdom with nothing but a horde of starving slaves? Which one of us was a child enslaved on a world of monsters, with his brain cut up by carving knives? Listen to your blue-clad wretches yelling of courage and honour, courage and honour, courage and honour. Do you even know the meaning of those words? Courage is fighting the kingdom which enslaves you, no matter that their armies outnumber yours by ten-thousand to one. You know nothing of courage. Honour is resisting a tyrant when all others suckle and grow fat on the hypocrisy he feeds them. You know nothing of honour."

Angron, to Guilliman.

Beautiful quote, which HH book is this from? The red section perfectly illustrates why Angron sided with Horus.


Also:

"Before we go, let me say this: I understand the conflict in your hearts, how one may beat for duty while the other bleeds for your Legion brothers who will be sacrificed. But this is civil war. It is a time of confusion, and realigned loyalty. We have many heads but we act as one – one Legion with a single will. We are a union of the alike and the like-minded. We will not tolerate treachery. We will not allow our compact to fracture. We will not suffer the short-sightedness of our brother Legions, nor the averted gaze of the wider Imperium. We are Alpha Legion and we take the long view."
~ Omegon

Betrayer, I think.

And yeah, awesome quote! I remember reading that!

"We have arrived and it is now that we perform our charge. In fealty of the God-Emperor, our undying lord, and by the grace of the Golden Throne, I declare Exterminatus upon the Imperial World of Typhon primaris. I hereby sign the death warrant of an entire world and consign a million souls to oblivion. May Imperial justice account in all balance. The Emperor Protects."

- Inquisitor upon the destruction of Typhon by Exterminatus.

"It is human nature to seek culpability in a time of tragedy. It is a sign of strength to cry out against fate, rather than to bow one's head and succumb. Inevitably many will fault the hands upon the sword which felled Typhon, the Ordo Malleus. But the Inquisition merely performs the duty of its office. To further fear them is redundant; to hate them, heretical. Those more sensible will place responsibility with those who forced the hands of the Inquisition. With some fortune, they may foster this hatred into purpose, and further rule their own fate by coming to the Emperor's service."

- Gabriel Angelos, talking about the destruction of Typhon Primaris

The awesome video - one of the only fluff moments of 40k that truly moves me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNc242mbiUs

(commisar standing over a executed officer speaking to the guardsmen around) "Weep for him..for his faith was limited....rejoice for yourselves..for my faith is bottomless!"

A few other good ones:

"Your presence does not surprise me Assassin. I have known of you since your craft entered the Eastern Fringes. Why did I not have you killed? Because your mission and the act you are about to commit proves the truth of all I have ever said or done. I merely punished those who had wronged, just as your false Emperor now seeks to punish me. Death is nothing compared to vindication."
- Konrad Curze, moments before his death.

"What is Chaos? Suffering, you might say. Oppression. Deceit. But could not all these things be said of your Imperium? You hunt down the talented and the strong-willed. You break them or sacrifice them. You lie to your citizens and wage war on those who dare speak out. The inquisitors you call masters assume guilt and execute millions on a whim. And why? Why do you do this? Because you know Chaos is there but you do not know how to fight it, so you crush your own citizens for fear that they might aid the Enemy. The Imperium suffers because of Chaos. No matter how hard you fight, that will never change. Chaos exists in a state of permanent victory over you - you dance to our tune, mortal one, you butcher and torture and repress one another because the gods of the warp require you to. The Imperium is founded on Chaos. My lord Tzeentch won your war a long, long time ago."
- Ghargatuloth, Daemon Prince of Tzeentch

"There is a cancer eating at the Imperium. With each decade it advances deeper, leaving drained, dead worlds in its wake. This horror, this abomination, has thought and purpose that functions on an unimaginable, galactic scale and all we can do is try to stop the swarms of bioengineered monsters it unleashes upon us by instinct. We have given the horror a name to salve our fears; we call it the Tyranid race, but if is aware of us at all it must know us only as Prey."
- Inquisitor Czevak

"Death? You want death? I'm afraid that would be far too boring."
- Lord Sarnak, of the Kabal of the Black Heart

"Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn! Kill! Maim! Burn!"
- Khârn, the Betrayer

I thought the acolytes of Khorne were supposed to be warriors, not a bunch of pansies.

-Cain to a friggen Khornate Berserker

Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka - (while walking out of a titan's exploding plasma reactor radius..after being responsible for its demise...) ------- "NEXT!"

"Da Sergeant Major asked me what my job was an' I said it was to, uh, do what I was told. He said I was a genius and gave me another medal. I likes da Imperial Guard!" - Nork Deddog, being a loveable hulk of an Ogryn.

"I am Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt. I am known as a fair man, unless I am pushed. You have just pushed me." - Colonel-Commissar Gaunt, right before a rare (and highly deserved) BLAMMing.

"AHAHAHHAHAH! Ya got new friends now, Space Marine?" - Boss Grimskull, pouring as much dakka as possible into a swarm of bloodletters before they tackle him into a pit.

"I ain't so easy ta kill..." - Boss Grimskull, after climbing out of said pit. Most of what Boss Grimskull says, really. He's an ork's ork.

"KILLFRENZY KILLFRENZY KILLFRENZY" - The eponymous ship, broadcasted over all vox channels. Says it all.

"Badly wounded and out of cigars, the Kaptin was forced to retreat" - about Kaptin Badrukk in a War of Dakka.

Not so much of a quote, but this description of the Imperial Guard defence from The Battle of Refusal from Haemonculus Covens is pretty accurate and my favourite.

"The witless buffoons of Cadia had stood vigil for months, waiting with bovine patience for a foe already long gone."

Context : http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Battle_of_Refusal

*Ork mek vanishes in a flash of orange lighting while testing a tele-porta for his boss*

*Ork Warboss*
"I have no idea if dat mean it works.....*has a moment of thought* Zog it... WAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!"
*War boss activates the Tele-porta and vanishes in a flash of orange lightning*

"Thou shalt not." -- Imperial axiom

"The Emperor does not require your understanding, He demands only your obedience."

"When the people forget their duty they are no longer human and become something less than beasts. They have no place in the bosom of humanity nor in the heart of the Emperor. Let them die and be forgotten" -- Prime Edicts of the Holy Synod of the Adeptus Ministorum

"The Heretic and Blasphemer can offer no excuse for their crimes. Those who are pardoned merely live to further shroud Humanity from the Light of the Emperor with the Darkness of their souls" -- from the Sermons of Cardinal Beneficta

"The Daemonic leads to two crimes. You turn away from the path of righteousness. And you abandon the Emperor as the object of your devotion. For the first, death is merely a just retribution. The second is a heresy so terrible that no punishment can be sufficient. Yet the search for an appropriate penalty continues, and it shall be found." -- Malleus Daemonicus, The Declaration of Ecclesiarch Issus XLVII