Jamal: I think it's perfect, Mom. I love working with you.
Cookie: Yeah, I know you do, cause you can feel when it's real. It's only a matter of time before you come on back home with us.

Cookie: You are wasting your time, but see you can't see that because you're blinded by the ass.
Hakeem: I ain't even touch the girl.
Cookie: She must really got you sprung then. She ain't got it, Kem.

Cookie: You know, Lyon Dynasty is right around the corner if you wanna lay something down.
Jamal: Dad would be so pissed. I don't even care. Let's go!

Listen, babe, you are a legit mogul, alright? You don't have to get out of bed to run your dynasty.

Delgado [to Cookie]

Lucious: No, what happened to you, son, is my worst nightmare.
Hakeem: Can't be worse than the nightmare of being your son.
Lucious: I ain't ya mama. Watch how you talk to me.

The day I found out that Lucious Lyon had a gay son is the day that I knew. I knew, I knew right then and there that there was a God.

Jameson

Andre: You put me in charge.
Lucious: No, I put you in place. Don't confuse the two.

Hakeem, if you pull the trigger, you're gonna force me to step in front of the bullet. I'd rather die than lose you again.

Cookie

You ever think about incorporating the word into your music? You can reach a lot more people with the light than you can with the darkness, brother.

Andre [to J Poppa]

Cookie: Oh, mention the devil name and he will walk right in.
Jamal: God help us all.

There is no God. You just need to man the hell up.

Lucious [to Andre]

I want to help heal this family. I want us to be whole again, I mean it, with all of my heart.

Andre

Empire Quotes

That boy is headed for a world of trouble.

Lucious

Becky: Yeah, just Tiana can open and then throw it to Devon.
Giselle: Yeah, that works.
Becky: Also, I know we're in crisis right now, but I just want to be honest with you about something.
Giselle: Go ahead.
Becky: OK, so Def Jam offered me a job.
Giselle: Ew.
Becky: And unless the Empire fans come back, I'm gonna be forced to take it.
Giselle: And walk away from all this Black Girl Magic?