This past year, I've been attacked from all sides. Gangsters, feds -- even family.

Lucious

While Lucious is making inferno, we'll be making moves. Mounting an army.

Andre [to Shyne]

Lucious: You might want to start making some plays out of a new playbook. All this is getting very old and very boring.
Cookie: Tiana is a bigger star than Nessa, boo-boo. You ought to be thanking me for bringing more eyeballs to your wack-ass concert.

I did seventeen years for this family. You built this company on my back. And you're just going to give it to that bitch?

Cookie [to Lucious]

My father respects his opponents, Shine. But he hates a snitch.

Andre [to Shine]

Look, I've got 99 problems, Shine. What's up?

Lucious [to Shine]

You send fools in there with their calculators to take food out of the mouths of my employees' children.

Lucious [to Tariq]

There's always a droplet of truth, but once it hits the water, it becomes a tidal wave. I'd rather see it evaporate before that happens.

Diana

Well, I didn't do too bad with that Free Lucious concert that helped free your janky ass.

Cookie [to Lucious]

Lucious: Don't you ever try to read me.
Diana: I would never. I read books, not graffiti

Helene [on Tiana}: I expect to be able to run a fine-toothed comb through her hair by showtime.
Cookie: How about I run a fine-toothed comb up your ass?

Angelo: See, Mom, that's Tiana, one of Empire's hottest pop stars.
Diana: I know who Tiana is, dear, but why is she prancing around with those tall skinny girls?

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?