“I love heroes, but I don’t want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!”
PinThe government says your existence is a crime, but no matter what kind of weapons you may hold, just being alive isn’t a sin! There’s no crime in living! – Franky (One Piece)PinI don’t care now. I wanted to look like a human because I wanted friends. Now I want to be a monster who’s helpful to Luffy! – ChopperPinThere comes a time when a man has to stand and fight! That time is when his friends’ dreams are being laughed at! And I won’t let you laugh at that! – UsoppPinMan or Child, Strong or Weak, None of those matters once you are out at sea! – UsoppPinThen stand up right away! And don’t act like you’re about to die! It’s not like you! – UsoppPinProtecting what we cherish most as men is the reason why we formed this pirate crew! – UsoppPinLife is like a pencil that will surely run out, but will leave the beautiful writing of life. – NamiPinWhat good is a treasure if I am alone? – NamiPinSometimes the only thing you have to doubt is your own common sense. – Nico RobinPinFools who don’t respect the past are likely to repeat it. – Nico RobinPinBefore the heart of truth, there is no need for words. – Nico RobinPinWhat do you know of death?!! Have you ever died?!! You think death will preserve your cause forever?!! Ridiculous!! Death leaves nothing behind!! – BrookPinOnce a person passes on, nothing remains but dead bones! If there is one thing I can’t stand, it is a person with no respect for life! – BrookPinWhat keeps me alive in this world is neither bodily organs nor muscles, it’s my soul. – BrookPinNeither God nor the Devil can give aid to those without the will to fight… – BrookPinAll for one, one for all! There are times when a man has no choice but to act! – BrookPinNo matter how deep the night, it always turns to day, eventually. – BrookPinDon’t start a fight if you can’t end it. – SanjiPinIt’s a man’s duty to forgive women’s lies. – SanjiPinAny person who hurts Nami-san’s feelings! I won’t let them live peacefully! – SanjiPinI don’t care if you’re a god. If you lay even one finger on Nami-san, I’ll become the devil of the blue sea! – SanjiPinI couldn’t confess my feelings for you, so I watched you from afar, being happy with someone else. – SanjiPinMen who can’t wipe away the tears from a woman’s eyes aren’t real men. – Sanji (One Piece)PinFood is a gift from god. Spices are a gift from the devil. It looks like it was a bit too spicy for you. – SanjiPinI know the Marines dont give a damn about me… But soon enough the man who will be most feared by the marines will be me… Black Leg Sanji..PinIf I can’t even protect my captain’s dream, then whatever ambition I have is nothing but talk! Luffy must be the man who becomes the Pirate King! – Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)PinOnly those who have suffered long, can see the light within the shadows. – Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)PinYou sure can talk the talk, but you’re not quite ready to walk the walk. Time’s up, it’s my turn. – Roronoa ZoroPinIf I die here, then I’m a man that could only make it this far. – Roronoa ZoroPinBeing strong isn’t just about having power or move, it about one’s spirit. – Roronoa ZoroPinIf I lose to someone as pitiful as you, with such a small injury… my fate is already sealed. – Roronoa ZoroPinWhen you decided to go to the sea, it was your own decision. Whatever happens to you on the sea, it depends on what you’ve done! Don’t blame others! – Roronoa ZoroPinI do things my own way! So don’t give me any lip about it! – Roronoa ZoroPinI’m going to be the world’s greatest swordsman! All I have left is my destiny! My name may be infamous…but it’s gonna shake the world! – Roronoa ZoroPinA scar on the back is a shame for a swordsman. – Roronoa ZoroPinI don’t care what the society says. I’ve never regretted doing anything. I will survive and do what I want to. – Roronoa ZoroPinI’ll become stronger for her! Until my name reaches Heaven itself…. I’ll become stronger!… I’ll become the strongest swordsman in the world! – Roronoa ZoroPinYou’ve underestimated me, snow woman. When you thought you couldn’t beat me, you should have run. – Roronoa ZoroPinIt’s true that there are some things that I’d rather not cut… But let me ask you… Have you ever met a beast… That you were sure would never bite? – Roronoa ZoroPinConvey my will to this blade… now let’s see if I am able to cut Steel. – Roronoa ZoroPinThe fact that you can fight better as a giraffe… and the fact that you can use four swords… are all completely irrelevant… when you’re FACING ME! – Roronoa ZoroPinWhen the world shoves you around, you just gotta stand up and shove back. It’s not like somebody’s gonna save you if you start babbling excuses. – Roronoa ZoroPinBring on the hardship. It’s preferred in a path of carnage. – Roronoa ZoroPin“Nothing… Happened.” One of Zoro’s Most Epic ScenePinThere is someone that I must meet again. And until that day… not even Death himself can take my life away! – Roronoa ZoroPinIf you do anything that would cause me to abandon my ambitions… You will end your own life on my sword! – Roronoa ZoroPinYou need to accept the fact that you’re not the best and have all the will to strive to be better than anyone you face. – Roronoa ZoroPinWell, how about this. My “luck” versus this thing’s “curse”… wanna see what’s stronger…? If I lose, then I’m just that much of a man anyways… – Roronoa ZoroPinWhen I decided to follow my dream I had already discarded my life. – Roronoa ZoroPinHa, you want to kill me? You couldn’t even kill my boredom… – Roronoa ZoroPinOver the nine mountains, across the eight seas, there is nothing I cannot cut. – Roronoa ZoroPinSo, are you stupid enough to fall for such a stupid trap that such stupid people set up? – Roronoa ZoroPinIf you don’t take risks, you can’t create a future. – Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)PinIf I give up now, I’m going to regret it. – Monkey D. LuffyPinIf I die fighting for it, that’s fine. I will fight… – Monkey D. LuffyPinI don’t want to conquer anything. I just think the guy with the most freedom in this whole ocean… is the Pirate King! – Monkey D. LuffyPinI’ve set myself to become the King of Pirates… and if I die trying… then at least I tried. – Monkey D. LuffyPinAre we friends? Or are we foes? That kind of thing you decide for yourselves! – Monkey D. LuffyPinI don’t care who you are! I will surpass you! – Monkey D. LuffyPinForgetting is like a wound. The wound may heal but it has already left a scar. – Monkey D. LuffyPinPower isn’t determined by your size, but the size of your heart and dreams. – Monkey D. LuffyPinI have Nakama who are not strong… But I still want them to be with me! So I have to be stronger than anybody else… or else I’ll lose them all! – Monkey D. LuffyPinBeing alone is more painful than getting hurt. – Monkey D. LuffyPinNo matter how hard or how impossible it is, never lose sight of your goal. – Monkey D. LuffyPinDYING IS NOT REPAYING A DEBT!!! THAT’S NOT WHAT HE SAVED YOU FOR!!! ONLY WEAK MEN WOULD DIE AFTER SOMEONE SPARED THEIR LIVES! – Monkey D. LuffyPinSo, you don’t like to get hit, huh? Well, you’re about to have a very bad day. – Monkey D. LuffyPinWe already came this far. Anyway, we’re gonna save you (Nico Robin). And then, if you still want to die. You can die after we save you. – Monkey D. LuffyPinIt’s not about whether it’s impossible or not, I’m doing it because I want to. – Monkey D. LuffyPinYou want to keep everyone from dying? That’s naive. It’s war, people die. – Monkey D. LuffyPinThen just become stronger. I have my ambition, you have your ambition too. Which means you should just keep walking forward towards that goal. – Monkey D. LuffyPinIf you hurt somebody… or if somebody hurts you, the same red blood will be shed. – Monkey D. LuffyPinIf you ask this old man anything about it here and now… Then I’ll quit being a pirate! I don’t want to go on a boring adventure like that! – Monkey D. LuffyPinThere is something mysterious about the life of a pirate. – Monkey D. LuffyPinI am going to save you even if it kills me. – Monkey D. LuffyPinIt’s not like “thanks” are something I can eat. – Monkey D. LuffyPinDon’t you dare make my navigator cry! – Monkey D. LuffyPinYou wait out here for us, ok, Usopp? We’re gonna level that stupid house to the ground. – Monkey D. Luffy
14 One Piece World Government, Marines, & Cipher Pol Quotes
Note: I’m including Kuzan (Aokiji) in this section because he was a Marine admiral at one point in the story.
PinThis thing called Justice…changes its shape depending on where you stand. – Aokiji (One Piece)PinHave you ever heard in the world, there are things best not to ask? – AokijiPinDon’t ever think there’s any perfect society made by humans!! If you think that way you’ll overlook the enemy! Don’t be fooled by appearances! – Smoker (One Piece)PinDid he know he would be saved? No. In that instant, he must have understood that his life was going to end. Death. He accepted it. He was fully prepared for it and smiled. – SmokerPinWith my own hands, JUSTICE will be served. – SmokerPinWe shouldn’t worry about being able to achieve our dreams, as long as we have the desire to do it. – CobyPinI have no sympathy for criminals but for my family, I do. – Monkey D. GarpPinIf you were to be troubled over something as trivial as losing face, then it’s better to not have it at all. – FujitoraPinIf you lose credibility by just admitting fault, then you didn’t have any in the first place. – FujitoraPinDon’t try to find a reason for somebody’s love! – SengokuPinWithout strength, you won’t be able to save anyone. – KizaruPinVictory or defeat can be determined in a single moment misstep. – KizaruPinHave you ever been kicked at the speed of light? – KizaruPinPower increases with training, and at close range, animals are the strongest! – Robb Lucci
15 One Piece Yonko (4 Emperors of the Sea) Quotes
Note: I’m including White Beard pirates in this section because they were part of the 4 Emperors at one point in the story.
PinBy experiencing both victory and defeat, running away and shedding tears, a man will become a man. It’s okay to cry, but you have to move on. – Shanks (One Piece)PinYou can spill drinks on me, even spit on me. I’ll just laugh about it. But If you dare to hurt my friends… I won’t forgive you! – ShanksPinYour honor isn’t worth your life. – ShanksPinYou’re dreaming bandit. If you want to fight us, bring a warship. – Benn BeckmanPinIt doesn’t matter who your parents were. Everyone is a child of the sea. – Edward Newgate (One Piece)PinI am only one man with one heart… Call me a demon, call me a monster… but I can’t be the strongest forever! – Edward Newgate
“Although he’s dead, his body doesn’t collapse! And the way he mowed down enemies with wounds all over his body was certainly monstrous. The number of sword wounds he received in this war is indeed two hundred sixty-seven. The number of gun wounds: one hundred and fifty-two! And he was shot by a cannon forty-six times! Yet, on his proud back, or in his whole pirate life, there is no scar he got while running away!”
Narrator on Edward Newgate (White Beard) – *No Scar on the Back*
PinSometimes the blood rushes to my head and I feel like, if I run I’ll lose something important. – Portgas D. AcePinWe have to live a life of no regrets. – Portgas D. Ace (One Piece)PinI don’t wanna live a thousand years. If I just live through today, that’ll be enough. – Portgas D. AcePinEveryone! Even though I’ve been good for nothing my whole life, even though I have the blood of a demon within me… You guys still loved me! Thank you so much! – Portgas D. AcePinThe world hates us for what we are, you know it makes us happy… Even if it’s just a word. – MarcoPinPeople’s dreams… Never end! – Marshall D. Teach (Black Beard)PinLet the heavens deal with life and death, even the most fearful lose to that… let’s live for another moment. – Marshall D. TeachPinThere is no such thing as impossible in this world. – Marshall D. Teach
6 Worst Generation Quotes
PinCompared to the “righteous” greed of the rulers, the criminals of the world seem much more honorable. When scum rules the world, only more scum is born. – Eustass Kid (One Piece)PinThe weak don’t get to decide anything, not even how they die. – Trafalgar D. Law (One Piece)PinThere are things you can’t see unless you change your standing. – Trafalgar D. LawPinYou can’t see the whole picture until you look at it from the outside. – Trafalgar D. LawPinI don’t need the cards to tell me that your strength is incredible. – Basil HawkinsPinLet me make two things clear; first of all, I hate to joke, furthermore the shadow of death looms over you on this day. – Basil Hawkins
17 Shichibukai (7 Warlords of the Sea) Quotes
“I lost my mother when I was 8…and killed my father when I was 10. Those with the title of “Executive” or above…are my “family”, with whom I’ve shared my joys and sorrows. They’re the only thing I have! I won’t forgive anyone that laughs at my family. Understood?”
Donquixote Doflamingo “Joker”
PinPirates are evil? The Marines are righteous?… Justice will prevail, you say? But of course, it will! Whoever wins this war becomes justice! – Donquixote Doflamingo (One Piece)PinThere is a difference in the look of the ordinary vagabond and that of a determined man. – Donquixote DoflamingoPinThat’s right! Whatever the tragedy or the blunder is, only the things that actually happened are written in stone! – Donquixote DoflamingoPinThe time is almost here. Go and lay the groundwork. A world where only true pirates can survive will soon be upon us. Those without power, flee while you can. – Donquixote DoflamingoPinThat’s ridiculous. People usually have a stereotypical idea or an assumption like that and that’s what creates a blind spot. – Donquixote DoflamingoPinStop counting only those things you have lost! What is gone, is gone! So ask yourself this. What is there… that still remains to you?! – JinbePinYou can’t bring back what you’ve lost, think about what you have now! – JinbePinIt is a sad truth that greater the authority a person possesses, the more he tends to fear change. – JinbePinIt’s not some sort of special power. He has the ability to make allies of everyone he meets. And that is the most fearsome ability on the high seas. – Dracule Mihawk (Hawk-Eyes)PinFind yourself and your true world. Become stronger! No matter how long it takes, I will await you in my strongest form. Surpass this sword! Surpass me! – Dracule Mihawk to Roronoa ZoroPinThe world has too many heroes. It needs a monster. – Dracule MihawkPinI don’t remember the name of every weakling I crush. – Dracule MihawkPinIf you want to protect something, do it right! Don’t let them get their way anymore! – CrocodilePinIdeals can only be spoken by those powerful enough to carry them out. – CrocodilePinFine! Go see for yourself, Straw Hat… What a real nightmare is… In the New World! – Gecko MoriaPinA true pirate should fear nothing, not even death! – Gecko Moria
5 One Piece Revolutionary Army Quotes
PinMiracles only happen to those who never give up. – Emporio Ivankov (One Piece)PinBelieve me… This town smells worse than Gray Terminal. It smells like rotten people! If I stay here… I’ll never be free! I’m… ashamed to be born a noble! – SaboPinThere can be no happiness in a world where the undesirables are thrown away. – Monkey D. DragonPinSomeday, I promise you, they will all watch as I change the world. – Monkey D. DragonPinThose who willing to fight beside me in the battle for freedom, come aboard my ship, I will change this world someday, I swear it. – Monkey D. Dragon
15 Other One Piece Quotes Worth Mentioning
“In the last moment of his life, he turned his fading “flame of life” into a huge fire that enveloped the world. I’ve never laughed more than on that day… I’ve never cried more than on that day… I’ve never drank more either. He was our captain… and he was a magnificent man!!!”
Silvers Rayleigh talking about his Captain, Gol D. Roger
PinInherited Will, The Destiny of the Age, and The Dreams of the People. As long as people continue to pursue the meaning of Freedom, these things will never cease to be! – Gol D. RogerPinSeek freedom, and it will stretched out before your eyes. If the endless dream guides your restless spirit, seize it! Raise your flag, and stand tall! – Gol D. RogerPinMy wealth and treasures? If you want it, I’ll let you have it. Look for it, I left all of it at that place! – Gol D. RogerPinMaybe nothing in this world happens by accident. As everything happens for a reason, our destiny slowly takes form. – Silvers Rayleigh (One Piece)PinPeople don’t fear god, fear itself is god. – Enel (One Piece)PinNo one is born into this world to be alone. – Jaguar D. Saul (One Piece)PinTo true friendship, how long you’ve known each other means nothing. – Bentham aka Bon Clay (One Piece)PinEven in the depths of Hell… blooms a beautiful flower of friendship… leaving its petals as mementos… bobbing back and forth on the waves… may it one day bloom once more…the Okama Way. – Bentham aka Bon ClayPinWhen do you think people die? When they are shot through the heart? No. When they are ravaged by an incurable disease? No… It’s when they’re forgotten! – Doctor HilulukPinA Sword that can cut anything is not a sword. A Sword that can cut nothing can cut anything. – Koshiro (Zoro’s teacher)PinNo matter what happens, don’t be sorry you were born, don’t forget to smile in any situation. As long as you’re alive there will be better things later…and there will be many. – BellemerePinThis pain is nothing when compared to the pain I’ve received in the past 12 years. – KyrosPinI’ll die smiling! Because if you ever think of me in the future, I want you to remember me smiling. – Donquixote RosinantePinEven if armed with hundreds of weapons… there are times when you just can’t beat a man with a spear of conviction in his gut. – Red-leg ZeffPinWhen a guy gets flustered, because someone calls him weak, it’s proof that he recognizes he is weak. Let the outcome determine the weak and the strong. – Don Krieg
Conclusion
The creator of One Piece, Eiichiro Oda is a genius story-teller and dubbed to be the best foreshadower in the world of anime.
One Piece is full of awesome plots, amazing plot-twists, and story-anticipation.
Though the One Piece anime may seem childish, the storyline isn’t.
Many viewers were tricked to reckon that One Piece is meant for younger audiences due to its cartoony aesthetic (compared to other classic animes like Naruto & Bleach).
Contrary to popular belief, the storyline is loaded full of intense, emotional and heartbreaking moments that will bring tears to viewers’ eyes.
The emotions are so strong that they allow viewers to connect with the characters extremely deeply despite their aesthetic.
This explains why there are so many fervent and hardcore One Piece fans today (including yours truly) even when the show has been continuously airing for more than two decades.
No anime has done as good as One Piece in terms of loyal fans and longevity.
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