--- title: "20 Star War Quotes By Cass Sunstein" description: "20 Star War quotes by Cass Sunstein. Plus more from Cass Sunstein and more Star War sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/cass-sunstein-7201_late_well-i-ve-liked-star-wars-since-the-late_2843484.png" --- > [Well, I've liked Star Wars since the late '70s. I liked it a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/well-i-ve-liked-star-wars-since-the-late-70s-i-liked-it-a-lot/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/cass-sunstein-7201_late_well-i-ve-liked-star-wars-since-the-late_2843484.png) > [Faust seems to have exerted a big influence on Star Wars. You know, the "give up your soul for immortality" or something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/faust-seems-to-have-exerted-a-big-influence-on-star-wars-you-know-the/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef9/cass-sunstein-7201_big-influence_faust-seems-to-have-exerted-a-big-influe_2924434.png) > [So, I subscribe to the following reading: Star Wars is an essentially Christian tale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/so-i-subscribe-to-the-following-reading-star-wars-is-an-essentially/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65d/cass-sunstein-7201_christian_so-i-subscribe-to-the-following-reading_1218001.png) > [I got into the genesis of Star Wars, and the tale seemed to me endlessly fascinating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/i-got-into-the-genesis-of-star-wars-and-the-tale-seemed-to-me/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b20/cass-sunstein-7201_fascinating_i-got-into-the-genesis-of-star-wars-and_688365.png) > [Even though Star Wars is easily read as feminist for its time - and even for now, with Princess Leia's role -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/even-though-star-wars-is-easily-read-as-feminist-for-its-time-and/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/cass-sunstein-7201_authority_even-though-star-wars-is-easily-read-as_1526134.jpg) > [I think it may be that the fans of your least-favorite political candidate, whoever it is, are much more likable and light-side…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/i-think-it-may-be-that-the-fans-of-your-least-favorite-political/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d08/cass-sunstein-7201_candidates_i-think-it-may-be-that-the-fans-of-your_1681594.jpg) > [If Star Wars had been released in the late '60s, or late '80s, or late '90s, adjusting for technology, it fits spectacularly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/if-star-wars-had-been-released-in-the-late-60s-or-late-80s-or-late/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d3/cass-sunstein-7201_80s_if-star-wars-had-been-released-in-the-la_1160086.png) > [Whatever your gender, you can be a Star Wars fan. Of course I knew it from life before, but the core of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/whatever-your-gender-you-can-be-a-star-wars-fan-of-course-i-knew-it/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cf/cass-sunstein-7201_audience_whatever-your-gender-you-can-be-a-star-w_623247.jpg) > [I started to read as obsessively about Star Wars as I once did about Kant - and still do about behavioral economics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/i-started-to-read-as-obsessively-about-star-wars-as-i-once-did-about/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/045/cass-sunstein-7201_behavioral-economics_i-started-to-read-as-obsessively-about-s_2962660.png) > [Star Wars may be kind of a cartoon, but the original trilogy depicts a political paralysis which breeds an interest in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/star-wars-may-be-kind-of-a-cartoon-but-the-original-trilogy-depicts-a/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6b/cass-sunstein-7201_be-kind_star-wars-may-be-kind-of-a-cartoon-but-t_3078271.png) > [I have talked to Barack Obama about Star Wars recently, in the Oval Office, and he is definitely a fan. Article 2,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/i-have-talked-to-barack-obama-about-star-wars-recently-in-the-oval/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02c/cass-sunstein-7201_barack_i-have-talked-to-barack-obama-about-star_2258360.jpg) > [It's very common to say that Star Wars in the late '70s, that was kind of perfect for Cold War culture and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/it-s-very-common-to-say-that-star-wars-in-the-late-70s-that-was-kind/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f48/cass-sunstein-7201_aftermath_it-s-very-common-to-say-that-star-wars-i_2844139.png) > [How do things, whether they are movies, or plays, Hamilton, or people, ideas - how do they become transformative or iconic? That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/how-do-things-whether-they-are-movies-or-plays-hamilton-or-people/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/cass-sunstein-7201_empires_how-do-things-whether-they-are-movies-or_3042030.png) > [I talked to George Lucas once, not about Star Wars. Everyone wants to talk to him about Star Wars, and I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/i-talked-to-george-lucas-once-not-about-star-wars-everyone-wants-to/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c38/cass-sunstein-7201_focused_i-talked-to-george-lucas-once-not-about_2698945.jpg) > [Great works - and I think Star Wars is a great work - are easily susceptible to multiple plausible interpretations. Some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/great-works-and-i-think-star-wars-is-a-great-work-are-easily/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/cass-sunstein-7201_christian_great-works-and-i-think-star-wars-is-a-g_1659417.png) > [The sky is always falling or the sky is always bright. In some ways, this is really morning in America and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/the-sky-is-always-falling-or-the-sky-is-always-bright-in-some-ways/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f9/cass-sunstein-7201_america_the-sky-is-always-falling-or-the-sky-is_2450204.png) > [It's fair to say that there's something retrograde about putting the leader of Star Wars rebellion in the position of "slave in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/it-s-fair-to-say-that-there-s-something-retrograde-about-putting-the/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a59/cass-sunstein-7201_boys_it-s-fair-to-say-that-there-s-something_1149176.png) > [The hero of the beloved Star Wars trilogy is Luke. The principle dynamic is the complicated relationship between Luke and his father.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/the-hero-of-the-beloved-star-wars-trilogy-is-luke-the-principle/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/363/cass-sunstein-7201_beloved_the-hero-of-the-beloved-star-wars-trilog_1816095.jpg) > [My friend jewelry designer Courtney Crangi has been obsessed with Star Wars all her life and has seen the movies 150 times.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/my-friend-jewelry-designer-courtney-crangi-has-been-obsessed-with/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/590/cass-sunstein-7201_amazed_my-friend-jewelry-designer-courtney-cran_1118956.jpg) > [On reflection, some things do super well because they hit with the time. Some things do super well because they are able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/on-reflection-some-things-do-super-well-because-they-hit-with-the/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33d/cass-sunstein-7201_able_on-reflection-some-things-do-super-well_1911371.jpg) ## Other authors on Star War ## More by Cass Sunstein > [I think President Barack Obama has been an extraordinarily successful president, and that this period will record that with a bunch of exclamation points.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/i-think-president-barack-obama-has-been-an-extraordinarily-successful/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) > [I am proud to say that the Federalist Society was founded in part at the University of Chicago, and one of its best characteristics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/i-am-proud-to-say-that-the-federalist-society-was-founded-in-part-at/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) > [Groups become more extreme and entrenched in their beliefs and polarized from others when members only exchange information that reinforces their views and filter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/groups-become-more-extreme-and-entrenched-in-their-beliefs-and/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) > [Those who believe in climate change, as I do, I think it's also fair to say that they are more receptive to confirming evidence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/those-who-believe-in-climate-change-as-i-do-i-think-it-s-also-fair-to/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) > [I think it's a very firm part of human nature that if you surround yourself with like-minded people, you'll end up thinking more extreme…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/i-think-it-s-a-very-firm-part-of-human-nature-that-if-you-surround/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) > [There is no liberty without dependency. That is why we should celebrate tax day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/there-is-no-liberty-without-dependency-that-is-why-we-should/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) > [And so it's no surprise that people who object to the death penalty on pure moral grounds also think it has no deterrent effect,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/and-so-it-s-no-surprise-that-people-who-object-to-the-death-penalty/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) > [It is even possible that desirable redistribution is more likely to occur through climate change policy than otherwise, or to be accomplished more effectively…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/it-is-even-possible-that-desirable-redistribution-is-more-likely-to/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) > [Presumed consent preserves freedom of choice, but it is different from explicit consent because it shifts the default rule. Under this policy, all citizens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/presumed-consent-preserves-freedom-of-choice-but-it-is-different-from/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) > [A well-functioning democracy has a culture of free speech, not simply legal protection of free speech. It encourages independence of mind. It imparts a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/a-well-functioning-democracy-has-a-culture-of-free-speech-not-simply/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) > [I'm also a big Bob Dylan fan. The songs on The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - which is one of his best early albums -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/i-m-also-a-big-bob-dylan-fan-the-songs-on-the-freewheelin-bob-dylan/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) > [So, you could often say things are terrible and that accounts for what happened, or things are really bright, and that accounts for what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/so-you-could-often-say-things-are-terrible-and-that-accounts-for-what/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) > [Wikipedia works because those who know the truth are usually more numerous and committed than those who believe in a falsehood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/wikipedia-works-because-those-who-know-the-truth-are-usually-more/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) > [For the Sanders supporters, there's a thought that the people who are well off are doing really great, and the system is systematically unfair,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/for-the-sanders-supporters-there-s-a-thought-that-the-people-who-are/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) > [Whatever your gender, you can be a Star Wars fan. Of course I knew it from life before, but the core of enthusiastic female…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cass-sunstein/whatever-your-gender-you-can-be-a-star-wars-fan-of-course-i-knew-it/) [Cass Sunstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cass-sunstein/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/star-war/cass-sunstein/#itemlist", "name": "20 Star War Quotes By Cass Sunstein", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Well, I've liked Star Wars since the late '70s. 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Some things do super well because they are able to activate a kind of echo chamber or bandwagon or cascade - they didn't particularly hit with the time. Some things are just too astonishingly good to not hit the top. 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