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19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'

You've gotta love Cookie Lyons on Empire. With each episode actress Taraji P. Henson steals the show as the smart-mouthed, strong-willed matriarch who never sugarcoats her feelings and always tells it like it is. Here are our fave Cookie one-liners from Fox's hit series.
By Jolie A. Doggett · Updated October 27, 2020
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

Preach! 

19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

It’s Cookie’s world; we just live in it. 

19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

Who says Cookie isn’t religious? 

19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

#SandraBland #SayHerName

19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

We were all thinking it. 

19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

You betta not cross Cookie. 

19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

If you don’t know you better ask somebody…

19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

We’re adding this to our comeback repertoire. 

19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

To be fair, Carol did have reason to cry. 

19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

Cookie will stay on the sideline for no man, not even Lucious.

19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

Cookie’s plan to seduce Lucious kind of backfired (but she looked damn good trying).

19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

Cookie Lyons doesn’t have time for your problems and she will let you know it.

19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

Don’t ask Cookie for directions to the bathroom when she’s not in the mood to be bothered.

19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

Cookie has no shame. She’ll throw shade in front of the Lord.

19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

Boo Boo Kitty doesn’t want to be on Cookie’s bad side. 

19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

Even when things don’t go according to plan, Cookie always has something to say.

19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

Her powers of perception are unmatched.

19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

Cookie knows best.

19 Times Cookie's One-Liners Stole the Scene on 'Empire'
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Cookie’s Best One-Liners

Has Cookie found a new bae in Empire’s new head of security? Hm…

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