Top 40 Karlie Kloss Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “If you believe in yourself and feel confident in yourself, you can do anything. I really believe that.”

— Karlie Kloss

2. “Be patient. Be confident in yourself. Anything can happen if you really work at it. Never give up. It‘s corny, but never give up.”

— Karlie Kloss

3. “You have to grow thick skin and that only comes with time and learning.”

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4. “I’m learning Spanish – I got Rosetta Stone for Christmas.”

— Karlie Kloss

5. “I want to encourage more young women to get involved in coding, because it’s important for them to be able to help shape the future, and coding is the future.”

— Karlie Kloss

6. “I love kids, so two things that I have thought about are being a pediatrician or a kindergarten teacher.”

— Karlie Kloss

7. “I am very lucky to be surrounded and guided by an incredible support team comprised of my family and agents.”

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8. “I have a notebook that is filled to the brim with my dreams and ideas and goals and aspirations.”

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9. “You learn to control every aspect of your muscles, your face, your toes, your fingernails. And that is how you tell a story, through movement.”

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10. “Girls are stronger in numbers. So yes, I believe girls should stick together whenever possible.”

— Karlie Kloss

11. “I think to have the skill set and the ability to physically help others in matters of life and death must be incredibly empowering.”

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12. “I have gotten to travel the world and experience all these incredible things thanks to my career.”

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13. “You are physically up for scrutiny by everyone and you hear everyone’s opinion.”

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14. “I guess I would say, it’s okay to put things off until the very last minute as long as you know you’ve got them under control.”

— Karlie Kloss

15. “I keep a notebook of the things I need to get done in a day, week, month along with my overarching goals. Whenever I have a couple moments on set or on a plane, I work on ticking off my to-do list.”

— Karlie Kloss

16. “There’s no time for boys in my life right now.”

— Karlie Kloss

17. “My favourite place to eat is my grandma’s kitchen. She makes a mean crab cake.”

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18. “I never imagined myself doing this. Doors opened for me and I ran for it.”

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19. “I wish I could fly. Or speak fluent Chinese. Both I think are equally impossible.”

— Karlie Kloss

20. “I would love to rent a little cottage or cabin in Colorado and learn to ski or snowboard. And on the warmer side, I also want to rent a house in Hawaii and learn to surf!”

— Karlie Kloss

21. “Because I’m so tall, clothes look different on me than they do on others.”

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22. “My entire high school career – my entire school career – I’ve been like three feet taller than everyone in my grade.”

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23. “I have a necklace with a golden key, given to me by my sisters, which I always wear.”

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24. “I forgot how much I loved going to class, actually. But I also forgot what having school homework feels like: stressful!”

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25. “My friend Taylor Swift’s new album, 1989.”

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26. “I always carry a camera because it is so important to me to take pictures and document all the incredible things and places I have been able to see through this experience.”

— Karlie Kloss

27. “I grew six inches in a year.”

— Karlie Kloss

28. “I still get butterflies when I’m doing a runway show. The music starts, you’re wearing these gorgeous clothes and your nervous about your high heels, if your shoes are going to break, if your going to slip or do something wrong.”

— Karlie Kloss

29. “Holy cow, in the course of one week I feel like I’ve lived about a year!”

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30. “It’s nice to just be a kid and hang out with your friends at lunch.”

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31. “Every single day I’m shocked.”

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32. “Growing up in a house of five girls, I couldn’t help but glance at a fashion magazine or two.”

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33. “Today, models are able to share industry news, trends, and communicate with fans through Twitter, Instagram and blogs. So in a way, our position as models is way more personable and relatable.”

— Karlie Kloss

34. “I love being a part of something so many people can relate to and enjoy.”

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35. “I just keep thinking how lucky I am that I haven’t had to sacrifice anything.”

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36. “Christy Turlington is my idol. She really is. She’s a gorgeous woman inside and out. I admire her work in the charity field. She’s just been able to balance it all – and gracefully, as well.”

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37. “Ballet really taught me so much about the power of movement.”

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38. “I did every sport under the sun while growing up.”

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39. “I loved everything about Spain – the people, the language, and the food!”

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40. “My school in St. Louis is great. They basically created a program where I can do online classes and independent studies when I’m traveling. But then I still get to go home and take classes in a normal school environment.”

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41. “Whenever I have even a spare second, I’m in the kitchen whipping up a batch of cookies. I make a mean batch of chocolate chippers.”

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42. “By the end of Fashion Week my apartment is covered with makeup and clothes and shoes. Everything you can think of.”

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43. “I work strategically with my management team to make all decisions.”

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44. “What I enjoy most is that every day I get to play a new character.”

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45. “I think that taking ballet is one of the best things a girl can do. Period.”

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46. “MTV in general is involved with so many artists – musicians, actors, people in the fashion industry, and art world.”

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