Top 120 Kim Holden Quotes (2026 Update)
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51. “You’re new motto is this: do epic.”

— Kim Holden

52. “Every day is a new day. It took me years to believe that, Faith, but it’s true. Every day is a new opportunity to be the person you’ve always wanted to be. Some days your heart will be in it, and some days you’ll fake it, but eventually it will become a habit and without thinking about it, you will be changed anew. A new attitude. A new outlook. A new perspective. The human mind is a wonderful thing to grant us that kind of change.”

— Kim Holden

53. “You’re life starts now.”

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54. “Guilt and me, we’re conjoined. One. When it isn’t stabbing me, I drag it around like a ball and chain.”

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55. “Everyone deserves to falter in crisis, vulnerability is part of what makes us human. It’s whether we let the crisis swallow us whole, that defines us.”

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56. “Epic is a state of mind.”

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57. “Touch is so underrated. The basic human need for contact.”

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58. “A lot of happiness is bypassed, overlooked, postponed to a time years from now that may never come. Don’t bide your time and miss out on this moment for a tomorrow with no guarantee.”

— Kim Holden

59. “Saying, “I’m sorry,” to someone, when they’re the one who should be saying it to her instead, is a lifelong, chronic problem. Taking the blame for everything is a by-product of insecurity and a sense of worthlessness.”

— Kim Holden

60. “Kate Sedgwick. That name holds so much power over me. The best kind of power: inspiring, encouraging, and respectable. It’s a name that I’ve always associated with badass bravery. It’s a name that always meant anything was possible. It’s a name that was love and goodness and kindness.”

— Kim Holden

61. “Do you think sometimes dreams are better left as dreams because they still hold possibility and wonder and there’s no room for failure?” I don’t hesitate, not even for a split second, because I believe it so fiercely. “No. I believe that dreams fuel life. And it’s when you’re chasing them that you’re most alive. There’s no reward in settling for the safety of status quo.”

— Kim Holden

62. “Some people skim life and some people read so closely they see the things others don’t. That’s where the beauty lies, in between the lines, in the details. The story within the story. She sees it. She gets it.”

— Kim Holden

63. “Being a good person is partially subjective, beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. It’s whatever we deem acceptable, whatever we find ourselves worthy of.”

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64. “Bitches need love too.” I.”

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65. “Every day when I wake up, I remind myself that the present is possibility, and the past is a lesson.”

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66. “I feel like I’ve been asleep for years and I’ve only just woken up.”

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67. “I need to know why I’m supposed to go through the rest of my life without being able to talk to her. Hug her. Hear her laugh. Watch the sunset with her. Watch her play her violin. Kiss her forehead. Tell her I love her. Hear her say it back. Why? Why?!”

— Kim Holden

68. “After we go through the Starbucks drive-thru and spend approximately two hundred dollars on four cups of coffee, we head to the studio.”

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69. “It scares me how much I like her. She makes me want to say screw it all and rewrite my future.”

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70. “Because that’s what parents do, without even thinking about it, that’s what parents do. They fill their children with love and understanding and compassion and knowledge so that when they’re adults no one can extinguish them. They’ll burn so bright they can’t be brought down.”

— Kim Holden

71. “Imagine for a moment that you were free of all the expectations in your life. What would you do? How would you live your life with no one watching? What would your future look like?”

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72. “What in the hell just happened? I feel like I’ve been asleep for years and I’ve only just woken up.”

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73. “You only get one chance at this circus called life. Don’t sit in the crowd watchin’ it happen. You jump right in and be the ringleader. That’s where you find your fire.”

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74. “Romy Madley Croft from the xx. Number two: Alison Moyet from Yaz. And number three: Johnette Napolitanos from Concrete Blonde.”

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75. “What is it about coffee? It’s the perfect beverage. It warms me, body and soul. And it makes me insanely happy.”

— Kim Holden

76. “You can chase away the morning, the end, by killing the sun.”

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77. “As usual, she’s completely wrapped up in her book. The entire building could crumble around her and I doubt she would notice. I admire intense concentration like that. Reading is an escape from the outside world. Everyone needs a little of that to keep their sanity.”

— Kim Holden

78. “A kiss should feel like you’ve been plunged into an abyss that you may never surface from, or it isn’t worth doing.”

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79. “But what Kate and Grace,” he looks pointedly at me to make sure he has my attention, “and you, my boy, have taught me over the years is that I am the student, not the teacher. The three of you young people are the most sincere, passionate human beings I’ve ever met. The care you put into your friendships is unsurpassed.”

— Kim Holden

80. “Treating people badly in reaction to how they treat us plays into the ugliness in the world and perpetuates it. Treating people well, not in the hopes that they’ll change, because sometimes people never change, keeps our hearts and minds free from the ugliness.”

— Kim Holden

81. “I would’ve missed out on some of the best moments of my life if I weren’t spontaneous. Honestly, I try not to think about the future too much. I’m a huge fan of the present.”

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82. “And thank you. That song filled my soul tonight.”

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83. “Sometimes the future is overrated.”

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84. “Just don’t forsake the present for the unknowns of the future.”

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85. “Cooked carrots taste like baby food mixed with dirt.”

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86. “People aren’t perfect. It’s not about loving them when it’s easy and convenient; it’s about loving them even more when it’s hard.”

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87. “The happiness, the thoughtfulness, the humor was part of her, but it was also deliberate, a conscious choice.”

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88. “I’m hers. To confide in. To vent to. To celebrate with. To grow with. To show her strengths. To bear her vulnerabilities. To laugh with. To cry with. To love. And to be loved by. I’m hers.”

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89. “It always drifts to Scout. I need her. And it’s not needy need. Not need that makes my heart ache. It’s need that makes me whole. It’s need that makes me not only remember who I am, but makes me want to be more. To do more. For me. For her. For us. It’s a need that’s liberating, because I have no doubt whenever and wherever that need arises, she’s there for me. Like.”

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90. “I know human beings are made up of cells, but I’m convinced my father was made up of negativity.”

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91. “Fancy hides a lot, while simple unapologetically puts it out there for everyone to see.”

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92. “My mind and creativity comes with me wherever I go.” She looks pointedly at me. “My heart, on the other hand, goes wherever you go. I don’t fancy being separated from it or you.”

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93. “When someone initiates kindness anonymously, you know it comes from the most pure, kind-hearted part of them because they’ll probably never be singled out and thanked. It speaks to his character.”

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94. “I’ve learned that to love means giving everything, body and soul, and expecting nothing in return. The beautiful thing is that if you’re loved in return, it will all come back to you ten-fold.”

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95. “It was a gift. You were a gift. A gift that made my life worthwhile. A gift that made life fun. A gift that filled me with music. A gift that filled me with love. A gift that inspired me to live on the bright side.”

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96. “Smiles aren’t always happy, but hers is. It’s open, content, and confident.”

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97. “I don’t know about you, but this connection we have, this attraction, it doesn’t come along everyday. It’s been years... years since I felt this way. Honestly, I never thought I’d feel it again. Does it scare me? Hell yes. Can I predict the future? Nope. But know this, I would never, ever in a million years, hurt you. I’d be in it one hundred percent. At some point in your life, you have to trust someone.”

— Kim Holden

98. “Rumors surrounded her like a legend that’s repeated in hushed whispers for generations based on hearsay and speculation. People said she was cruel, I saw strong willed. People said she was aloof, I saw independent. People said she was cunning, I saw goal-oriented. For every warning I was given, I put on rose-colored glasses and looked at her through my own warped, but discriminating, perspective. That is perhaps my biggest flaw, as well as my saving grace; I tend to only see the best in people.”

— Kim Holden

99. “You’re a goddamn friendship Jedi.”

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100. “I march over and turn it on because I need music when I work. Hell, I need music all the time, but especially when I work. Music grounds me. It’s pure emotion and I need that extension.”

— Kim Holden