The Best Jim Holden Quotes

Jim: After all the shit we've been through, I'm starting to wonder if I'm cursed.
Joe: Yeah, why is that? Because out of the whole human race, you're the one flying through the mysterious alien artifact with a dead guy?

Jim: We are in this together. Otherwise we're all lost.

Jim: Uh, okay. So we broke a few laws of physics here.

Jim: Miller didn't mention it.
Monica: Miller?
Jim: I've been seeing him since the Ring turned on.
Monica: Joe Miller? The guy who died on Venus?
Jim: Maybe he isn't exactly dead.
Amos: Maybe he isn't exactly Miller.

Jim: I wanna know exactly what you know.
Joe: Oh. So you wanna talk about the non-local quantum hologram, the phase-conjugate adaptive waves resonating in micro-tubules in the brain, which of course requires some closed-timeline curves and Lorentzian manifold, and... You catch up, I'll wait.

Jim: How are you feeling?
Chrisjen: [recovering in sick bay] I fucking hate space.
Jim: Well it does take some getting used to. But you already curse like a sailor.

Adolphus: People like you always forget, civilization has a lag time. Like light delay. You come out here, and you think because you're civilized, civilization comes with you.
Jim: Throw you're gun down, and put your hands on your head. We'll only get this one chance.
Adolphus: You're just walking in the footsteps of history. The ancient frontier. Those post offices, and railroads, and jails, cost thousands of lives to build. This is no different. I am the kind of man the frontier needs. You're the kind that comes after my work is done. You should have stayed at home .. 'til I built a post office.
Jim: I met another guy once who liked using past genocides to justify his bullshit.
Adolphus: You weren't persuaded?
Jim: A friend of mine shot him in the face.

Jim: Hey. I never did say it, but thanks. For getting me off Eros. I wouldn't have made it without you.
Joe: Thanks for the lift... and the cancer.

Jim: [on finding two specific people on Ganymede] Well, the first step is getting there. We'll leave the Somnambulist once we dock, and then we'll intermingle with the locals.
Dr. Praxidike 'Prax' Meng: And then?
Jim: Then we'll assess the situation and take it from there.
Dr. Praxidike 'Prax' Meng: Your plans always this vague?
Amos: This is about average.
Dr. Praxidike 'Prax' Meng: You all must be very lucky.
Amos: We've certainly had our fair share.
Jim: Hey!

Jim: Your optimism is inspiring.
Joe: Optimism is for assholes and Earthers. And Belters, we know what's up. We know the game's rigged. It's been rigged from the start, always has been.

Alex: [groggily at the helm] Boss, I don't think I'm in any condition to...
Jim: GET US OUT OF HERE!
Alex: You got it!

Jim: Miller, the one the protomolecule kept beaming into my head... I think it changed my brain and let me see them.
Col. Frederick Lucius Johnson: Changed? You mean physically?
Jim: It's like folding a piece of paper. Fold it enough times, even after you unfold it and smooth it out, the creases are still there.
Col. Frederick Lucius Johnson: Claiming to have brain damage is not the way to sell me on this, son.

Jim: Now I can say I took you in a fight.
Amos: You can say whatever you want.

Jim: [to Naomi] I need you to remind me of who I am so I can come back.

Jim: Amos, all we've been through, how many times have I asked you to trust me?
Amos: None?
Jim: I'm asking you now!

Jim: Ready PGCs, fire control to me.
Praxideke: Why kill it? Such a base human instinct to destroy things we don't understand.
Jim: Don't talk down to me, plant guy!

Anderson: The truth is It's never what you expect it to be, eh?
Jim: Mmm. You mean, like, all Earthers aren't scumbags? And some Belters are just full of shit?

Jim: [in the adjoining cell] Hey, I'm Jim. What are you in for...
Clarissa: [recognizes him and starts chucking]

Jim: Hey I'm glad that me and Naomi being together isn't an issue for you.
Amos: Oh, no. She's a good person and I like her. But she's like a sister to me.
Jim: Right.
Amos: I mean, don't get me wrong, I'd do her if she'd let me.
Jim: [long pause] I'm glad we had this talk.

Jim: We're on the brink right now because we keep reacting to things we don't understand. We scared, we're hurt, and we're reaching for violence cuz we can't figure out what to do. Just this once, can't we try something else?

Joe: [appearing] It's gonna be a real turd floater, eh?
Jim: Perfect words for every occasion.

Col. Frederick Lucius Johnson: We want the same thing, you know. We're on the same team.
Jim: That's the thing with all of you. Earth, Mars, the Belt, the OPA. It's all bullshit. There shouldn't be any teams.
Col. Frederick Lucius Johnson: That's a beautiful dream, son. And I hope I'm around to see it come true. But in this world that we live in, in order to survive, you have to pick a side.

Jim: [to Naomi] I'm never going to like what you did. But I can't hate you for doing what you thought was right.

Jim: Thank you. The customary response is "You're welcome."
Naomi: Sorry. I just realized this is the first time I've flown the Roci. First time I ever had to.
Jim: I know what that feels like. Yeah. That's the navigation computer.
Naomi: I see the diagnostic port.

Captain: You look nervous.
Jim: I get that way when missiles are flying at me.

Amos: In case I have to kill you, I just wanted to say thanks. You made some pretty stupid choices since you've been in charge, but you were always trying to do the right thing.
Jim: Hmm? Yeah.
[chuckles]
Amos: That came out bad. I mean, you were always trying to be a good man. Not everybody does. Thank you. It's nice not having to worry about being on the right team.

Amos: I'm not sure I'm up for a long walk. Especially if we have to carry dead weight.
[glances over at Adolphus]
Jim: That looks climbable. That looks like sky to me. Wait here, I'll check it out. Maybe we can get a signal up there. Oh, and Amos, don't kill him while I'm gone.

Jim: Guys. Guys!
Col. Frederick Lucius Johnson: What'd you do?
Jim: There's a button, I pushed it.
Col. Frederick Lucius Johnson: Jesus Christ! That's really how you go through live isn't it?

Naomi: We're an independent ship. We don't fly anyone's flag.
Jim: That's right. But this isn't a fight we can stay out of.

Jim: [seeing Amos' leg injury] Do you know what you're doing?
Naomi: I fix ships, not people!

Jim: What about that thing that looks like a big hole in the side?
Naomi: Uh, LADAR says it's a big hole in the side.

[last lines]
James 'Jim' R. Holden: You haven't been straight with me, Miller. There's something you're not telling me. Oh, really? After all the pain and death you just flip a switch and we're free to go. Just like that. Nice try. I think you were trying to open the Ring gates from the beginning. That was the plan. And what I want to know now is, are we - I mean humanity - are we part of that plan? I don't believe you did it out of the goodness of your heart. It was never about helping us. We know all of our divisions, all of our hatreds. They didn't just magically disappear the moment you set us free. You've given us a new frontier: 1,300 habitable systems on the other side of those Rings. You know we're gonna go. We won't be able to resist. It's gonna be another blood-soaked gold rush. Am I scared? Yeah, you're goddamn right I'm scared. And I think you know why. When you connected me to the Station, I saw something. The civilization that built the Rings is gone. Wiped out. What could have killed them?
Joe: That's what I'd like to know. Gonna need a ride.

[on the monitors]
Jim: I'm James Holden, speaking on behalf of the Outer Planets Alliance. Earth and Mars believe the Ring is theirs to investigate, to claim, and are already plotting ways to control it. I'm here to declare for the OPA that Belters are the only legitimate benefactors of the Ring. Whatever it may ultimately prove to be, it belongs to the Belt. And to show you that we will not bargain nor back down from the claim, we've struck at the Inners' vessels, and we will strike again.