Jane Fonda Quotes

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Jane Fonda

Profession : Actress

Birth : December 21, 1937

Children born to teens have less supportive and stimulating environments, poorer health, lower cognitive development, and worse educational outcomes. Children of teen mothers are at increased risk of being in foster care and becoming teen parents themselves, thereby repeating the cycle.

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Feminism is not just about women; it's about letting all people lead fuller lives.

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One part of wisdom is knowing what you don't need anymore and letting it go.

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A mother who is obsessing about being thin and dieting and exercising is not going to be a very good mother.

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Instead of drifting along like a leaf in a river, understand who you are and how you come across to people and what kind of an impact you have on the people around you and the community around you and the world, so that when you go out, you can feel you have made a positive difference.

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You don't learn from successes; you don't learn from awards; you don't learn from celebrity; you only learn from wounds and scars and mistakes and failures. And that's the truth.

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People think actresses find public speaking easy, and it's not easy at all; we're used to hiding behind masks.

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The people who did you wrong or who didn't quite know how to show up, you forgive them. And forgiving them allows you to forgive yourself too.

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If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them.

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To be a revolutionary you have to be a human being. You have to care about people who have no power.

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I knew that I had to write my memoirs.

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I spent a good deal of time going back over my childhood, my midlife, to try to understand who I was. We're supposed to be complete and whole, and you can't be whole if you're trying to be perfect. Doing a life review helped me get over the disease to please.

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We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

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If we as a nation are to break the cycle of poverty, crime and the growing underclass of young people ill equipped to be productive citizens, we need to not only implement effective programs to prevent teen pregnancy, but we must also help those who have already given birth so that they become effective, nurturing, bonding parents.

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The most important thing to do as you age is to stay physically active. Lots of people just throw in the towel if they can't do what they used to do, and that's terrible.

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I have people in my life who will say, 'Honey, you're trying too hard.' I like being saucy, but I'm 73 and a half. I'm still trying to find my way between matronly and coltishness.

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I was so devastated by my second divorce that I had a nervous breakdown.

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A good many dramatic situations begin with screaming.

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I always had a penchant for falling in love. Every time I found myself without a mate, I fell into a state of low-sizzling panic.

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Think about it: Reducing crime and poverty and ensuring that we have an educated, stable work force has a direct effect on you and me and the future of our country.

Jane Fonda