Jane Fonda quotes

Jane Fonda is an American actress, activist, and former fashion model, renowned for her work in film and her commitment to social causes. Her career has spanned several decades, earning her multiple Academy Awards and critical acclaim. She continues to inspire with her activism and dedication to important issues such as feminism and the environment. Here are 90 of her quotes:

When you can't remember why you're hurt, that's when you're healed. (Jane Fonda)
To be a revolutionary you have to be a human being. You have to care about people who have no power. View quote
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I believe that we have to strive for a transition to a socialist society ... all the way to communism. I mean I think we should, uh, I think we should all study what the word means and I believe that if everyone knew what the word meant we would all be on our knees praying that we would, as soon as possible, be able to live under, uh, within a communist structure. View quote
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Being Henry Fonda's daughter got me started. But it didn't keep me working. View quote
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Women are not forgiven for aging. Robert Redford's lines of distinction are my old-age wrinkles. View quote
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If adolescent pregnancy prevention is to become a priority, then our strategy, as advocates, must contain two key elements: civic engagement and education. View quote
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Winning means some kind of approval of the Establishment which means people will more readily accept me, may be less frightened of me and other people who speak out. View quote
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In the hyper-sensitized reality of the region in which any criticism of Israel is swiftly and often unfairly branded as anti-Semitic, it can become counterproductive to inflame rather than explain and this means to hear the narratives of both sides, to articulate the suffering on both sides, not just the Palestinians. View quote
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How would you like to have a father who keeps getting younger looking every year? Do you realize what that can do to a woman? View quote
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The institution of marriage is obsolete. View quote
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Alternate form: I would think that if you understood what communism was, you would hope and pray on your knees that we would someday be communists. I am a socialist. I think that we should strive toward a socialist society - all the way to communism. (Jane Fonda)
In this country the only way a minority can get anything done is to make a little noise. View quote
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It's an unfair position, so you can do one of two things: just shut up, which is something I don't find easy, or just learn an awful lot very fast, which is what I tried to do. View quote
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I vowed I wouldn't get married until someone gave me one good reason to. No one ever did - but I got married anyway. View quote
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If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them. View quote
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I don't think there's ever been such a clear choice between radicalism and moderation. I mean, we are dealing with a radical ideologue here. View quote
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It's a lie. I agree with the military experts who say it's a quagmire. View quote
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Our youth deserve the opportunity to complete their high school and college education, free of early parenthood. Their future children deserve the opportunity to grow up in financially and emotionally stable homes. Our communities benefit from healthy, productive, well-prepared young people. View quote
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I am saddened that I have been linked with her politically... I have disagreed with her on every issue, from the bottom of my toes. View quote
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The challenge is not to be perfect...it's to be whole. View quote
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I believe that we cannot survive as a democratic country when we are supporting someone like Thieu in Saigon, who has put 300,000 political prisoners in jail because they've spoken in favor of peace. I just don't believe that when a Republican Party bugs the Democratic Party headquarters, that that smacks of democracy. These kind of things I speak out against. That doesn't mean I'm a Communist. (Jane Fonda)
The trick is to be Zen about it. Winning is sometimes not the prize. View quote
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This has gone on far too long, this spreading of lies about me! None of it is true. NONE OF IT! I love my country. I have never done anything to hurt my country or the men and women who have fought and continue to fight for us. I do not understand what the far right stands to gain by continuing with these myths. View quote
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It's about time we make the well-being of our young people more important than ideology and politics. As a country, we benefit from investing in their future by investing in teen pregnancy prevention. View quote
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It's never too late - never too late to start over, never too late to be happy. View quote
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