Perfection is a toxic desire. We are not supposed to be perfect. The challenge is not to be perfect, it’s to be whole.
JANE FONDAThe 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.
More Jane Fonda Quotes
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We don’t need to be perfect. We’re not supposed to be perfect; we’re supposed to be complete. And you can’t be complete if you’re trying to be perfect.
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All my life I had believed that unless I was perfect I would not be loved.
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Working in Hollywood does give one a certain expertise in the field of prostitution.
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Refuse to be afraid that we will no longer be considered attractive and acceptable when we are strong.
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I’m an assistant storyteller. It’s like being a waiter or a gas-station attendant, but I’m waiting on six million people a week, if I’m lucky.
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Revolution is an act of love; we are the children of revolution, born to be rebels. It runs in our blood.
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Look what scares you in the face and try to understand it. Empathy is revolutionary.
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I was shocked into the realization that I myself had played an unwitting role as a movie star and sex symbol in perpetrating the stereotypes that affected women all over the world.
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You can do one of two things; just shut up, which is something I don’t find easy, or learn an awful lot very fast, which is what I tried to do.
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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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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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My life is a stairway to heaven, not a ‘decline into decrepitude.
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I’ll smoke pot every now and then. I cannot see a movie on pot. The number of movies I’ve seen thinking, This is probably the best I have ever seen, and then I’ll see it again sober and think, What was I thinking?
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In this country, the only way a minority can get anything done is to make a little noise.
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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.
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