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.
JANE FONDAWomen are rising. And I think that’s all the violence and war – it could be the last gasp of the patriarchy, actually.
More Jane Fonda Quotes
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You think you’re being broken but you’re really being broken open…and that’s where the healing happens, in those broken places…if you’ll allow it.
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No distractions. Center yourself. This is your time.
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The challenge is not to be perfect. It’s to be whole.
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The institution of marriage is obsolete.
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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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If our work is stimulating and rewarding, if it pushes us to grow…we become more valuable human beings.
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Perfection is a toxic desire. We are not supposed to be perfect. The challenge is not to be perfect, it’s to be whole.
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The most incredible beauty and the most satisfying way of life come from affirming your own uniqueness.
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Enjoyable does not necessarily mean easy.
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I was in my mid-40s. I was a bulimic, and I realized if I continue with this addiction of mine, I will not be able to continue doing my life. The older you get the more damage it does; it takes longer to recover from a binge. And it was very hard.
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Getting fit is a political act – you are taking charge of your life.
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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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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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When I’m in Canada, I feel this is what the world should be like.
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