We’re still living with the old paradigm of age as an arch. That’s the old metaphor: You’re born, you peak at midlife and decline into decrepitude.
JANE FONDAWe are not meant to be perfect; we are meant to be whole.
More Jane Fonda Quotes
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The secret of losing weight is patience.
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When you can’t remember why you’re hurt, that’s when you’re healed. When you have to work real hard to re-create the pain, and you can’t quite get there, that’s when you’re better.
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Getting fit is a political act – you are taking charge of your life.
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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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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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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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It’s never too late – never too late to start over, never too late to be happy.
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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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In this country, the only way a minority can get anything done is to make a little noise.
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Don’t give up. There are lessons to be learned even in the most horrendous pain. And you don’t know that when you’re young.
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One part of wisdom is knowing what you don’t need anymore and letting it go.
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I have a confidence about my life that comes from standing tall on my own two feet.
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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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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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Stay curious, keep learning and keep growing. And always strive to be more interested than interesting.
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