Jane Fonda Quotes

I never would've imagined in the first part of my life that I could've stood up and said anything. The war in Vietnam changed me. I was so angry. Some of my speeches probably weren't well considered.

When food becomes the enemy, every time we lose the fight we not only gain weight, but lose our self-esteem as well.

I wasn't pretty enough to be the pretty girl and I wasn't unattract­ive enough to be the dorky girl.

You may be old, you may be in your third act, but you can still be vital and sexual and funny. Life isn't over.

Your goal should be to take your body and make it as healthy, strong, flexible and well-proportioned as you can.

Men fear that becoming 'we' will erase his 'I.' For women, our 'we' is our saving grace Women's relationships are like a renewable source of power.

Our young people are assets to be cultivated and nurtured; let's begin treating them that way.

The vulnerability of opening your heart fully and deeply to another is terrifying, but at a point in my 50s, I realized that I had to step up to the plate.

I think the entire world is going to be united against us.

It's much more important to be interested than to be interesting.

In this age of remote-controlled pushbutton war, we must all try very, very hard to remain human beings.

Beware of men who use words that relate pejoratively to females when describing the 'other side.

Drink water between meals instead of with them so that the digestive juices will not be diluted.

Food is more than a matter of taste-it is the fuel for our bodies.

Namby-pamby little routines that don't speed up your heartbeat and make you sweat aren't worth your while.

A big mirror to exercise in front of is essential.

Most of us want to be strong, but we are not.

I always carry yeast flakes and bran with me when I travel.

During my first few weeks in Hollywood, I was told that Jack Warner, the head of the studio, did not believe that a small-breasted woman could become a star.

I'm not sure that I would have become a Christian if I had continued to live in Hollywood because the notion wouldn't have occurred to me.

You are being used as cannon fodder for U.S. imperialism.

My mother killed herself when I was 12. I won't complete that relationship. But I can try to understand her.

There are no shortcuts and no sweatless quickies.

The woman who respects the needs of her body will junk the junk food.

I see many more men who are feminist, or at least who have learned about life in the context of feminism.

I love films that make you feel good when you come out and, in my opinion, there's not enough of them these days.

We cannot elect men to office who are afraid of premature evacuation.

Shortly after I turned 50, both Ted Turner and the AARP came into my life. The only difference? With AARP, there were benefits.

pragmatist that I am, I always meet necessity with enthusiasm.

When women have reclaimed their voices and men reclaimed their hearts, we won't be invading countries, we won't be feeling that we have the right to launch preemptive wars.

In spite of the incident, my experience in Kansas City was wonderful and I thank all the warm and supportive people, including so many veterans, who came to welcome me last night.

Being Henry Fonda's daughter got me started. But it didn't keep me working.

As I started getting older, I realized, 'I'm so happy!' I didn't expect this! I wasn't happy when I was young.

I like playing that character who brings love to people, who puts people in a place where they're apt to encounter love.

Feminism is about ultimate, limitless reality.

Seek women mentors. If you're a businesswoman, look at the TEDx conferences. There's a lot of businesswomen that speak on there. I find them extremely inspiring.

Female listeners are leaving traditional talk radio because of the rough-edged, shouting nature of it.

Magazines, books, novels, TV, internet, movies - all of those things is what creates our consciousness.

The news is not gender-neutral, but it's usually reported as though it's gender-neutral.

One of the wonderful things about being an actor is that every director is different.

"Strong" to people means "real." It means you believe that's a person who exists, as opposed to some two-dimensional depiction of women.

When I was in my 40s was I simply produced my own movies because no one offered me anything. But certainly after 50 it's hard for a woman, which is why television is such a welcoming thing.

I'd like to think that I have integrity.

Studios weren't banging on my door to offer me parts... And I thought, well how am I ever going to make movies that speak to my heart and to my values?

Good enough is good enough. We're not supposed to be perfect. We're supposed to be complete.

When you're told to be good, you have to get rid of whatever is bad. I sure identify with that.

If I can change, anybody can change.

When you're an older woman [in a movie] you tend to be in - how did you put it? You're the brunt of the joke.

Through therapy and a lot of thinking and writing my memoirs, I've been able to use my life as a lesson.

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.