Quotes by

Jane Fonda

Its never too late — never too late to start over, never too late to be happy. – Jane Fonda

When you cant remember why youre hurt, thats when youre healed. – Jane Fonda

One part of wisdom is knowing what you dont need anymore and letting it go. – Jane Fonda

My mother killed herself when I was 12. I wont complete that relationship. But I can try to understand her. – Jane Fonda

I dont think theres anything more important than making peace before its too late. And it almost always falls to the child to try to move toward the parent. – Jane Fonda

My childhood was influenced by the roles my father played in his movies. Whether Abraham Lincoln or Tom Joad in the Grapes of Wrath, his characters communicated certain values which I try to carry with me to this day. – Jane Fonda

Its 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. – Jane Fonda

I feel like my honesty gives people the freedom to talk about things they wouldnt otherwise. – Jane Fonda

I remember saying goodbye to my father the night he left to join the Navy. He didnt have to. He was older than other servicemen and had a family to support but he wanted to be a part of the fight against fascism, not just make movies about it. I admired this about him. – Jane Fonda

Im a very brave person. I can go to North Vietnam, I can challenge my government, but I cant challenge the man Im with if means Im going to end up alone. – Jane Fonda

Its hard for women at my age in Hollywood, but Im not discouraged. – Jane Fonda

Were still living with the old paradigm of age as an arch. Thats the old metaphor: Youre born, you peak at midlife and decline into decrepitude. – Jane Fonda

I took every chance I could to meet with U.S. soldiers. I talked with them and read the books they gave me about the war. I decided I needed to return to my country and join with them – active duty soldiers and Vietnam Veterans in particular – to try and end the war. – Jane Fonda

While not impossible, it is especially challenging for teenage parents to develop bonds with their children. A high percent of them were themselves children of teenage parents and have never experienced appropriate parenting. – Jane Fonda

Children born to teens have less supportive and stimulating environments, poorer health, lower cognitive development, and worse educational outcomes. Children of teen mothers are at increased risk of being in foster care and becoming teen parents themselves, thereby repeating the cycle. – Jane Fonda

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. – Jane Fonda

If adolescent pregnancy prevention is to become a priority, then our strategy, as advocates, must contain two key elements: civic engagement and education. – Jane Fonda

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. – Jane Fonda

If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them. – Jane Fonda

We can no longer waste time and money. Every day, more than 2,000 girls in America, age 15-19, give birth – in the wealthiest, most educated nation in the world! Neither you nor I should accept this statistic. – Jane Fonda