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Jane Fonda
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“Prostitutes are the inevitable product of a society that places ultimate importance on money, possessions, and competition.”
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“I found out that acting was hell. You spend all your time trying to do what they put people in asylums for.”
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“I don't think it's natural for two people to swear to be together for the rest of their lives.”
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“Getting fit is a political act — you are taking charge of your life.”
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“You can run the office without a boss, but you can't run an office without secretaries.”
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“Women are not forgiven for aging. Bob Redford's lines of distinction are my old-age wrinkles.”
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“A man has every season while a woman only has the right to spring. That disgusts me.”
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“In this age of remote-controlled pushbutton war, we must all try very, very hard to remain human beings.”
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“I don't want to die without knowing who I am.”
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“Consistency can be a trap, especially if it leads to being consistently wrong rather than to stopping, admitting your mistake, and changing course.”
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“... pragmatist that I am, I always meet necessity with enthusiasm.”
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“This toxic striving for perfection is a female thing. How many men obsess about being perfect? For men, generally, good enough is good enough.”
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“Denial can be a pathology or a survival mechanism — and sometimes it's both.”
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“I am still baffled by those who feel that criticizing America is unpatriotic, a view increasingly being adopted in the United States since 9/11 as an excuse to render suspect what has always been an American right. An active, brave, outspoken (and heard) citizenry is essential to a healthy democracy.”
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“Beware of men who use words that relate pejoratively to females when describing the 'other side.'”
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“Someone once said that under the bell jar of compliance, the only thing that blooms is rage.”
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“So much conspires to silence us — because our truths are inherently subversive.”
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“... feminism is about ultimate, limitless reality ...”
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“Teach girls to read and to work at something where they can bring home money — and the entire balance of power shifts.”
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“I finally got it: empower girls and everything changes.”
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“[On her adolescent pregnancy prevention program in Georgia:] If they can see their future like middle-class kids can, they're motivated not to do what endangers that future. Hope is the best contraceptive.”
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“We will fail to solve any problem — poverty, peace, sustainable development, health — unless we ... make sure the solution will be good for women.”
Jane Fonda, U.S. actor, political activist, fitness expert, feminist
(1937)
Full name: Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda.