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 Fonda agearchbear Change image and share on social
It's never too late - never too late to start over, never too late to be happy. Jane Fonda happylatestart Change image and share on social
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 bondchallengechild share on social
The people who did you wrong or who didn't quite know how to show up, you forgive them. And forgiving them allows you to forgive yourself too. Jane Fonda forgivepeopleshow Change image and share on social
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 Fonda backchildhoodcomplete share on social
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 benefitchildcollege share on social
My mother killed herself when I was 12. I won't complete that relationship. But I can try to understand her. Jane Fonda completekillmother Change image and share on social
The bond between a parent and child is the primary bond, the foundation for the rest of the child's life. The presence or absence of this bond determines much about the child's resiliency and what kind of adult they will grow up to be. Jane Fonda absenceadultbond share on social
I know how gratifying it is not only to work in film but to be acknowledged by peers; producing '9 to 5' was an opportunity that I valued precisely because it's so rarely in the hands of women. Jane Fonda acknowledgefilmgratify Change image and share on social
In my marriages, I'd lost parts of who I was because I was trying to mold myself into what I thought a man wanted me to be. Jane Fonda losemanmarriage Change image and share on social