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Winning Means Some Kind Of Approval Of The Establishment Which Means People Will More Readily Accept Me, May Be Less Frightened Of Me And Other People Who Speak Out.

-Jane Fonda

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Jane Fonda

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Winning Means Some Kind Of Approval Of The Establishment Which Means People Will More Readily Accept Me, May Be Less Frightened Of Me And Other People Who Speak Out.

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Fitness Motivational

Declare A Truce And Accept Food As A Life-giving Friend.

I Think I Look Good For My Age. I've Always Looked Younger Than I Really Am. I'm 67 And I Look About, Maybe 62 Or Something Like That. And I Think My Healthy Lifestyle Has Paid Off. I Suffer From Osteoarthritis. That's Genetic And There's Nothing I Can Do About That, Except To Try And Not Jump Up And Down, But Rather Swim And Bike, Instead Of Jumping Up And Down.

I'll Smoke Pot Every Now And Then. I Cannot See A Movie On Pot. The Number Of Movies I've Seen Thinking, This Is Probably The Best I Have Ever Seen, And Then I'll See It Again Sober And Think, What Was I Thinking?

I Feel Like When I Was An Adolescent, And Felt So Unworthy Of Love And So Empty, I Moved Outside Of Myself.

One Of The Wonderful Things About Being An Actor Is That Every Director Is Different.

What's Totally Terrifying Is That, Unlike A Musician Who Has A Musical Instrument, Or A Painter That's Got A Canvas And A Brush, Acting Is Us. Our Energy, Our Soul, Our Spirits. And It's So Hard Because It's So Vulnerable. You're Exposing Everything.

Drink Water Between Meals Instead Of With Them So That The Digestive Juices Will Not Be Diluted.

Someone Once Said That Under The Bell Jar Of Compliance, The Only Thing That Blooms Is Rage.

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.

It's Much More Important To Be Interested Than To Be Interesting.

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