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title: "4 I realized Quotes By Jane Fonda"
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> [As I started getting older, I realized, 'I'm so happy!' I didn't expect this! I wasn't happy when I was young.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/as-i-started-getting-older-i-realized-i-m-so-happy-i-didn-t-expect/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/431/jane-fonda-1041_getting-older_as-i-started-getting-older-i-realized-i_396843.jpg)

> [I was in my mid-40s. I was a bulimic, and I realized if I continue with this addiction of mine, I will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/i-was-in-my-mid-40s-i-was-a-bulimic-and-i-realized-if-i-continue-with/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

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> [The vulnerability of opening your heart fully and deeply to another is terrifying, but at a point in my 50s, I realized…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/the-vulnerability-of-opening-your-heart-fully-and-deeply-to-another/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

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> [When a significant other - a spouse, a parent or someone you're close to - is dying, it forces you to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/when-a-significant-other-a-spouse-a-parent-or-someone-you-re-close-to/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

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## Other authors on I realized

## More by Jane Fonda

> [Shortly after I turned 50, both Ted Turner and the AARP came into my life. The only difference? With AARP, there were benefits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/shortly-after-i-turned-50-both-ted-turner-and-the-aarp-came-into-my/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

> [Exercise teaches you the pleasure of discipline.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/exercise-teaches-you-the-pleasure-of-discipline/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

> [Women are rising. And I think that's all the violence and war - it could be the last gasp of the patriarchy, actually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/women-are-rising-and-i-think-that-s-all-the-violence-and-war-it-could/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

> [pragmatist that I am, I always meet necessity with enthusiasm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/pragmatist-that-i-am-i-always-meet-necessity-with-enthusiasm/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

> [I don't know if a country (America) where the people are so ignorant of reality and of history, if you can call that a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/i-don-t-know-if-a-country-america-where-the-people-are-so-ignorant-of/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

> [I don't want to die without knowing who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/i-don-t-want-to-die-without-knowing-who-i-am/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

> [To do life right, you have to feel like you're growing up until the day you die. The thing I'm proudest of is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/to-do-life-right-you-have-to-feel-like-you-re-growing-up-until-the/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

> [So I grew up feeling that I wasn't good enough, and that no-one would love me unless I was perfect. But no-one's perfect, we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/so-i-grew-up-feeling-that-i-wasn-t-good-enough-and-that-no-one-would/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

> [Female listeners are leaving traditional talk radio because of the rough-edged, shouting nature of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/female-listeners-are-leaving-traditional-talk-radio-because-of-the/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

> [The most important thing to do as you age is to stay physically active. Lots of people just throw in the towel if they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/the-most-important-thing-to-do-as-you-age-is-to-stay-physically/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

> [“I spent most of my time floating on an inflatable raft in the pristine Mediterranean waters, my big belly curving toward the sun, reading…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/i-spent-most-of-my-time-floating-on-an-inflatable-raft-in-the/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

> [Christ was the first feminist and because of that I've learned from his teaching to call myself a Christian feminist, adding that her faith…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/christ-was-the-first-feminist-and-because-of-that-i-ve-learned-from/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

> [He's my favorite ex-husband. We get along great. I love to fish, and he has some beautiful property down there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/he-s-my-favorite-ex-husband-we-get-along-great-i-love-to-fish-and-he/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

> [When I'm in Canada, I feel this is what the world should be like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/when-i-m-in-canada-i-feel-this-is-what-the-world-should-be-like/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

> [Enjoyable does not necessarily mean easy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/enjoyable-does-not-necessarily-mean-easy/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

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