Fonda: "I don't think there's anything more important than making peace before it's too late. And it almost always falls to the child to try to move toward the parent."

Fonda: "I was a chameleon, the woman men wanted me to be."

Fonda: "We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation."

Fonda: "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."

Fonda: "Telling lies and showing off to get attention are mistakes I made that I don't want my kids to make."

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 can't do what they used to do, and that's terrible."

Fonda: "To be a revolutionary you have to be a human being. You have to care about people who have no power."

Fonda: "Some people are surprised that the Republicans are waging a war on women, or that they voted against equal pay for women. I'm not surprised at all. In some ways, it may be a good thing. They're defending the patriarchy, which is a wounded beast! And wounded beasts are always dangerous."

Fonda: "People think actresses find public speaking easy, and it's not easy at all; we're used to hiding behind masks."

Fonda: "All my life I had believed that unless I was perfect I would not be loved."

Fonda: "Instead of drifting along like a leaf in a river, understand who you are and how you come across to people and what kind of an impact you have on the people around you and the community around you and the world, so that when you go out, you can feel you have made a positive difference."

Fonda: "My mother killed herself when I was 12. I won't complete that relationship. But I can try to understand her."

Fonda: "If we as a nation are to break the cycle of poverty, crime and the growing underclass of young people ill equipped to be productive citizens, we need to not only implement effective programs to prevent teen pregnancy, but we must also help those who have already given birth so that they become effective, nurturing, bonding parents."

Fonda: "The only thing I have never known is true intimacy with a man. I absolutely wanted to discover that before dying."

Fonda: "If you're ever in a situation where you're not getting served or you can't get what you need, just cry."

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

Fonda: "I have a confidence about my life that comes from standing tall on my own two feet."

Fonda: "The capacity of young people to persevere, even under the most adverse conditions, never ceases to amaze me."

Fonda: "You don't learn from successes; you don't learn from awards; you don't learn from celebrity; you only learn from wounds and scars and mistakes and failures. And that's the truth."

Fonda: "We're not meant to be perfect. It took me a long time to learn that."

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."

Fonda: "Emotionality is really easy for me. My father always said that Fondas can cry at a good steak."

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

Fonda: "But the whole point of liberation is that you get out. Restructure your life. Act by yourself."

Fonda: "Parents are supposed to give the child back to herself with love. If they've got duct tape over their eyes because of narcissism, it doesn't happen."

Fonda: "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."

Fonda: "I am blessed beyond reason with women friends."

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."