Jane Fonda Quotes

I'm a normal person, and I'm going to make mistakes. I think people have to accept that.

I'm learning to let go of the idea of trying to be perfect.

I've learned that it's OK to be flawed.

I'm a human being. I'm not perfect.

People have weaknesses, we should accept it.

I'll never be a non-stumbler. I'll be a forgiven stumbler, but never a non-stumbler.

The flaws, the mistakes I make - that's the real me.

I was a solipsist and a narcissist and much too arrogant. I have a lot more compassion now, but it took a long time.

It's been hard, but I've finally come to the realization that it's okay to not be perfect.

Just knowing you don't have the answers is a recipe for humility, openness, acceptance, forgiveness, and an eagerness to learn - and those are all good things.

I'm not a perfect person. I never will be. I'm not going to try to be.

I don't pretend to be perfect.

Don't be afraid to make mistakes and be able to laugh at yourself.

It took me a while to learn, but we are allowed to make mistakes and have flaws.

Wink at small faults; remember thou hast great ones.

Do not feel bad about your mistakes or those of others. Love them! Remember that one: they are to be expected; two: they're the first and most essential part of the learning process; and three: feeling bad about them will prevent you from getting better.

If we have goals and dreams and we want to do our best, and if we love people and we don’t want to hurt them or lose them, we should feel pain when things go wrong. The point isn’t to live without any regrets, the point is to not hate ourselves for having them… We need to learn to love the flawed, imperfect things that we create, and to forgive ourselves for creating them. Regret doesn’t remind us that we did badly — it reminds us that we know we can do better.

Grace only sticks to our imperfections. Those who can’t accept their imperfections can’t accept grace either.

We are not meant to be perfect; we are meant to be whole

Being perfect is being flawed, accepting it, and never letting it make you feel less than your best.

You're not perfect, but you're not your mistakes.

I've learned to take things a little more easily, to be a little more forgiving of myself.

You make mistakes. Mistakes don't make you.

We can't be as good as we'd want to, so the question then becomes, how do we cope with our own badness?

Mistakes are nothing to be ashamed of.