"One part of wisdom is knowing what you don’t need anymore and letting it go." ― Jane Fonda Topic(s): Wisdom More From Jane Fonda "My childhood was influenced by the roles my father played in his movies. Whether Abraham Lincoln or Tom Joad in the ‘Grapes of Wrath,’ his characters communicated certain values which I try to carry with me to this day." "If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them." "My mother killed herself when I was 12. I won’t complete that relationship. But I can try to understand her." More In Wisdom "I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom; I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients."― Gustave Courbet "I see a wiser person than when I was younger: having babies, and passing 30, were the turning points. What women in their 40s – I am 39 – lack in gorgeousness, they make up for in wisdom. I love ageing, despite the drawbacks – thinner, drier skin."― Thandie Newton "A monarchy conducted with infinite wisdom and infinite benevolence is the most perfect of all possible governments."― Ezra Stiles