Jane Seymour Fonda movie quotes

“- Doctor Martha Livingston: Suppose the saints would have smoked if tobacco'd been popular back then?
- Mother Miriam Ruth: Undoubtably. Not the ascetics, of course, but, well, St. Thomas More.
- Doctor Martha Livingston: Long, thin, and filtered!
- Mother Miriam Ruth: St. Ignatius would smoke cigars and then stub them out on the soles of his...” (continue)(continue reading)
Jane Seymour Fonda - Doctor Martha Livingston
Anne Bancroft - Mother Miriam Ruth

“Redefine the word 'fail.' There is no failure in life other than not trying. If you want something badly enough, make an attempt. If you want to paint, get a brush and do it. If you want to sing, sing. A lot of people get scared. They're afraid to fail. Take that word out of your vocabulary. You don't 'fail.' You've 'tried your best.'”
Jane Seymour Fonda

“If you're ever in a situation where you're not getting served or
you can't get what you need, just cry.”
Jane Seymour Fonda

“- Hannah Warren: Your tan, of course, is perfect. I always wondered how you got the back of your ears so dark.
- Bill Warren: You put the top of your car down and drive away from the sun.”
Jane Seymour Fonda - Hannah Warren
Alan Alda - Bill Warren

“- Hannah Warren: Christ, five million cigarettes are murder on the lungs.
- Bill Warren: When you were younger you were the healthiest girl I knew. What happened?
- Hannah Warren: With Nixon in the White House, good health seemed to be in bad taste.”
Jane Seymour Fonda - Hannah Warren
Alan Alda - Bill Warren

“For a smart lady in a man's world, I'm not doing so bad.”
Jane Seymour Fonda - Hannah Warren

“- Sally Hyde: You like tiger balm? It makes you feel real cool. I'll put some on your back.
- Capt. Bob Hyde: Is that the way you massage the basket cases at the hospital?”
Jane Seymour Fonda - Sally Hyde
Bruce Dern - Capt. Bob Hyde

“- Hannah Warren: You drive everywhere, do you?
- Bill Warren: Everywhere.
- Hannah Warren: Even to your car?”
Jane Seymour Fonda - Hannah Warren
Alan Alda - Bill Warren

“- Corie Bratter: You could travel.
- Ethel Banks: Oh, travel. Alone. I read a story in the times. A middle-aged woman travelling alone fell off the deck of a ship. They never even discovered it 'til they got to France.
- Corie Bratter: Mother, I promise you, if you ever fell off the deck of a ship, someone would know about it.”
Jane Seymour Fonda - Corie Bratter
Mildred Natwick - Ethel Banks

“- Violet Newstead: What could we use to keep Hart quiet?
- Judy Bernly: Blackmail?
- Violet Newstead: Blackmail, oh that sounds good! What could we get on him?
- Judy Bernly: A sex scandal! Take a picture of him in bed with a prostitute.
- Doralee Rhodes: No, who'd care?
- Violet Newstead: Yeah, Hart would just buy up all the copies and then...” (continue)(continue reading)
Lily Tomlin - Violet Newstead
Jane Seymour Fonda - Judy Bernly
Dolly Parton - Doralee Rhodes

“- Hallie: They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
- Sonny: I know. I'm the one who said it.”
Jane Seymour Fonda - Hallie
Robert Redford - Sonny

“You know, I smoked a marijuana cigarette at a party once. I could never figure out what the big deal was.”
Jane Seymour Fonda - Judy Bernly

“A girl's best friend is her mama.”
Jane Seymour Fonda - Iris King

“- Doctor Martha Livingston: The Catholic Church doesn't have a corner on morality.
- Mother Miriam Ruth: Who said anything about the Catholic Church?
- Doctor Martha Livingston: You just did.
- Mother Miriam Ruth: What the hell does the Catholic Church got to do with you?
- Doctor Martha Livingston: Nothing.
- Mother Miriam Ruth: What have we...” (continue)(continue reading)
Jane Seymour Fonda - Doctor Martha Livingston
Anne Bancroft - Mother Miriam Ruth

“Life is much less of a surprise when it's all timed down.”
Jane Seymour Fonda - Georgia

“Let's go someplace near the ocean and drink lunch.”
Jane Seymour Fonda - Viola Fields

“- Turner Kendall: He's a hair dresser.
- Alex Sternbergen: That's what he does, that's not what he is.”

Jeff Bridges - Turner Kendall
Jane Seymour Fonda - Alex Sternbergen

“I thought you were dead, but evil doesn't die so easily.”
Jane Seymour Fonda - Viola Fields

“- Viola Fields: I cannot believe she compared me to Gertrude!
- Ruby: I know. Now that's just wrong.
- Viola Fields: Thank You.
- Ruby: You are far worse. I don't recall Gertrude ever trying to poison you. And I'm pretty sure she wore black to your wedding.”
Jane Seymour Fonda - Viola Fields
Wanda Sykes - Ruby

“Some gang of cutthroats and murderers. We used to whisper your names when we were kids, scared to say them out loud. How sad you got old.”

Jane Seymour Fonda - Cat Ballou

“- Doctor Martha Livingston: Who did this to you? Who?
- Sister Agnes: God! It was God... and now I'll burn in Hell because I hate him.”
Jane Seymour Fonda - Doctor Martha Livingston
Meg Tilly - Sister Agnes

“- Viola Fields: That slut is practically throwing herself on him!
- Ruby: I don't blame her, that boy's one fine piece of ass!”
Jane Seymour Fonda - Viola Fields
Wanda Sykes - Ruby

“- Capt. Bob Hyde: I've waited a long time for an opportunity like this.
- Capt Hyde's Friend: You're going to make Major.
- Sally Hyde: Major?
- Capt. Bob Hyde: Major.”
Bruce Dern - Capt. Bob Hyde
Jane Seymour Fonda - Sally Hyde

“- Doralee Rhodes: Uh, Judy? Would you come back here for a second?
- Judy Bernly: What?
- Doralee Rhodes: Look.
- Judy Bernly: Who's that?
- Doralee Rhodes: I don't know.
- Judy Bernly: Where's Hart?
- Doralee Rhodes: I don't know.”

Dolly Parton - Doralee Rhodes
Jane Seymour Fonda - Judy Bernly

“- Corie Bratter: You're almost nearly perfect!
- Paul Bratter: That's a rotten thing to say!”
Jane Seymour Fonda - Corie Bratter
Robert Redford - Paul Bratter