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Kathleen Turner

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Kathleen Turner's background may be a mystery, but their perspective is crystal clear. The range of their thinking — from Society to Health — speaks to an intellectual restlessness that shows in every quote. Our collection holds 15 quotes from Kathleen Turner, each offering a different angle on Society, Health, Education, Age, and Women. A line that stays with you: "A woman my age is not supposed to be attractive or sexually appealing. I just get kinda tired of that."

“You shouldn't get to live in society and give nothing back. People complain about their taxes, yet they do nothing for the community. That makes me furious.”

— Kathleen Turner

Society

All Quotes by Kathleen Turner

“I think Europeans have enough tradition and respect for the experience and body of work of an actress that they don't sell out to the new ones.”

— Kathleen Turner

Respect

“A woman my age is not supposed to be attractive or sexually appealing. I just get kinda tired of that.”

— Kathleen Turner

Age

“I'm very old-fashioned in some ways because of my father, who thought that being a public servant was an honor. Everyone must find a capacity in which they can serve, because we all benefit from society.”

— Kathleen Turner

Society

“What makes me angry? The education of children. How in God's name can you expect to have a functioning society the way we teach our kids?”

— Kathleen Turner

Education

“I have health. I have a wonderful support system. I have the admiration of millions of strangers, which I do not underestimate.”

— Kathleen Turner

Health

“A woman can plan when to have her family and how to support a family.”

— Kathleen Turner

Family

“You shouldn't get to live in society and give nothing back. People complain about their taxes, yet they do nothing for the community. That makes me furious.”

— Kathleen Turner

Society

“It begins and ends with money. It's absurd in this day and age when we need so much money for education, health, for people, that a $100 million dollars can be spent on a film. It's obscene.”

— Kathleen Turner

Age

“I'm not very active politically. The causes I work on offer immediate, practical, accessible help, and politics has never meant that to me.”

— Kathleen Turner

Politics

“Being a sex symbol has to do with an attitude, not looks. Most men think it's looks, most women know otherwise.”

— Kathleen Turner

Attitude