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Joelle Charbonneau Quotes

Things don't always work out the way we hope. You just have to pick yourself up and find a new direction to go in.

Things don't always work out the way we hope. You just have to pick yourself up and find a new direction to go in.

Joelle Charbonneau
Work Out, Way, Pick Yourself Up
Joelle Charbonneau (2013). “The Testing Guide”, p.17, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

People will believe the crisis is over because they want to believe their world is safe.

Joelle Charbonneau
Life, Believe, People
Joelle Charbonneau (2014). “The Testing Trilogy”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

It takes a lot of courage to choose to do nothing when you aren’t certain of the outcome.

Joelle Charbonneau
Outcomes, Certain
Joelle Charbonneau (2014). “The Testing 2: Independent Study”, p.96, Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.

Leaders are forced to kill all the time. Then they have to learn to live with the decisions they make. Just like I'm going to learn to live with mine.

Joelle Charbonneau
Leader, Decision, Mines
Joelle Charbonneau (2014). “The Testing Trilogy”, p.294, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

History says that progress often requires sacrifice, but what kind of progress can we claim when it is built on the lives of the citizens it is supposed to aid?

Joelle Charbonneau
Sacrifice, Progress, Citizens
Joelle Charbonneau (2014). “The Testing 2: Independent Study”, p.22, Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.

Those who depend fully on another person’s knowledge to decide what is possible are easily manipulated. The most effective leaders utilize experts from all fields, but rely on none when it comes to making a decision.

Joelle Charbonneau
Decision, Leader, Fields
Joelle Charbonneau (2014). “The Testing Trilogy”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Because sometimes the best leaders are the ones who have no interest in leading. Those are often the ones who are most interested in doing what is right, not what is popular.

Joelle Charbonneau
Leader, Sometimes, Interest
Joelle Charbonneau (2014). “The Testing 2: Independent Study”, p.36, Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.

Almost all the United Commonwealth presidents have been female. It has been argued that women are less aggressive, more maternal, and thus more focused on the well-being of the country's people. Less focused on politics or power.

Joelle Charbonneau
Country, People, President
Joelle Charbonneau (2014). “The Testing 2: Independent Study”, p.87, Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.

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