The Testing 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.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“The best leaders make mistakes and then learn from them. The best leaders never make the same mistakes again. The only way you can learn is if you understand the mistakes that were made.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“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, The Testing

“Maybe that’s the mark of a real leader. Admitting a mistake has been made and finding a way to stop it at all costs.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“[...] the biggest failures typically come before the biggest breakthroughs. That no matter what, I should never get discouraged. Learn from my mistakes and all will be well.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“The earth is resilient, but it’s hard to imagine a time when this place will be anything but a terrible reminder of what we as a people can do.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“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, Independent Study

“All leaders have to live with disappointment at some point or another. If I have to learn that lesson early, I won’t enjoy it, but I will do my best not to let you down.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“Take my time. Never second-guess myself. Almost always my first instinct will be the correct one.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“Forgetting that it happened doesn't change anything. Nothing can change the past.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“Boys and dating haven’t been on my priority list. And they certainly can’t be now.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“Worrying about the past won’t help. I can only deal with the present.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, Independent Study

“Binge-read!”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“Government isn’t always just, and it isn’t always fair. But it should be.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, Independent Study

“I wish I could go back to who I was, but I'm different.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“Tell a girl you love her and she automatically gets bossy. Well, I guess I can’t complain since you’re asking me to take off my pants.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“Even where the soil was most corrupt, the willow found a way to survive.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, Independent Study

“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, The Testing

“All the living want to do is care for the dead. And now they, too, are among the fallen.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“You're going to get up and face whatever comes. I'll be proud of you no matter what today brings.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“At five feet, two inches, I am the shortest girl in my class.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“Dad always said the best way to keep the mind healthy is to make sure the body is strong.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, Independent Study

“the biggest failures typically come before the biggest breakthroughs. That no matter what, I should never get discouraged. Learn from my mistakes and all will be well.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“History shows that it takes only a spark to start a fire that cannot be easily checked. The Seven Stages of War started with the outrage of one leader.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, Independent Study

“Perhaps that’s the first rule I will learn as an adult—that you can’t always get what you want. Zeen”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“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, Independent Study

“The Testing is no longer filled with excitement for the opportunity to help the Commonwealth rebuild. The Testing is now about staying alive.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“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, The Testing

“Revitalizing the earth is an important job. One I admire. I might even be happy to consider it, if I didn’t kill every plant I touched.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, Independent Study

“The Testing has already begun.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing