Joelle Quotes & Sayings

Loving you is the only really good thing about me. — Joelle Charbonneau

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

I think everyone should take an acting class. It's like therapy because you get to learn a lot about yourself if it's the right teacher. You're putting yourself up there in front of people, and it takes a lot of the intimidation of everyday away. — Joelle Carter

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

there are others who are bitter and angry. — Joelle Charbonneau

I've always thought that bartenders and hairstylists would be great interrogators because all day long they have to listen to people talk. They could probably make some fugitive spill the beans. — Joelle Carter

It's hard to punish kids for trying to pull their family out of poverty. — Joelle Charbonneau

Worrying about the past won't help. I can only deal with the present. — Joelle Charbonneau

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

Johnette Foltz had hold of the Roy fellow's coat now with both hands and was trying to pull the fellow off, Keds scrabbling for purchase on the smooth parquet, saying 'Yo Roy T. man, easy there Dude, Man, Esse, Bro, Posse, Crew, Homes, Jim, Brother, he's just new is all'; but by this time Erdedy had both arms around the guy's neck and was hugging him with such vigor Kate Gompert later told Joelle van Dyne it looked like Erdedy was trying to climb him. — David Foster Wallace

WHAT DO YOU NEED? — Joelle Charbonneau

No one gets something for nothing, we all should know better — Joelle Charbonneau

Molly Notkin often confides on the phone to Joelle van Dyne about the one tormented love of Nokin's life thus far, an erotically circumscribed G.W. Pabst scholar at New York University tortured by the neurotic compulsion that there are only a finite number of erections possible in the world at any one time and that his tumescence means e.g. the detumescence of some perhaps more deserving or tortured Third World sorghum farmer — David Foster Wallace

You're lucky both you and your boyfriend were chosen," she says with quiet sincerity. "Tomas isn't my boyfriend." I feel the blush on my cheeks. "You could have fooled me." She gives me a wide smile. "I think he's in love with you." "He's just watching out for me. You know, since we're from the same colony," I say, but I can't help the thrill I feel at her words. — Joelle Charbonneau

The Daily Herald did a short story on a May twenty-fifth accident and named Greg Lucas as the victim. — Joelle Charbonneau

I have to believe in God. Because if I didn't believe in God...I'd have to believe in man. — Lindor Joelle

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

Everyone at some point is afraid of making the wrong choice. — Joelle Charbonneau

Just make sure you put the books back where you found them when you're done, or your fellow students will get testy. — Joelle Charbonneau

All the living want to do is care for the dead. And now they, too, are among the fallen. — Joelle Charbonneau

Even where the soil was most corrupt, the willow found a way to survive. — Joelle Charbonneau

I love the conflict of relationships on 'Justified.' — Joelle Carter

Living in Georgia, I never wanted to model. But I had the travel bug big time when I was young. I think because I had an all-American look, I was great for catalogs. They constantly sent me overseas for editorial, but I would always come back with catalog jobs. I was fine with that. It served my purpose to see the world. — Joelle Carter

If I'm a criminal, and I'm confronted with a 7-foot tall cop and an albino cop, I'm gonna be so lost, I'm spilling my guts. — Joelle Carter

Most choose to pretend they're ignorant of the facts because the system works. The idea of changing it scares them more than giving it their tacit approval. — Joelle Charbonneau

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

He dreams he's with a very sad kid and they're in a graveyard digging some dead guy's head up and it's really important, like Continental-Emergency important, and Gately's the best digger but he's wicked hungry, like irresistibly hungry, and he's eating with both hands out of huge economy-size bags of corporate snacks so he can't really dig, while it gets later and later and the sad kid is trying to scream at Gately that the important thing was buried in the guy's head and to divert the Continental Emergency to start digging the guy's head up before it's too late, but the kid moves his mouth but nothing comes out and Joelle van D. appears with wings and no underwear and asks if they knew him, the dead guy with the head, and Gately starts talking about knowing him even though deep down he feels panic because he's got no idea who they're talking about, while the sad kid holds something terrible up by the hair and makes the face of somebody shouting in panic: TOO LATE. — David Foster Wallace

One thing I have learned since coming to Tosu City is that age does not guarantee better decisions or stronger leadership. The ability to put aside personal agendas and decide what is best for the whole does. — Joelle Charbonneau

No matter how many warnings are posted, no one actually believes that online behavior can hurt their lives or the lives of others. Especially if there is a cloak of anonymity. Everyone feels shielded, safe, and invincible. — Joelle Charbonneau

When you are shy, you live a lot in your own head. — Joelle Carter

No. He won't save my brother. He doesn't love me no matter what he believes. He loves that I need him. But I don't. Not really. Because despite what I thought, what I counted on, he has never been there for me. There is no safety with him. I've always been alone. I just didn't know how isolated I was until now. — Joelle Charbonneau

I was having nightmares because I'd discovered monsters that were real. Disease and the prospect of death were far scarier than any boogeyman. — Joelle Charbonneau

I'd like to play a mixture of Lucille Ball meets Murphy Brown meets Glenn Close on 'Damages,' to keep a little bit of the darkness in there. I like dark comedy a lot. — Joelle Carter

At five feet, two inches, I am the shortest girl in my class. — Joelle Charbonneau

My dentist is actually a highly technical specialist, constantly experimenting with the latest dental research. The equipment he has makes my old dentist look prehistoric. — Joelle Carter

My husband's a little younger than me. When I first started dating him, I just fell mad for him. I made a deal with myself: I was like, 'I'm not gonna get weird about what the future might be. I'm just going to be in every moment I can and enjoy us to the fullest.' I told him that, too. — Joelle Carter

The time to lead is now. — Joelle Charbonneau

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

A cage that cannot be seen is no less there than if the walls were made of steel. — Joelle Charbonneau

In mythology, lightning represents either the loss of ignorance or punishment for those who overstep their bounds. I used two bolts since we intend to do both. — Joelle Charbonneau

That switch is responsibility. And it will change your life. — Joelle Casteix

Dad always said the best way to keep the mind healthy is to make sure the body is strong. — Joelle Charbonneau

I was almost tragically shy, like, clinically. I should've been admitted somewhere. I think my parents knew, but maybe they didn't think much about it. It's hard walking the Earth shy. You miss out on a lot. — Joelle Carter

I'm not sure cavemen had plumbers. They probably just used a hole. — Joelle Carter

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 Independent Study

turn to say as much to Tomas when his lips find mine in a gentle kiss. My heartbeat quickens. I can't see his face in the darkness, but I know Tomas is giving me the chance to pull away. But I don't. I lean in and feel Tomas's mouth smile against mine before the kiss deepens. I snake a hand around his neck and hold tight as a thrilling shiver travels through me. Despite our tenuous situation, nothing has ever felt this perfect. — Joelle Charbonneau

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

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 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

Boys and dating haven't been on my priority list. And they certainly can't be now. — Joelle Charbonneau

I don't know how anyone can work on people's mouths all day long. That disgusts me. I'd rather work on the other end than work on mouths. — Joelle Carter

Millie's car cornered like a beached whale, and the brakes required brute force to get them to - you know - stop. It explained a lot about my aunt's driving style. The — Joelle Charbonneau

Jumping in before you know what you're getting into is a good way to get hurt, — Joelle Charbonneau

The first entry into modeling doesn't build your confidence. They pull out the tape measure and pick you apart. I'm a curvy woman, so I was definitely told I was 'too curvy.' — Joelle Carter

God, it's been a terrible idea the whole time, hasn't it? What are we even doing?" His smile is slow, but it carries a promise behind it - absolute, unspeakable joy. "Falling in love." "Oh." The words warm places I'd forgotten were chilled. I touch my thumb to his lips and trace that smile, dizzy with the realization that this is real. This is my life. And there are no secrets left to ruin it. "Are we going to keep doing it?" "Yes." He leans closer, until his breath kisses my lips. "Every second of every day. — Joelle Knox

Because he can't imagine a time when the heavy darkness will lift. — Joelle Charbonneau

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

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

Maybe the artist becomes the marshal. It'd probably be a very different kind of society with artists in control. — Joelle Carter

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

Maybe I don't understand love because no one who has said they loved me has ever put me first. I've always wanted to be loved, — Joelle Charbonneau

Resilience isn't cultivated by avoiding stress, you see, but by learning how to tame and master it. — Jessica Joelle Alexander

In White Summer, Joelle Biele exhibits a Roethke-like affinity with nature and natures creatures. At times a miniaturist, Biele constructs exquisite addresses to a heron, cicada, spider, catalpa tree, mockingbird, snail, cormorant, and others. These pitch-perfect poems are written with a delicate, meticulous attention to craft and music. Like the joy she takes in her subjects, this collection is a joy to read. — Elizabeth Spires

I kind of have a phobia for the dentist's office. — Joelle Carter

Government isn't always just, and it isn't always fair. But it should be. — Joelle Charbonneau

It's been so long since I've been okay, I don't know what it feels like anymore. — Joelle Charbonneau

It takes a lot of courage to choose to do nothing when you aren't certain of the outcome. — Joelle Charbonneau

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 Independent Study

But when you're sad and the walls feel like they're closing in, I want you to remember that the only way to get out of the tunnel is through it. — Joelle Charbonneau

To keep Stacia from making decisions on her own, especially ones I do not agree with, I will have to make choices with more speed. — Joelle Charbonneau

Thinking something is true doesn't make it so. Perception is almost as important as reality. — Joelle Charbonneau