--- title: "Best Joan Bauer Quotations" description: "Joan Bauer is an American children's writer. Browse 139 Joan Bauer quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b033/author-joan-bauer-3032.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b033/author-joan-bauer-3032.jpg) # Joan Bauer (1951) Writer **139** quotes in **528** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Joan Bauer is a writer, best known for *Rules of the Road*. ## Quick Facts About Joan Bauer Born July 11, 1951 Profession Writer Notable works Rules of the Road ## About Joan Bauer Joan Bauer is an American children's writer. ## Quotes by Joan Bauer · Page 4 > [And we learned that you don't have to be famous or rich or physically healthy to be a leader. You just have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/and-we-learned-that-you-don-t-have-to-be-famous-or-rich-or-physically/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Healthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/healthy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ec/joan-bauer-3032_healthy_and-we-learned-that-you-don-t-have-to-be_2020967.jpg) > [“He shouted out like a drill sergeant, " Men, are we having fun yet? "No sir!" the vets cried out. " Men…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/he-shouted-out-like-a-drill-sergeant-men-are-we-having-fun-yet-no-sir/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Drill sergeant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drill-sergeant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56e/joan-bauer-3032_drill-sergeant_he-shouted-out-like-a-drill-sergeant-men_2293897.jpg) > [“Not all vegetables are this draining. Lettuce doesn't bring heartache. Turnips don't ask for your soul. Potatoes don't care where you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/not-all-vegetables-are-this-draining-lettuce-doesn-t-bring-heartache/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Every second](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/every-second/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf1/joan-bauer-3032_every-second_not-all-vegetables-are-this-draining-let_2848721.png) > [“What's wrong with the world," Nana explained, "is that people stopped listening to their hearts... "Not everybody stopped listening," she continued, "but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/what-s-wrong-with-the-world-nana-explained-is-that-people-stopped/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Advice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dff/joan-bauer-3032_advice_what-s-wrong-with-the-world-nana-explain_640284.jpg) > [“I watched that plant in the office every day. Watered it; misted it. I loved thinking about it like G.T. said, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/i-watched-that-plant-in-the-office-every-day-watered-it-misted-it-i/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Every day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/every-day/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/050/joan-bauer-3032_every-day_i-watched-that-plant-in-the-office-every_22099.png) > [Everything's got a purpose, really - you just have to look for it. Cats are good at keeping old dogs alive. Loss…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/everything-s-got-a-purpose-really-you-just-have-to-look-for-it-cats/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Alive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8f/joan-bauer-3032_alive_everything-s-got-a-purpose-really-you-ju_3003198.png) > [“I reached into my bag and pulled out a pumpkin spice muffin with walnuts that was as moist as anything. "It can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/i-reached-into-my-bag-and-pulled-out-a-pumpkin-spice-muffin-with/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Cream cheese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cream-cheese/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78d/joan-bauer-3032_cream-cheese_i-reached-into-my-bag-and-pulled-out-a-p_1072989.png) > [We've got so much in this life that all we know how to do is want more. So we concentrate on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/we-ve-got-so-much-in-this-life-that-all-we-know-how-to-do-is-want-2/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Bigs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d27/joan-bauer-3032_bigs_we-ve-got-so-much-in-this-life-that-all_2945477.png) > [“Mother, this is a confidential business discussion. I hardly think that your driver can add anything noteworthy." I could kick you in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/mother-this-is-a-confidential-business-discussion-i-hardly-think-that/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d27/joan-bauer-3032_business_mother-this-is-a-confidential-business-d_178928.jpg) > [I'm working hard to have a good life. You don't need fancy things to feel good. You can hug a puppy. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/i-m-working-hard-to-have-a-good-life-you-don-t-need-fancy-things-to/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Color](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/color/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3b/joan-bauer-3032_color_i-m-working-hard-to-have-a-good-life-you_1023643.png) > [“We've got a bozo who likes rubbing fear and lies in people's faces. He's the only media source in town except us.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/we-ve-got-a-bozo-who-likes-rubbing-fear-and-lies-in-people-s-faces-he/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [American people](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-people/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1e/joan-bauer-3032_american-people_we-ve-got-a-bozo-who-likes-rubbing-fear_2845095.jpg) > [He stood up, put the tree back under the grow light. 'There. That's what's going to happen to us. It's called grafting.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/he-stood-up-put-the-tree-back-under-the-grow-light-there-that-s-what/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Fixing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fixing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d4/joan-bauer-3032_fixing_he-stood-up-put-the-tree-back-under-the_461494.jpg) > [“I'll tell you why I keep my scrapbooks. It's in case my real father shows up .I never met him, don't even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/i-ll-tell-you-why-i-keep-my-scrapbooks-it-s-in-case-my-real-father/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2b/joan-bauer-3032_fathers_i-ll-tell-you-why-i-keep-my-scrapbooks-i_3094583.jpg) > [“I nearly tripped over Stieglitz, my dog, a forty-pound black-and-white keeshond (pronounced caze-hawnd) furball. He lunged at me with unbridled glee because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/i-nearly-tripped-over-stieglitz-my-dog-a-forty-pound-black-and-white/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/joan-bauer-3032_animal_i-nearly-tripped-over-stieglitz-my-dog-a_542645.png) > [“When you’re going through a tough spell, it’s easy to think that’s all your life is about. You forget the good things,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/when-you-re-going-through-a-tough-spell-it-s-easy-to-think-that-s-all/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Good thing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-thing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12f/joan-bauer-3032_good-thing_when-you-re-going-through-a-tough-spell_2083608.png) > [“Mom's note on the dining room table to me and Faith read: Daughters of mine, In case you haven't noticed, no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/mom-s-note-on-the-dining-room-table-to-me-and-faith-read-daughters-of/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Dining room](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dining-room/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46b/joan-bauer-3032_dining-room_mom-s-note-on-the-dining-room-table-to-m_2484496.jpg) > [They marched. Not for themselves. They marched to remember the ones who didn't make it back. They marched because seeing so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/they-marched-not-for-themselves-they-marched-to-remember-the-ones-who/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d77/joan-bauer-3032_believe_they-marched-not-for-themselves-they-mar_1085665.jpg) > [“The attendant walked closer. "Where'd you come from, soldier?" Tree tried to think of a recent war and coudn't, so he said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/the-attendant-walked-closer-where-d-you-come-from-soldier-tree-tried/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Wild man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wild-man/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28f/joan-bauer-3032_wild-man_the-attendant-walked-closer-where-d-you_3053049.jpg) > [Words are such powerful things. We can rip somebody apart with them, we can write words down that can forever hurt another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-bauer/words-are-such-powerful-things-we-can-rip-somebody-apart-with-them-we/) [Joan Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/) [Forever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/forever/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ef/joan-bauer-3032_forever_words-are-such-powerful-things-we-can-ri_421229.jpg) ## Joan Bauer by topic [Food (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/food/joan-bauer/) [Life (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/joan-bauer/) [People (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/joan-bauer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-bauer/#itemlist", "name": "Joan Bauer Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "And we learned that you don't have to be famous or rich or physically healthy to be a leader. 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