Maureen Wild Quotes

Always be a little wild

Amour, love, the dream of man, Woman’s deep devoted plan. Amour Amor means no hungry child, Begging, hair blowing wild. Searching amongst the rats and mice, Left-over food, contaminated rice. Eyes, the saddest soul sight, Hidden is the child’s plight. Bleeding feet, glass cut bare, Dirty rags for a child to wear. Clambering through the bin, Society’s senseless sin. Amor, love save this child’s life, Poverty is the nefarious knife, A child of poverty and strife, Deserves amour, love of life. Maureen Brindle from Beloved Isles [Inspired by H.H. Princess Maria Amor We Care for Humanity]

A half hour later, with a new schedule and an alarming set of "personal academic benchmarks" to meet, Steve was released back into the wild, feeling a confusing blend of joy and terror, which was often a ticket to a ride on the anxiety roller coaster.

The sweatpants and long-sleeved shirt has an ominous ring to Stevie, hinting at activities in wild places where protection would be needed, or maybe at night to go raccoon-poking

The spaces were wide and wild. And for the first time since this started, she felt a real sense of the danger here.

Cumberland Island was like no place Carolyn had ever seen. Remote, untouched by industry or technology, maybe forty people total lived on this strip of land situated between Florida and Georgia. Its pristine beaches were the domain of wild horses and enormous sea turtles and resembled a land before time, before humans existed. The only place to stay was a mansion-turned-inn, run by descendants of Andrew Carnegie. On the other end of the island was a tiny white chapel built in 1893. John wanted them to be

As a child, Lena had pored over pictures of tropical beaches in faraway lands, beaches where sand lay smooth and warm as a blanket. Those were not the beaches of Knob Knoster. She sifted crushed rock, bits of shell, and glass through her fingers. Everything around her was muted in shades of gray—water, sky, and land. She breathed in the distinctive smell of fish and tar. Waves licked the stony shore of the harbor and crashed against the riprap of a jetty. And Lena found that she was listening, as if the wild call of the ocean was familiar. It filled her with strange longings for adventure, longings Nana Crane would say no civilized girl should ever have. Her heart beat faster. Lena tried not to listen, afraid the ocean might call her name.

If each of us wrote our autobiography these experiences would certainly make it to those pages in some form. They are the moments that helped shape our perspective about a relationship or situation, perhaps served as a catalyst to a new calling, or changed their lives in some way. At least that is what I thought. Yes, there were some people that, when asked to discuss a profound nature experience, would immediately recount a story (or several) to share that profoundly shifted them in some way, even on a subtle level. Some even say that there are “so many stories, it’s hard to pick one!” But with some people, I was met with confusion about my request. The response came in the form of another question. “What do you mean by ‘profound?

Surprise: "It is a diplomat's first duty not to be taken by surprise. Politics are dominated by constant change. All things flow. Do not let your imagination run wild. Do not make an elephant out of every gnat. But look upon almost everything as possbile and little as certain. Above all, do not let yourself be hurried. The deep secret of our life lies somewhere between excessive haste and lost opportunities." — Heinrich von Bülow Survival: "Having extensive territory and a large population is not enough to constitue strength. Having strong armor and sharp wepaons is not enough to win victory. Having high walls and deep moats is not enough to comprise security. Having strict orders and penalties is not enough to be authoritative. Those who carry out policies conducive to survival will survive even if small; those who carry out policies conducive to destruction will perish even if large. A small country that actually practices culture and virtue reigns; a large country that is militaristic perishes. An army that remains whole goes to battle only after it has already won; an army doomed to defeat is one that fights first and then seeks to win. When virtues are equal, the many prevail over the few. When powers are comparable, the intelligent prevail over the foolish." — Huainanzi, as translated by Thomas Cleary [地广人众，不足以为强；坚甲利兵，不足以为胜；高城深池，不足以为固；严令繁刑，不足以为威。为存政者，虽小必存；为亡政者，虽大必亡。……故千乘之国，行文德者王；万乘之国，好用兵者亡。故全兵先胜而后战，败兵先战而后求胜。德均则众者胜寡，力敌则智者胜愚……——《淮南子·兵略训》] Suspicion: Ignorance is the mother of suspicion. Sympathy, empathy: "Sympathy for the other ... [side's] position ... [weakens] a negotiator's ability to speak for his own side, but empathy means that he knows how his position looks from the other fellow's shoes, as well as how it feels to be in them." — I. William Zartman and Maureen R. Berman, 1982