#demon

The cooperation of navies from around the world promises high tactical value for the ships, aircraft, and divers involved; while demonstrating international resolve in defending maritime security against potential threats. ↗

— John C. Stennis

#aircraft #around #cooperation #defending #demonstrating

Whenever a thing is done for the first time, it releases a little demon. ↗

— Emily Dickinson

#done #first #first time #little #releases

They say it came from Africa, carried in the screams of the enslaved; that it was the death bane of the Tainos, uttered just as one world perished and another began; that it was a demon drawn into Creation through the nightmare door that was cracked open in the Antilles. Fukú americanus, or more colloquially, fukú - generally a curse or doom of some kind; specifically the Curse and the Doom of the New World. No matter what its name or provenance, it is believed that the arrival of Europeans on Hispaniola unleashed fukú on the world, and we've all been in the shit ever since. ↗

— Junot Díaz

#antilles #curse #demon #enslaved #fukú

The story of Willie Stark fascinated me because it was tackling the story of a man who outwardly has all the success one could possibly want and who is destroyed by his personal demons. ↗

— Carlisle Floyd

#could #demons #destroyed #fascinated #his

I don't know that all the demons have been beaten, but I'm very, very proud of those songs. ↗

— John Fogerty

#been #demons #i #know #proud

Evil is the shadow of angel. Just as there are angels of light, support, guidance, healing and defense, so we have experiences of shadow angels. And we have names for them: racism, sexism, homophobia are all demons - but they're not out there. ↗

— Matthew Fox

#angels #defense #demons #evil #experiences

I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the Scriptures, but with experiments, and demonstrations. ↗

— Galileo Galilei

#demonstrations #discussion #experiments #i #i think

The largest and most influential houses chiefly demonstrate the aloofness of the French approach. ↗

— Stephen Gardiner

#approach #chiefly #demonstrate #french #houses

He made a sound close to a growl before speaking. “Why do you resist my assistance?” She stopped walking and faced him. “Because I don't like you. ↗

— Lia Davis

#demon #magic #paranormal-romance #the-divinities-series #witch

You like playing with fire?” “Yes. It is my favorite element.” She extracted her arm from his grip and stepped inside the elevator ↗

— Lia Davis

#magic #paranormal-romance #the-divinities-series #witches #death