At the time of his death, John Kennedy had a national security establishment that was a writhing ball of snakes.
Charlie Pierce
I was going to be a concert pianist, and when I was in high school, my parents were scared to death that I would focus too much on that too soon. And... →
David Hyde Pierce
Culture is the intersection of people and life itself. It's how we deal with life, love, death, birth, disappointment... all of that is expressed... →
Wendell Pierce
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.
Albert Pike
If success attends my steps, honor and glory await my name-if defeat, still shall it be said we died like brave men, and conferred honor, even in... →
Zebulon Pike
The poorer people and criminals of Mexico who are not very religious but not quite atheists, either, worship Saint Death.
Karl Pilkington
Theater will always be a huge part of my life. The high I get from doing theater is not, quite honestly, matched by many things. I like the fact that... →
Chris Pine
During the summer of 2009, the debate on health care reform was emotional and intense. At its best, it represented the free exchange of ideas that... →
Chellie Pingree
If you look in general at people who live in anarchy, they have quite high rates of death from either homicide or warfare or both. Anarchy is one of... →
Steven Pinker
It is true that raids and battles killed a tiny percentage of the numbers that die in modern warfare. But in tribal violence, the clashes are more... →