Famous quotes containing the words central and/or state:
“There is no such thing as a free lunch.”
—Anonymous.
An axiom from economics popular in the 1960s, the words have no known source, though have been dated to the 1840s, when they were used in saloons where snacks were offered to customers. Ascribed to an Italian immigrant outside Grand Central Station, New York, in Alistair Cookes America (epilogue, 1973)
“And now the end is near
And so I face the final curtain,
Ill state my case of which Im certain.
Ive lived a life thats full, I traveled each and evry highway,
And more, much more than this. I did it my way.”
—Frank Sinatra (b. 1915)