Central Pacific

Central Pacific may refer to:

  • Central Pacific Railroad, the western part of the Transcontinental Railroad in the United States
  • Central Pacific Area, a subdivision of the Pacific Ocean Areas, an Allied military command in World War II
  • Central Pacific languages, a branch of the Oceanic languages

Famous quotes containing the words central and/or pacific:

    “Et in Arcadia ego.
    [I too am in Arcadia.]”
    —Anonymous, Anonymous.

    Tomb inscription, appearing in classical paintings by Guercino and Poussin, among others. The words probably mean that even the most ideal earthly lives are mortal. Arcadia, a mountainous region in the central Peloponnese, Greece, was the rustic abode of Pan, depicted in literature and art as a land of innocence and ease, and was the title of Sir Philip Sidney’s pastoral romance (1590)

    “American future lies in the East. The great free markets of the Pacific Rim are the American destiny.”
    —Donald Freed, U.S. screenwriter, and Arnold M. Stone. Robert Altman. Richard Nixon (Philip Baker Hall)