State

State

State commonly refers to either the present condition of a system or entity, or to a governed entity (such as a country) or sub-entity (such as an autonomous territory of a country).

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Famous quotes containing the word state:

    “You know, there’s one thing wrong with living in a palace. It takes so long to get from one place to another. I live in a constant state of exhaustion.”
    —Arthur Ross. The Prince (Jack Lemmon)

    “Feign then what’s by a decent tact believed
    And act that state is only so conceived,
    And build an edifice of form
    For house where phantoms may keep warm.”
    —William Empson (1906–1984)

    “The educated do not share a common body of information, but a common state of mind.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)