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:
“The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; morals can turn the worst laws to advantage. That is a commonplace truth, but one to which my studies are always bringing me back. It is the central point in my conception. I see it at the end of all my reflections.”
—Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)
“Really, there is no infidelity, nowadays, so great as that which prays, and keeps the Sabbath, and rebuilds the churches. The sealer of the South Pacific preaches a truer doctrine.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)