York State Fire

Famous quotes containing the words york, state and/or fire:

    “The energy, the brutality, the scale, the contrast, the tension, the rapid change—and the permanent congestion—are what the New Yorker misses when he leaves the city.”
    —In New York City, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    “... here hundreds sit and play Bingo; here the bright lights of Broadway burn through a sea haze; here Somebodies tumble over other Somebodies and over Nobodies as well.”
    —For the State of New Jersey, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    “Methinks King Richard and myself should meet
    With no less terror than the elements
    Of fire and water, when their thundering shock
    At meeting tears the cloudy cheeks of heaven.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)