Currently, Boston has only nine percent of the state's population - but we provide more than 16 percent of the jobs and 19 percent of the state's revenues.

Tonight, I am pleased to announce that I have secured $1 million from the Convention Host Committee to fund the beautification of Boston's neighborhoods.

It's like an Alcatraz around my neck

One of our key strategies has been to restructure traditional high schools into small learning communities with personalized attention and a range of options.

Preparing our city to achieve its destiny will require strong leadership.

Here's what I see all across this great city - people working together to make Boston a better place to live and to raise children, to grow and pursue dreams.

I grew up with a Christmas tree, I'm going to stay with a Christmas tree.

Boston is safe. And we're going to keep it safe.

I am also committed to providing city employees with housing assistance.

The true privilege of being Mayor is that I have the opportunity to be everyone's neighbor.

Children need continuity as they grow and learn.

Life is ours to be spent, not tobe saved.

There are no boundaries among the geese. How can you have boundaries if you fly?

Small changes can make huge destination differences.

Remind me that the most fertile lands were built by the fires of volcanoes.

The road up and the road down are one and the same." Heraclitus

A slave is he who cannot speak his thoughts.

God is not just saving individuals and preparing them for heaven; rather, He is creating a people among whom He can live and who in their life together will reproduce God’s life and character.

No, we're not looking at how to control criminals... we're talking about banning the AK-47 and semi-automatic guns.

I think with actors, if you just don't set about trying to crush their confidence immediately, you're usually OK.

I'm proud of my kids, they are doing what they want to do.