I'm proud to report that in 2004 alone, we approved 3,600 new units of housing - our best year ever!

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.

The Machine stops.""What do you say?""The Machine is stopping, I know it, I know the signs."She burst into a peal of laugher.

Imperfections don’t make something ugly.

Self is the only prison that can ever bind the soul.

I do remember vividly sometime after puberty when I'd answer the phone at home and the callers began to say, 'Hi, Bill!' That's when I knew Dad and I had the same voice.

It is yesterday that makes tomorrow so sad.

You can't tell people how to feel when they read your work. You can only hope to connect.

The short-cut to popularity is to lend everyone your ears, instead of giving them your tongue

I love the summer.... the warm weather, hangin out with friends, and swimmin in the warm water..... but most importantly grabin a glove and a ball and playin some softball in the heat.

Though life is made up of mere bubbles 'tis better than many have, for while we've a whole lot of troubles the most of them never occur.

When I'm on vacation here in the States, I can do all kinds of stuff; I can train and keep busy.