We must be vigilant in our actions towards criminals, and innovative in our approach towards solving crime.

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.

Christ did to the Jewish orthodoxy, what Buddha did to the Hindu orthodoxy.

A writer cannot really grasp what he has written. It is not like a building or a sculpture

When you do different things than others, you will have a different world than others.

Just charge me with the usual.

I keep to myself, but I love life.

When you choose to give up your time and resources to participate in community work, that's what makes a leader.

Quite a lot of the girls I get photographed with are just friends and then, according to the papers, I have, like, 7,000 girlfriends.

Frequent punishments are always a sign of weakness or laziness on the part of a government.

Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness - great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.

The longest word in the world is "a word from our sponsor."