Boston is known for its innovation.

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.

Oh! That was poetry!" said Pippin. "Do you really mean to start before the break of day?

The world is going to become bloody stupid and from now on will be a very boring place. We’re lucky to be living now.

Love? ... It's at the heart of every story.

When skies above were not yet namedNor earth below pronounced by nameThere was water...

If readers understand that they do not understand what they are reading then they must possess an understanding which is superior to the meaning which caused that misunderstanding.

When the wicked want to bring down the innocent, they aim for a loving heart.

I think the obsession with wanting to change yourself is crazy over the top.

Everything is simpler than you think and at the same time more complex than you imagine

The risk of just one terrorist with just one nuclear weapon is a risk we simply cannot afford to take.

Read about a few men who wear (or wore) bow ties as an act of defiance, and check out a tie that makes a strong statement. Bow ties are cool.