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

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.

Children need continuity as they grow and learn.

And it was from Boston that one in every six American families began their journey into the land of the free.

We forget very easily what gives us pain.

I have forgotten all about my school days. I have a vague impression that they were detestable.

People have a hard time believing that, but not having a father around, being shy, I just never participated in sports much.

The Congressional Black Caucus is a moral fraud. It's amazing how many people are afraid of saying that

Literature is not a subject of study, but an object of study.

I could tell you all the medical terminology,' She says. 'But what finally happened is his heart got to big for his body'

The ice caps are melting now. They're not going to refreeze next year just because we reduce our emissions. We're going to live in that world. So plan for it.

The IPL is just pure, intense. You don't need all the other stuff. I don't believe in coaches in international cricket.

There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.

As an Israeli, I have come to understand: there is no way to love Israel and reject a two-state peace, no way to love Israel and reject Palestine.