Thomas Menino Quotes
"Let's use the energy of this historic year to propel us toward our shared vision of a greater Boston."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Vision, Boston, Energy)
"My fellow citizens, the state of our city is strong."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: State)
"Preparing our city to achieve its destiny will require strong leadership."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Leadership, Destiny, Will)
"The true value of sport is more than the skills that young people learn."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: People, Value)
"In the 1990s, we introduced Boston's community policing strategy. We reversed the tide of violent crime that threatened our city, and we established a national model for preventing and fighting crime."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Strategy, Boston, Community, Crime, Fighting)
"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."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Boston, Committee)
"One of our key strategies has been to restructure traditional high schools into small learning communities with personalized attention and a range of options."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Attention, Key, Learning, Options, Schools)
"We were the first urban school system in the country to wire all of our schools for the Internet."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Country, First, Internet, School, Schools)
"These are national problems that require national solutions."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Problems)
"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."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Boston, Jobs, Population, State)
"The true privilege of being Mayor is that I have the opportunity to be everyone's neighbor."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Opportunity, Being, Privilege)
"I'm proud to report that in 2004 alone, we approved 3,600 new units of housing - our best year ever!"
- Thomas Menino
"Children need continuity as they grow and learn."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Children)
"Diversity gives our city a competitive edge."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Diversity)
"For every $5 that Boston's economy sends up to Beacon Hill, the state gives only $1 back to us."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Boston, Economy, State)
"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."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Dreams, People, Boston, Children)
"I am also committed to providing city employees with housing assistance."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Employees)
"I am working hard to ensure that working families can continue to afford to live in our city."
- Thomas Menino
"I brought together experts from health care, business, academic institutions, and the community to develop a comprehensive blueprint for eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care in the City of Boston."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Health, Business, Boston, Care, Community, Experts)
"Boston is the engine of the state's economy."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Boston, Economy, State)
"And for the city's birthday, we will host events in every neighborhood of the city, inviting all of our residents to share in the celebration of Boston's great epic - the story of neighbors who support one another where it matters most."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Birthday, Boston, Events, Neighbors, Support, Will)
"And it was from Boston that one in every six American families began their journey into the land of the free."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: American, Boston, Journey, Land)
"2004 was a great year for Boston! The Patriots won the Super Bowl! Boston hosted its first national political convention! And - the Red Sox won the World Series!"
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Boston, First, World)
"Boston is safe. And we're going to keep it safe."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Boston)
"Boston is known for its innovation."
- Thomas Menino
(Related: Boston, Innovation)