Thomas Menino famous quotes

04-17-2025

Preparing our city to achieve its destiny will require strong leadership.
-- Thomas Menino

#Strong #Fate #Destiny
And it was from Boston that one in every six American families began their journey into the land of the free.
-- Thomas Menino

#Journey #Boston #Land
I am also committed to providing city employees with housing assistance.
-- Thomas Menino

#Cities #Employee #Committed
The true value of sport is more than the skills that young people learn.
-- Thomas Menino

#Sports #Skills #People
The true privilege of being Mayor is that I have the opportunity to be everyone's neighbor.
-- Thomas Menino

#Opportunity #Privilege #Neighbor
We must be vigilant in our actions towards criminals, and innovative in our approach towards solving crime.
-- Thomas Menino

#Our Actions #Criminals #Crime
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

#Boston #Cities #Community
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

#School #Keys #Community
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

#Fighting #Boston #Cities
I'm driven. I have the opportunity to change people's lives.
-- Thomas Menino

#Suicide #Suicidal #Opportunity
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

#Boston #Tonight #Host
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

#Dream #Children #Boston
For every $5 that Boston's economy sends up to Beacon Hill, the state gives only $1 back to us.
-- Thomas Menino

#Boston #Giving #Hills
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

#Jobs #Boston #Nine
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

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

#Years #Proud #Units
Diversity gives our city a competitive edge.
-- Thomas Menino

#Cities #Giving #Diversity
He was a man of great statue
-- Thomas Menino

#Silly #Men #Dumb
It's like an Alcatraz around my neck
-- Thomas Menino

#Silly #Dumb #Necks
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

#Birthday #Epic #Boston
I am working hard to ensure that working families can continue to afford to live in our city.
-- Thomas Menino

#Work #Cities
Boston is known for its innovation.
-- Thomas Menino

#Boston #Innovation
Boston is safe. And we're going to keep it safe.
-- Thomas Menino

#Boston #Safe
Boston is the engine of the state's economy.
-- Thomas Menino

#Boston #Economy #States
Children need continuity as they grow and learn.
-- Thomas Menino

#Children #Needs #Grows
I grew up with a Christmas tree, I'm going to stay with a Christmas tree.
-- Thomas Menino

#Christmas #Tree #Grew

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