#city

The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#another #any #beings #bore #capacity

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 #boston #celebration #city #epic

I am also committed to providing city employees with housing assistance. ↗

— Thomas Menino

#am #assistance #city #committed #employees

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

#better #better place #boston #children #city

I am working hard to ensure that working families can continue to afford to live in our city. ↗

— Thomas Menino

#am #city #continue #ensure #families

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

#blueprint #boston #brought #business #care

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

#city #community #crime #established #fighting

There is a certain kind of respect for authenticity today that there wasn't back in the days when they did 'Cleopatra,' where everything looked like a giant motel. People want to have it be authentic in the look, and authentic in the way people behave. ↗

— John Milius

#authenticity #back #behave #certain #cleopatra

Never take an elevator in city hall. ↗

— Harvey Milk

#city hall #elevator #hall #never #never take

The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

#been #chief #chief danger #contained #courage