“One of our key strategies has been to restructure traditional high sch...” — Thomas Menino Quote

“One of our key strategies has been to restructure traditional high schools into small learning communities with personalized attention and a range of options.”

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

“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.”

“I'm drawn to subversive material and material that speaks to communities and people who tend to be marginalized, and telling those stories in ways that subvert expectations. That's always been fun for me to play and always been fun for me to write.”

“I suspect that many corporations have begun to understand that they have an important role to play in the lives of their communities, and that allocating funds to support local groups helps them discharge that function and also burnish their image.”