I started in theatre. I went to the Boston Conservatory and majored in musical theater. – Rachael MacFarlane
I recently did a piece for the Boston Pops and John Williams, and I hope that it’s as well a composed piece as I’ve ever done for any other medium or occasion. – Peter Maxwell Davies
William Lloyd Garrison was up there with Frederick Douglass being thrown off trains and going through what happened in the 1960s in 1840 in Boston. – Rand Paul
When I go abroad I always sail from Boston because it is such a pleasant place to get away from. – Oliver Herford
The Middle East and South Asia have a lot less in common with America than 18-year-old kids in Boston have with 18-year-old kids in Arkansas. – Tom Cotton
For every $5 that Boston’s economy sends up to Beacon Hill, the state gives only $1 back to us. – Thomas Menino
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
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