When I go abroad I always sail from Boston because it is such a pleasant place to get away from. Votes: 6
Oliver HerfordI write reviews of science books for the Boston Globe, so I like to give science books. Votes: 5
Anthony DoerrFor every $5 that Boston's economy sends up to Beacon Hill, the state gives only $1 back to us. Votes: 5
Thomas MeninoThe VCR is to the American film producer, as the Boston Strangler is to the woman home alone. Votes: 5
Jack ValentiI have just returned from Boston. It is the only thing to do if you find yourself up there. Votes: 5
Fred AllenI've got two dogs; they're Boston terriers, and they're allowed everywhere. Votes: 3
Chuck PalahniukWhat we're about is a manifestation of the Catholic roots of Boston College. Votes: 3
William P. LeahyBoston is a moral and intellectual nursery always busy applying first principals to trifles. Votes: 3
George SantayanaTomorrow night I appear for the first time before a Boston audience - 4000 critics. Votes: 3
Mark TwainBoston is large enough to learn your independence and small enough to make your own. Votes: 3
Henry WinklerI have ten marathons under my belt, including four New York races and one Boston. Votes: 3
Harvey MackayChinese food in Texas is the best Chinese food in the United States except Boston. Votes: 3
John UpdikeI started in theatre. I went to the Boston Conservatory and majored in musical theater. Votes: 3
Rachael MacFarlaneBoston has carried the practice of hypocrisy to the n-th degree of refinement, grace, and failure. Votes: 3
Lincoln SteffensBoston: Their hotels are bad. Their pumpkin pies are delicious. Their poetry is not so good. Votes: 3
Edgar Allan PoeI love Boston and I always will. I'll always have terrific memories and great fans here. Votes: 3
Johnny DamonI went to Boston College. It's a Catholic college, yeah I had a nickname there: Jew. Votes: 3
Gary GulmanTanglewood [summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra] was a place where gods strode the earth. Votes: 3
Sarah CaldwellI got private lessons in keyboard at Julliard, before New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Votes: 3
Bernie WorrellI've conducted the Boston Pops! Imagine that! Me! Maya Angelou! I've sang and danced at La Scala! Votes: 3
Maya AngelouBoston is really a small town, and the pro sports here are almost like a college sport. Votes: 3
Stephen PagliucaWe prefer one room in Rangoon to six in Boston. We feel that we are highly blessed. Votes: 3
Adoniram JudsonNow every club promoter wanna bid like auctions, cause I pack shows, sell ticks Celtics like Boston. Votes: 3
Nicki MinajI grew up in Boston, so it's a nice change to be cold after living in California. Votes: 3
Matt LeBlancI was raised in Boston by three older brothers and a very strong and empowering single mom. Votes: 3
Eliza DushkuBoston is not an avant garde place. It stays literally 15 to 20 years behind New York at all times. Votes: 3
Paul LaffoleyIf the Pilgrims had landed in Santa Monica Bay rather than Boston, we'd have six states out here! Votes: 3
Kevin StarrIt find it funny how people from Boston and New York hate each other because of pro teams. Votes: 3
Julian CasablancasHere's the thing: I had never been to Boston, my whole life. Probably because I'm a Yankee fan. Votes: 3
Dash MihokAn eighty-nine year old kid from Boston playing a blues in New Orleans takes a lot of chutzpah. Votes: 3
George WeinWe are Boston. We are America. We respond. We endure. We overcome. And we own the finish line. Votes: 3
Joe BidenI'd pick - my father would bring home about six newspapers. We had 10 in Boston at the time. Votes: 3
Nat HentoffYou know, I'm from Boston, and in Boston, you are born with a baseball bat in your hand. Votes: 3
Eli RothI grew up with the Boston vibe and the Catholic vibe. I don't want to put anybody out. Votes: 3
John KrasinskiThis is a bad day for Boston, but I think if we pull together we'll get through it. Votes: 3
Thomas MeninoI'm back in Boston. I own an outdoor deck hockey rink, and I own a boxing gym here also. Votes: 3
Micky WardSuch a senseless and tragic day. My family and I send our love to our beloved and resilient Boston. Votes: 3
Ben AffleckI used to love Danish. My father used to make a Boston cream pie. You never see that anymore. Votes: 3
Christopher WalkenIt is not age which killed Boston, for no cities die of age; it is the youth of other cities. Votes: 3
W. L. GeorgeEveryone says the best fans in baseball are here [in Boston] and I can't wait to be a part of that. Votes: 3
Jason BayDerek Jeter is one who played for such a long time, and David Ortiz in Boston is doing it right now. Votes: 3
Tom BradyMy most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics. Votes: 5 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The first time that I ever saw Babe Ruth was in the Boston Red Sox clubhouse. Votes: 3 Waite Hoyt
While most Americans know about the Boston Tea Party, few are aware of the Liberty Tree and how important it was to fanning the flames of rebellion that led to the revolution in 1775 and the Declaration of Independence. Votes: 2 Ronald Kessler