“During the early 1900s, the Boston Flouring Mill's capacity to store and process grain increased tremendously.”
Doug Crispin
“I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.”
William F. Buckley Jr.
“In Boston they ask, how much does he know? In New York, how much is he worth? In Philadelphia, who were his parents?”
Mark Twain
“When I go abroad I always sail from Boston because it is such a pleasant place to get away from”
Oliver Herford
“I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.”
Raymond Chandler
“Sundown had bloodied the horizon over the uneven rooftops of South Boston. Birds were perched on every roof and seemed to be watching the girl walking slowly below. - Cradle and All”
James Patterson
“According to a news account last month, people leaving the Democratic National Convention asked a Boston policeman for directions. He replied, "Leave here - and go vote Republican."”
Dick Cheney