(594 quotes found)
“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
“When I go abroad I always sail from Boston because it is such a pleasant place to get away from”
Oliver Herford
“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
“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.
“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
“Tomorrow night I appear for the first time before a Boston audience 4000 critics.”
“This is all about who gets the most delegates in Boston in July, and it's going to be us,”
Howard Dean
“If Boston is able to work out a trade with Baltimore or another team, Manny is still open to making a move.”
Greg Genske
“I played two years in Pawtucket. They have the best fans in baseball. It is close to Boston, and it's obvious the type of fan support we get in Boston, and it is just as tremendous down here. It is one of the best minor league cities in baseball. From top to bottom, the staff here has always been gracious to me and my family. Obviously I want to be playing in Boston, but it doesn't bother me one bit to come down here.”
Trot Nixon