Boston Mayor Menino Quotes & Sayings

I think the best teachers had a real interest in the subject they were teaching and a love for children. Some of the teachers were just doing their job, but others had that little extra. They really cared about children and they wore pretty dresses. — Beverly Cleary

I was hit by a car once on my bike, but I still rode home. — Amy Winehouse

We must strive to become more daily. We must honestly assess our weaknesses and overcome them. We must work toward the highest possible version of ourselves. This is a worthy use of our time, but it is only when we do so with the ultimate aim of service to our fellow man that we really connect with something greater than ourselves. To contribute to the world in a positive way, this is the gift of life. — Chris Matakas

I said in my heart that, rather than have war, I would give up my country. — Chief Joseph

The wrongful arrest of tens of thousands of British Muslims after the September 11 attacks can be explained by the very poor intelligence the police had, and, just possibly, excused by the fact that a terrorist action in Britain linked to British Muslims would have been hugely damaging. — Geoff Mulgan

The library was the best place in the world. — Anita Anand

Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let's get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there. — B.B. King

Your sexuality is the engine of your humanness. Freed of your self, it is an engine of movement. It isn't there to move your experience, but to move your being into your experience, bringing your being into the physicality of your self. — John De Ruiter

Leadership that is not well-grounded in followership - following Jesus - is dangerous to both the church and the world.41 — Robert Banks

She managed a shaken nod. She was going to get so lucky tonight.
No, she meant he was.
Sooo lucky. — Thea Harrison

I do believe that when we face challenges in life that are far beyond our own power, it's an opportunity to build on our faith, inner strength, and courage. I've learned that how we face challenges plays a big role in the outcome of them. — Sasha Azevedo

Law rules throughout existence, a Law which is not intelligent, but Intelligence. — Ralph Waldo Emerson