“This is the me you’re going to get. I’m not going to get a haircut, new clothes, new blouses, a facelift.’’ -- Mayor THOMAS M. MENINO, on whether he would change his demeanor if reelected
“This race is like a horserace. It’s going to be decided on Halloween, with Flaherty winning by a nose.’’ -- Councilor at Large MICHAEL FLAHERTY, Menino’s challenger
“While we will keep talking, we cannot talk indefinitely.’’ -- Governor DEVAL PATRICK, talking to the state’s public employee unions, on his plans to cut 1,000 state jobs and close the some $600 million budget gap
“We go to clinics for colds, but we don’t trust the doctors because they are all being paid by drug companies.’’ -- HELEN YE of Beijing, on her country’s health care system
“Popularity is fleeting . . . It’s not real.’’ -- GEORGE W. BUSH at a motivational speech in Fort Worth 
