#portland

At 13, when I was a runaway, I was taken in by the most amazing drag queens in Portland, Ore. We didn't always know where our next meal was coming from, but there was so much camaraderie and love. Not to mention, those girls could paint a face, and I learned how because of them. ↗

— Rose McGowan

#amazing #because #camaraderie #coming #could

I wanted to go to Portland because it's a really good book town. ↗

— Patti Smith

#book #go #good #good book #i

Once I was in a cafe in Portland and the woman at the next table and I began chatting and in the course of our conversation she strongly recommend I visit this web site called 'The Rumpus' so I could read this advice column called 'Dear Sugar.' It was so painful not to tell her that in fact I was Sugar, but I didn't. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#began #cafe #called #chatting #column

Lie you easy, dream you light, And sleep you fast for aye; And luckier may you find the night Than ever you found the day. ↗

— A.E. Housman

#life-and-death #luck #night #sleep #the-isle-of-portland

I was working at a restaurant, I booked the role in 'Twilight,' put in my two weeks' notice, got fitted, flew to Portland, filmed, and then it started getting hype. That helped me get my foot into certain doors before the movie even came out. ↗

— Ashley Greene

#booked #came #certain #doors #even

I trained with the FBI in Portland and I also had many conversations with female FBI agents in Los Angeles, as well. That was again something that also came in very handy for Basic, because I'd learned already how to handle a gun and how to behave just physically when you're in a situation, a threat. That was very good to know. ↗

— Connie Nielsen

#agents #already #also #angeles #basic

Taking command of HMS Portland is definitely the highlight of my 16 years in the Navy. It is a challenge that I am fully trained for and ready to undertake. ↗

— Sarah West

#challenge #command #definitely #fully #highlight

I am very proud to be taking command of a Type 23 frigate, which is an extremely flexible warship, and I'm looking forward to taking HMS Portland on operations with a professional and focused team. ↗

— Sarah West

#command #extremely #flexible #focused #forward

Prior to Elephant I'd taken about six years of acting classes in Portland, but there's not a huge market there. The only thing we have is commercial stuff, and that didn't really appeal to me. So this is really a dream come true. ↗

— John Robinson

#acting #appeal #classes #come #commercial

I got a job with a law firm in Portland after a couple of years with Senator Muskie. But by then, my interest in politics had been sparked, through meeting Senator Muskie, through seeing what he did. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#been #couple #did #firm #got