#portland

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

But I went to high school in a Portland suburb and went to college here. ↗

— Katherine Dunn

#here #high #high school #i #portland

I don't really like New York better than Portland. It's just a different place. ↗

— Elliott Smith

#different #different place #i #just #like

I love Portland. I think it's one of the best cities - I obviously haven't been to very many places, but I had one of the best times I've had on a set there. ↗

— Mia Wasikowska

#best #cities #had #haven #i

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

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

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

Portland, Oregon won't build a mile of road without a mile of bike path. You can commute there, even with that weather, all the time. ↗

— Lance Armstrong

#build #commute #even #mile #oregon