The historic function of a Senator from Oregon is to drive…

Growing up during World War II certainly affected my whole view of life, but I hardly know how, it goes so deep. What's hard…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

My worst fashion failure was when I wore tight PVC pants, and I had a show in Eugene, Oregon... my pants split down the…

— Davey Havok

Quality of life is the sum total of the fairness of our tax structure; the caliber of our homes; the cleanliness of our air…

— Tom McCall

Men of Oregon, I invite you to become students of your events. Running, one might say, is basically an absurd past-time upon which to…

— Bill Bowerman

“February is the cruelest month in western Oregon.”

— Judy Nedry

Yeah, handsome, great big guy, seven feet tall! Name is Rick Miller - Portland, Oregon. And he started a business. Of course you know…

— Mitt Romney

“I spent my 53rd birthday at the Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health.”

— Steven Magee

What we've witnessed in the past 25 or 30 years is just incredible. We've birthed 30,000 or 40,000 restaurants. I used to go to…

— Geoffrey Zakarian

I have spent my career fighting to make Oregon a place where everyone can thrive.

— Kate Brown

With the increasing demand for oil around the world and the rising costs in Oregon and throughout the nation, we must focus on the…

— Greg Walden

I grew up in Oregon. I have a younger brother and an older sister. We were very poor. VERY POOR. We lived in a…

— Cole Escola

I wish there were a healthier Republican Party in the state of Oregon.

— Gordon Smith

I'm from Oregon. This is a town of no. I say no to a lot of things, and I get told no for a…

— David Anders

My family moved a lot as a kid. We started in Colorado, where I lived for five years. We moved to Chicago for two…

— Gus Van Sant

In 1887, Oregon became the first state to make Labor Day an official holiday, with Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York quickly following suit.

— Brendan I. Koerner