Portland Quotes · Page 3

I've been everywhere. I've been to New Jersey, New York, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Portland, Seattle.

— Luka Doncic

“She’s a Portland girl. So I guess that makes us in-laws. Be gentle with me, yeah?”

— Kylie Scott

Mike Marshman is a quality choice to fill the role of Portland Police Chief.

— Ted Wheeler

But I was also doing odd jobs around Portland, like spreading gravel and transplanting bamboo trees.

— Elliott Smith

I am very proud to be taking command of a Type 23 frigate, which is an extremely flexible warship, and I'm looking…

— Sarah West

Taking command of HMS Portland is definitely the highlight of my 16 years in the Navy. It is a challenge that I…

— Sarah West

Portland hardly got to have an identity before that identity became a joke - I live in a joke. Seattle at least…

— Isaac Brock

Portland and Oregon draw a certain kind of person to it. The city has extraordinarily talented people and sometimes it takes an…

— Travis Knight

For starters, Portland isn't a great city to live in if you're a young, African American male with a lot of money,

— Greg Oden

Portland doesn't have the same kind of infrastructure that the national film hubs have. We struggle with that a little bit.

— Travis Knight

It doesn't have to take a Portland Trail Blazer or a professional basketball player to do good things in the community. You…

— Rasheed Wallace

I dropped out of Reed College [Portland, Oregon] after the first six months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another…

— Steve Jobs

Portland is often trumpeted as being one of America's coolest, hippest cities. I've been to Portland many times, and I'm always like,…

— W. Kamau Bell

I've been living in Portland for five months and I'm not sure how I feel about it. I probably won't really know…

— Adam Rapp

Is it me or is Bush going everywhere Kerry goes? So far in the past week, President Bush has followed John Kerry…

— Jay Leno

I was ten years old in 1969, and while we lived in Arizona that year, I spent most of the summer staying…

— Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Once I was in a cafe in Portland and the woman at the next table and I began chatting and in the…

— Cheryl Strayed

Whether it's in in livability, transportation, or the environment, Portland is always leading the country. We have more to do before we…

— Earl Blumenauer

During my senior year, there were NBA scouts at my games. At some point, I guess, I started hoping I'd get drafted…

— Terry Porter

There are still many writers out in the Bay, extraordinary writers like Gina Valdez, a poet who I just saw in Portland.…

— Sandra Cisneros

Portland was such a great place to be while filming because there were a lot of things to do when we weren't…

— Kiana Madeira

President Obama answered questions on YouTube today. He was asked 7,500 times about legalizing marijuana. And that was just from Chad in Portland.

— Conan O'Brien

At this point, I feel like I have roots in a lot of places. I have friends who have put down roots,…

— Dar Williams

Portland has a long history of embracing the most important of American values. Those are the rights to assembly and the rights…

— Ted Wheeler

I love Portland. I think it's one of the best cities - I obviously haven't been to very many places, but I…

— Mia Wasikowska

The reason I like Portland is the idea of going to a supermarket and knowing there's no way to be recognized. L.A.…

— Patrick deWitt

People at the University of Portland were accepting and loving and open-minded. When you have a safety net, it allows you to…

— Kunal Nayyar

I am dedicated to ensuring that the prosperity our city is experiencing extends to everyone who lives, works and visits Portland.

— Ted Wheeler

Portland is an amazing and awe-inspiring city. It's a city we cherish for its beauty. A city we love for its tolerance.

— Ted Wheeler

Being in Portland is cool. I have some good friends here and the general feeling might be a little more welcoming.

— Robin Pecknold

I live in Portland now. It's beautiful from day one. The Food and the beer, and no sales tax. Get your iPad…

— David Giuntoli

There's something really easy and just somehow un-crowded about the Portland airport. Every time I go there I'm like, 'Why is this…

— Fred Armisen

I feel like, of course, Portland didn't want me to leave, but I feel like at the end of the day it's…

— LaMarcus Aldridge

I was surprised by how much I loved Portland. It is so wonderfully creative without being artsy. Great food scene.

— Sloane Crosley

When I read, you know, a rough neighborhood of Portland, I'm like - what? - they didn't have kombucha bars there?

— Esperanza Spalding

I think there are really great movements happening in Portland. It's nice being in a place that supports itself and stands on…

— John Gourley

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

— Lance Armstrong

For starters, Portland isn't a great city to live in if you're a young, African American male with a lot of money.…

— Greg Oden

I'd lived in Portland on and off for a decade before I'd even heard of Vanport. It was this town of 20,000…

— Chelsea Cain

I lived in Portland for almost 20 years, and that's where my eldest daughter went to college. I missed the sunshine. I…

— Art Alexakis