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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
At this point, I feel like I have roots in a lot of places. I have friends who have put down roots,… — Dar Williams Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Why are these things happening in Portland? In part, it's because we are a progressive community. Groups like Patriot Prayer and the… — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image
I don't think I would live outside of the Northwest. I think the quality of life in Portland is really good. People… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
I moved to Portland because Modest Mouse is there. I didn't necessarily mean to live there permanently, but I've got a really… — Johnny Marr Copy Share Image
Space is about 100 kilometers away. That’s far away—I wouldn’t want to climb a ladder to get there—but it isn’t that far… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
I have the biggest sweet tooth, and just recently a doughnut shop in Portland called Pip's Original introduced a doughnut inspired by… — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
When you move from a different country, it takes a while to make friends. I found myself being lonely a lot at… — Kunal Nayyar Copy Share Image
There's something that I can't describe about the city [Portland] that I really love - just physically - how it feels to… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
Statistically, Portland, Oregon has the most street kids, like kids that run away from home and live on the street. Its like… — Laura Ramsey Copy Share Image
Portland doesn't have the same kind of infrastructure that the national film hubs have. We struggle with that a little bit. — Travis Knight Copy Share Image
Portland and Oregon draw a certain kind of person to it. The city has extraordinarily talented people and sometimes it takes an… — Travis Knight Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Portland hardly got to have an identity before that identity became a joke - I live in a joke. Seattle at least… — Isaac Brock Copy Share Image
Taking command of HMS Portland is definitely the highlight of my 16 years in the Navy. It is a challenge that I… — Sarah West Copy Share Image
I was working at a restaurant, I booked the role in 'Twilight,' put in my two weeks' notice, got fitted, flew to… — Ashley Greene Copy Share Image
Portland is a permanent road course built in a beautiful state, which is for me a fantastic area for many reasons. The… — Alex Zanardi Copy Share Image
We came to Portland because there was a good alternative public school. Friends who lived there told me about it, and my… — Katherine Dunn Copy Share Image
It wasn't exactly like talking, but it went something like this: Could you give us a ride north, Percy asked, like as… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
I collect old Coon Chicken Inn memorabilia. I collect black memorabilia, like old minstrel posters. It was a real place. There was… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
But hope got in, no matter how hard and fast I tried to stomp it out. Like these tiny fire ants we… — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
Cities like Portland, Seattle, and Long Beach, which have made these investments in their infrastructure, are seeing not only health advantages, but… — Ben Sollee Copy Share Image
When I first started going to Portland, people told me about Stumptown. They were like 'Oh, it's the best coffee,'and I thought,… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
The fact that people go to Portland to visit a tiny feminist bookstore-no matter what the impetus is for them getting there-the… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
As Steve draws me closer to the band, all I can see is a frenzied mass of seething, writhing people, like a… — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
This is where the question always come up, "Aren't you going to split the vote?" To which the obvious answer is: Well… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
Portland in particular is a cheap enough place to live that you can still develop your passion - painting, writing, music. People… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Portland is a place where you can find a community as a feminist, a vegan or a fat activist. Artists, musicians, knitters,… — Beth Ditto Copy Share Image
Traditionally, when we lived here [in Portland], we have a record player in the living room, and there's lots of stuff playing,… — Stephen Malkmus Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
A lot of the people in Northern California and parts of Oregon have decided that we are not on the same page… — Doug LaMalfa Copy Share Image
The Chicago Bulls’ Michael Jordan’s three-point explosion in Game 1 of the 1992 NBA Finals against Portland is easily one of the… — Marv Albert Copy Share Image
There are still many writers out in the Bay, extraordinary writers like Gina Valdez, a poet who I just saw in Portland.… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
![“I dropped out of Reed College [Portland, Oregon] after the first six months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?” quote by Steve Jobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/760/steve-jobs-307_college_i-dropped-out-of-reed-college-portland-o_1226478.jpg)
![“There's something that I can't describe about the city [Portland] that I really love - just physically - how it feels to walk around there, and have coffee there. Also, the way that it's a little overcast sometimes. Something about Portland just really resonated with me.” quote by Fred Armisen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81e/fred-armisen-2330_cities_there-s-something-that-i-can-t-describe_1696897.jpg)
![“Traditionally, when we lived here [in Portland], we have a record player in the living room, and there's lots of stuff playing, all different kinds of music. I don't listen to any of those Internet radio things. I have iTunes on my thing, but I've never bought a single thing on it. Except for…” quote by Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/841/stephen-malkmus-2984_call-me_traditionally-when-we-lived-here-in-port_100182.jpg)
