California Quote by Sam Elliott

I spent most of my formative years in rural Oregon.

— Ty Burrell

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

— Kate Brown

I enjoyed growing up part of my life in Virginia Beach. We had the ocean and the beach and a beautiful landscape.

— Mark Ruffalo

I enjoyed growing up part of my life in Virginia Beach. We had the ocean and the beach and a beautiful landscape. We were…

— Mark Ruffalo

I grew up in Southern Oregon. My father was a sawmill worker and a logger, and his job put food on the table.

— Jeff Merkley

I grew up in Oakland and Berkeley, California.

— G-Eazy

I love Oregon. I love the community.

— Marcus Mariota

I basically grew up in the backwoods.

— Haley Bennett

I love living in California and being able to go to the beach or go to the woods.

— Tracy Chapman

I grew up in L.A. I actually grew up in the Valley, which was a pretty amazing place to grow up because everybody has…

— Banks

As a lifelong Oregonian, I prefer our forests green, not black.

— Greg Walden

When I was growing up, I didn't know there was a world outside of California.

— Willie Aames