Can do Quote by Tom McCall

As long as the sun rises over Ontario and sets over the Pacific, I will dedicate myself to bringing the people of Oregon what…

— Ted Kulongoski

“Despair demands less of us, it’s more predictable, and in a sad way safer. Authentic hope requires clarity—seeing the troubles in this world—and imagination,…

— Rebecca Solnit

These really are our days, and we can prevail and overcome, even in the midst of trends that are very disturbing. If we are…

— Neal A. Maxwell

Oregon is an inspiration. Whether you come to it, or are born to it, you become entranced by our state's beauty, the opportunity she…

— Tom McCall

The path to glory is rough, and many gloomy hours obscure it. May the Great Spirit shed light on your path, so that you…

— Black Hawk

We look for some reward of our endeavors and are disappointed that not success, not happiness, not even peace of conscience, crowns our ineffectual…

— Robert Louis Stevenson

As Oregonians, we share a deep optimism for a better future. From the time of the Oregon Trail, we have understood that a better…

— Ted Wheeler

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

— Kate Brown

Life is filled with detours and dead ends, trials and challenges of every kind. Each of us has likely had times when distress, anguish,…

— Russell M. Nelson

“I do not write this in a spirit of sourness or personal disappointment of any kind, nor do I have any romantic attachment to…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

“Sadly...despair is with humanity and will affect all of us sooner or later. To accomplish the great things we were put on this earth…

— Timothy Pina

Suffering presents us with a challenge: to find our goals and purpose in our lives that make even the worst situation worth living through.

— Viktor E. Frankl