Kate Brown
Kate Brown
Katherine "Kate" Brownis an American politician who is the 38th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. Brown, a Democrat and an attorney, previously served as Oregon Secretary of State and as majority leader of the Oregon State Senate, where she represented portions of Milwaukie and of Northeast and Southeast Portland...
song driven always-working
I'm always working on lots of songs at once. For me it's very emotionally driven.
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If we hadn't fought for them, our schools would have received an amount so low it would have again required cutting calendar days and other devastating cuts,
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We discovered that members were being deprived of an important opportunity to ask questions and speak freely among themselves. Families have curtains for a reason, and that is to provide them with a certain level of privacy as they develop relationships. The same can be true of a caucus.
attention beside decent family hope interest next pays terrible time
We don't know who the family is. We have no interest in knowing. It's beside the point. It's a terrible tragedy. It's done now. We hope that if one decent thing comes out of this it's that someone else pays attention the next time around.
case close goes pocketbook vote
That?s a pretty close vote as it is, ... I?d like to have a little more in my pocketbook in case something goes wrong.
beats performing performing-live
Nothing beats performing live. For me, there's nothing better.
song real long
I find myself improvising a lot. But, sometimes I'll come us with a chorus or just one line and it will sort of hang out for a long time before it get's flushed out into a real living song...
song struggle writing
I think expression is at it's best when it comes from an honest place, so I always try to use my own life experiences, feelings, struggles, frustrations etc. as the catalyst for my song writing.
excited new-music
I have a lot of new music that I'm very excited about.
struggle being-in-love giving
I've seen so many of my friends and collaborators struggle and face the challenge of feeling like what they're working so hard to create and put into the world isn't important or appreciated... it's like being in love with someone who won't give you the time of day.
supportive lucky extroverts
My folks are hilarious extroverts and have always been very supportive of all my artistic endeavors. I'm really lucky to come from such an encouraging family.
years people acting
I knew I wanted to be a performer really early on, like around 8 years old. I did tons of acting and loved being in front of people.