NOTABLE QUOTABLES

“Golf courses are like women, er, people. They all have different

personalities.”

-- Fuzzy Zoeller, professional golfing legend, pointing out that the

Newport Beach Country Club is a “very enjoyable course to play.” Zoeller

spoke Tuesday at the Toshiba Community Breakfast at the Newport Marriott.

“We were just inside a minute earlier.”

-- Julie May, Costa Mesa resident, watching her home in the 100 block

of Lexington Avenue burn on March 2. No one was injured, but several pets

were lost in the townhouse fire.

“This is my worst nightmare.”

-- Elaine Blue, owner of the custom tailoring shop Robertino’s, on

having her Via Lido shop burn on Sunday afternoon. The actual building

had little damage, but many of the clothes suffered smoke damage.

“They just did not feel the need to obey the law. But if everybody

believed that, we would have dogs running loose all over the city.”

-- Sgt. Steve Shulman, on why the Newport Beach Police Department has

repeatedly ticketed Lynne and Philip Butterfield for letting their dog,

Red Baron, swim in the ocean unleashed. The Butterfields’ contention that

the city’s leash laws do not extend to the water was quashed by an Orange

County judge Tuesday.

“I’m like the rest of you. I’ve got my finger crossed.”

-- Supervisor Jim Silva on election night, speaking about Measure W.

Silva, an airport supporter did not get his wish Tuesday, as Measure W --

which supports a park at El Toro, passed by around 58%.

“It’s absolutely amazing that a quarter of a million people went out

there and bothered to write in someone else’s name.”

-- Cindy Brenneman, manager for Costa Mesa City Councilwoman Karen

Robinson’s write-in campaign against Superior Court Judge Ronald C.

Kline, on write-in candidates garnering 67% of the vote Tuesday in the

race for the judgeship.

“It seems unfair that he’s going to be locked up with murderers and

violent criminals.”

-- Fay Arfa, defense attorney for Thomas Michael Murphy, on her client

getting a sentence of 15 to life in state prison Friday for

inappropriately touching three young girls. Murphy was arrested by

Newport Beach police in May 2000, after about 10,000 photographs and 200

movies including child pornography were found at his home.