Notable Quotables

“Kids get the impression of what brave or strong is from the media.

But the real brave ones are the ones who walk into cancer clinics every

day. And the real strong ones are the loved ones who stand by them.”

-- Rick John, who for the inaugural American Cancer Society’s Relay for

Life at Newport Harbor High School, organized a team in memory of his

late wife, Rosalind Williams, who died of breast cancer two years ago.

“Newport Beach does a darn good job of making sure we street sweep and

do everything possible to pick up trash. If you were to have that same

kind of attention paid in Santa Ana, Tustin, Irvine, that would make a

big difference.”

-- Bob Caustin of Defend the Bay, on Newport’s decision to get nine

water ways declared “water quality limited”

“She has the same thing I did. She had a brain accident. I was hoping

the community could come together for her like they did for me.”

-- Amanda Arthur, the former Newport Harbor High cheerleader who was

left in a coma after a car accident five years ago, now keeping vigil for

4-year-old coma victim Leilani Gutierrez

“This is a case about choices -- terrible, terrible choices. [Ramadan

Dokovic] had a choice between life and death; the choice between being

judged by a jury in a trial or being carried by six people at his own

funeral.”

-- Public Defender Dolores Yost, who is the defense attorney for

Ramadan Dokovic, accused of a broad daylight shooting and murder of

Miroslav Maric at a 17th Street Jack N’ the Box in Costa Mesa.

“There are many, many other steps that have to be taken before El Toro

can be ruled out. We’re very hopeful that El Toro is still an option.”

-- Becki Ames, chief of staff for George Nakano, a state assemblyman

from Torrance who has a proposed a bill that would hold up federal money

for areas that don’t bear their fair share of air transportation burdens.

“It’s appropriate because it’s the summer of love. We love our

beaches.”

Assemblyman Ken Maddox, referring to the number of his Assembly bill

1969 that he hopes will push for an end to the county sanitation

district’s sewage waiver.

“He is a guy who steps up for people who need it. It’s that simple,

really. He steps up, and he puts himself on the line for these people

that are disadvantaged. Helping people is what he does.”

-- Dan Rogers, president and chief executive of Goodwill Industries of

Orange County, on local legend Paul Salata, honored for the first

American Tribute award.

“We say a lot of things about war and make blockbuster movies about

them. We read about them in novels and books. But very often, we don’t

honor the real-life heroes who serve our country.”

-- John Grams, an organizer of the third annual Memorial Day tribute

at Newport Harbor High School