“This isn’t secular and this isn’t...

“This isn’t secular and this isn’t just for the bro/bra. It’s for

the recreational surfer, the professional surfers; it’s for the whole

gamut.”

-- Alain Mazur, director of public relations for the Op Newport

Classic, on the five-day surfing event that ended Sunday

“We need to think outside of the box a little in terms of

ordinances.”

-- Gary Proctor, Newport Beach councilman, on why he asked city

staff to take a look at how other cities deal with overcrowded

events. Proctor is looking for a way to curb Independence Day mayhem

in the city.

“We have gone into the transaction happy to run the property as is

for the time being.”

-- Michael Gelfand, president of Terra Vista Management, which

along with Goldrich & Kest Industries bought the Newport Dunes

Waterfront Resort on Aug. 1

“It’s on its way now. We have all the approvals. We have jumped

through every hoop and every wicket.”

-- Dave Janes, chairman of the Boy Scout committee overseeing the

new Scout Sea Base, on the groundbreaking ceremony Friday for the

$5.2-million project. The Sea Base is expected to be finished in

June.

“Philip Morris did not deny that they purposely misled all of

their addicted smokers about the dangers of smoking and gave them

false hope. Miss Bullock admitted that she was partially responsible

for her fate because she believed their lies.”

-- Mike Piuze, attorney for Betty Bullock, a Newport Beach woman

who won a $28-billion judgment against tobacco company Philip Morris.

Bullock said the company’s false advertising and negligence caused

her lung cancer.