“We just want to be a marine...

“We just want to be a marine fuel station. We don’t have anything to

do with cars.”

-- David Beek, part of the family that owns the Balboa Island

Ferry, as the Union 76 ball that sat atop the family’s fuel dock and

was a bit of a harbor icon was removed.

“I don’t mind doing this when you get money back, but when you

have to pay, it hurts.”

-- Elaine Steinhardt, a Costa Mesa resident, lamenting the coming

of Tax Day on Friday.

“The neat thing about this show, to me, is the variety of plants

that are there. You’re going to see everything from tropical plants

to cacti and succulents.”

-- John Bishop, horticulture manager at Sherman Library & Gardens

in Corona del Mar, on the Southern California Spring Garden Show,

taking place through today at South Coast Plaza.

“When all of a sudden it became an issue, I fulfilled my promise.”

-- Garry Brown, former executive director of Orange County

Coastkeeper, explaining the reason for his resignation after other

environmentalists questioned his consulting work for a Newport Beach

lobbying firm.

“The programming signals a new era for the Performing Arts Center.

The goal is for our audiences to never have to leave Orange County to

see the best performances in the world.”

-- Jerry Mandel, Orange County Performing Arts Center president,

as the center announced the program for the opening of its new

concert hall in the Fall of 2006.

“The advantage is bringing the identity and destination to the

forefront of everyone’s mind.”

-- Rhanda Richardson, sales and marketing manager for the Marriott

Newport Beach Resort & Spa, on a group of 10 Orange County hotels

that collectively are promoting themselves as “The OCeanfront.”