“I’m trying to prove that just because...

“I’m trying to prove that just because you are older, it doesn’t mean

you cannot stay strong.”

-- Michael Kane, of Newport Beach, who bench-pressed two 100-pound

dumbbells on his 65th birthday last week.

“You will tell half-truths, and you will go the negative side.”

-- Tod Ridgeway, Newport Beach City Councilman, to opponents of

plans for a new City Hall about why there should not be a vote on the

issue.

“We’ve got choices of Spam. We didn’t get real choices,”

-- John Buttolph, spokesman for Newporters for Responsible

Government, which opposes the City Hall plan. He was among those who

complained that residents got only three options to look at during

public hearings on the proposal.

“We don’t typically have very strong winds in Newport Beach, so

assuming we have a typical afternoon breeze of say 12 to 15 knots,

these boats will still sail at 12 knots or more. In many cases, they

will actually sail faster than the wind speed itself.”

-- Jim Madden, race chairman for the First Team Real Estate

Invitational Regatta being held this week to raise money for Hoag

Memorial Hospital Presbyterian.

“When Los Angeles speaks -- they have a lot of clout in

Washington. Maybe they’ll sit up and listen.”

-- Rick Taylor, vice president of the Airport Working Group, on

the news that the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday voted, 11-0,

to ask the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners to investigate

the possibility of putting an airport at El Toro.

“I’m really upset because I was aiming for state. I haven’t peaked

this season yet, and I’ve put in a lot of hard work that won’t go

fulfilled quite yet.”

-- Allison Stokke, Newport Harbor High School’s defending state

champion pole vaulter, on her season-ending ankle injury.