Notable Quotables

“It’s happening up and down the entire coast of California. Here they’re finally starting to get to a point where they can make it off the endangered list and this happens.”

? Debbie McGuire, director of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach, on young brown pelicans that don’t catch enough to eat because warm ocean temperatures are driving fish deeper below the surface.

“You better stay in school or you’ll end up being a politician.”

? Allan Mansoor, mayor of Costa Mesa, repeating a warning from his mother during his address at a Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce breakfast Thursday.

“We always go out in our boat to watch the last day, and sometimes we’ll crank up the down-under music for them.”

? Doris Stoughton, a Corona del Mar resident who is hosting a team of young sailors from the Australian Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club competing in the Governor’s Cup race off the Newport Pier.

“I think the real voice of Costa Mesa has been silent too long, and it’s starting to be heard.”

? Bruce Garlich, planning commissioner, on the bipartisan group Return to Reason, which is supporting him as a candidate for City Council in the November election.

“I’ve seen actual fistfights at Little Corona, over backgrounds, like ‘You walked into my shot!’”

? Greg Figge, a photographer whose studio is in Newport Center, on unruly hoards of commercial photographers who have prompted Newport Beach officials to begin requiring permits and issuing citations.

“We were stoked. We were like, ‘Yeah! A Samuel Jackson movie.’ And the logo looked amazing ? these two snakes all wrapped around the plane. We were like, ‘OK. This has to be done.’ ”

? Chris Gaylor, drummer for the All-American Rejects performing Wednesday at the Orange County Fair, on the band’s contribution to the soundtrack for the upcoming movie “Snakes on a Plane.”dpt-quotables23.TXTTextHK1T7CBD