Notable Quotables

“Most importantly, our thoughts and prayers always go out to the families of the fallen because we know that the sacrifice is unbelievably difficult as well as personal when they lose a family member.”

— U.S. Marine Corps Col. James McGinley of the death of Lance Cpl. Pedro A. Barbozaflores, 27, of Glendale.

“It’s always there. It’s not affected by the conservation ordinance or Metropolitan restrictions. By using this water it replaces much more expensive water from Metropolitan.”

— Raja Takidin, a senior engineer at Glendale Water & Power, on the proposed recycled water project for Mark Keppel Elementary, Toll Middle School and Hoover High School.

“If you put these kids in this school and let’s say she doesn’t pay the September rent or the October rent and she gets thrown out, now they’re really disrupted.”

Frank Rubin, an attorney for the owner of the property where Scholars Armenian School and Art Center is. The school’s administrator is being sued for $123,000 in unpaid rent.

“It’s got the potential of maybe upsetting some people if they do come in and then we’re maybe not able to help them.”

— Jason Warren, general sales manager for Community Chevrolet in Burbank, on the confusion over a “clunkers for cash” government program, which has stricter guidelines than people may think.

“I feel like I was a veteran on the New York Yankees as a shortstop, and now I feel like a minor in the minor leagues and I don’t know if I’ll ever get back to the majors.”

— Paul Carney, who has been with Virgil’s Hardware for more than four years. The new owner of one-time independent store rehired him last week, but he lost his seniority.