May we quote you?

Sometimes a quote can sink a public figure, other times they can build a legacy around a brief sound bite.

Here is our second annual New Year’s list of the best quotes of 2018 from Kelowna and Central Okanagan residents — the good, the bad and the funny.

1. “This Trump-style politicking threatens to undo all the good work we’ve done together, and for what?”

—Colin Basran to opponent Tom Dyas at a mayoral allcandidates forum.

2. “I can’t live with anybody harmoniously.”

—Central Okanagan School District chair Moyra Baxter’s tongue-and-cheek remark when asked if there was a division among the seven trustees.

3. “I’m not going to let Erin O’Toole come to Kelowna and start grandstanding on veterans’ issues when he’s got zero credibility on it,”

—Member of Parliament Stephen Fuhr on the Conservative MP’s Twitter taunt to publicly debate veterans’ issues in Kelowna.

4. “I want to work on getting this community back together and mending some of the divisions in this town.”

—Peachland mayor Cindy Fortin, who was re-elected following a random draw after she and Harry Gough tied.

5. “This is a stacked deck and a rigged game for the NDPGreen coalition to get the outcome they want.”

—Kelowna-Mission MLA Steve Thomson on the proportional representation referendum.

6. “Personally, I’ve always been opposed to a cull, because I’m not a hunter and the optics of shooting Bambi are not great.”

—BC Fruit Growers Association outgoing president Fred Steele on residents of Mission calling for a deer cull.

7. “Put your heart and soul into it. Essentially, anything is possible if you set your mind to it.”

—Olympic gold medalist Kelsey Serwa

8. “I am me now. I won’t go back to not being me. Thank you to the government of Canada for supporting human rights.”

—Syrian refugee Anas Qartoumeh, grand marshal of the Kelowna Pride event, who disguised his orientation in Syria for fear of imprisonment.

9. “Bottle pimp.” —Kelowna city councillor Brad Sieben who said he had heard of a Mr. Big individual who tries to control who benefits from donated bottles at local depots.

10. “I now wonder if he even remembers where first base is. Or any other base for that matter. Appears he might even be in left field.”

—Cindy Cannan, wife of former MP Ron Cannan, in a letter to the editor which criticized highly-respected businessman Andre Blanleil for endorsing Basran. The gasps were head across the valley.