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Snowball, the pet deer.

Some elicited chuckles while others fired up passion, scorn and even disgust. A couple left us scratching our heads, saying "what?" Here are five of the most memorable quotes of 2007.

Top Quotes of 2007:

1. "I like turtles"

Milwaukie fourth-grader Jonathon Ware, 10, during the Portland Rose Festival, in response to KGW reporter Nancy Francis's question about how he liked his zombie face paint. Ware's answer wound up on YouTube and he became in internet sensation. Watch video

2. "She was a predator and Neil was an idiot"

Margie Goldschmidt, defending ex-husband and former Ore. governor Neil Goldschmidt, who raped a 14-year-old girl when he was in office. Read entire interview transcript

3. "I am irrelevant"

Portland Mayor Tom Potter, just before walking out of meeting at which he unsuccessfully supported the renaming of Interstate Avenue for Latino farm leader César Chávez. Watch mayor defend himself

4. "Save Snowball!"

Rallying cry of KGW viewers and animal lovers in reponse to the decision by the Ore. Dept. of Fish & Wildlife to remove a pet deer named "Snowball" from the Molalla family that had rescued and reared it. Snowball slideshow

5. "I never lied to the public"

Embattled Multnomah County Sheriff Bernie Giusto regarding allegations that he knew of former Gov. Neil Goldschmidt's rape of a 14-year-old girl and lied about his knowledge.

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