Quotes 07/31/04

"We lost money. We ended up being overstaffed every day. The promises of a boom just didn't work out. I'll be glad when our regulars are back." -- Waitress Colleen Duggan, 25, sighed and said she was relieved that the Democratic convention was over as she worked a shift at the Sports Grille Boston next to the FleetCenter.

"The bad guys, the army of the darkness, are getting more helpless and hopeless. That's why they are stepping up these things. Time and the place is on our side." -- Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawer after meeting with Secretary of State Colin Powell. He said rebel forces have been increasing violent attacks recently because they realize they have no chance of winning.