Well it's a humor strip so my first responsibility has always been to entertain the reader... But if in addition I can help move readers to thought and judgment about issues that concern me so much the better.

I don't think my sense of humor has changed at all I was born with this for better or for worse.

There are different kinds of humor some is sarcastic some introspective. Introspective fit my personality better.

I am encouraged that there's going to be much better dialogue between the federal government and the state of Arizona. I mean I hope that's not wishful thinking.

We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better.

I am not the same man I was 35 years ago. And I hope that five years and ten years from now I'll be a better man a more mature man a wiser man a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.

You hope people are going to be listening to you after you're gone. And they like you better after you're gone.

It's true that General Musharraf opposes my return seeing me as a symbol of democracy in the country. He is comfortable with dictatorship. I hope better sense prevails.

It would be fun to do a reunion show. I hope we do it some day but it better be soon. We're all getting on.

I don't believe that I'm better than anybody but I do believe that I'll try harder than most and I hope that people just join me for a little bit of a ride.