I'm not a good tourist, I don't like tourism.

And I think I find, I know a lot of people around, in different cities, and so it's not - it might sound strange - but it's not that hard to say good-bye, because I know there's other people where I'm going. I can sort of fit in in a lot of places.

It's a visual world and people respond to visuals.

I think any journalist who spends time in a place realizes that there are lots of stories around beyond their primary story. You meet so many interesting people and have all kinds of experiences.

Of course, I'm drawn to a place like Iraq because It's the biggest story of our generation.

And, in some ways I like traveling, in other ways I'm sort of fed up by the whole notion.

When I was there, something clicked in my head; I found myself interviewing people, searching out facts and figures. Later on I became much more self-conscious of what I was doing.

I will interview bigwigs if I get the chance, but you are seldom surprised by people in power - you've got to get awfully damn close to get anything new.

I'm not a good tourist, I don't like tourism.

There's probably one more story about Bosnia that I'd like to do, because I spent a fair amount of time on the Serb side of the lines, which isn't apparent in the other books.

I tried to draw people more realistically, but the figure I neglected to update was myself.

I'd rather go to a place and spend a couple of months, get to know it, get to know the people.

My guide had a copy of Palestine on my last trip to Gaza. He'd bring it out and show people what I was trying to do. That usually went over pretty well.

I don't often go to a place just to check out all the cultural sites of a city.

When I went to Bosnia, I was there to tell someone else's story and I was more methodical.

I'd much rather hang out in a cafe. That's where things are really happening.

With comics you can put interesting and solid information in a format that's pretty palatable.

Oh, it's essential. I mean, you have to - if I'm writing about the Middle East, I have to go there, and if possible, stay long enough to get a real feeling for what's going on.

Robert Crumb is an influence on how I draw, but not on the subject matter I take or my approach. One thing I do like about Crumb is that he's chronicled his age, his times, and I think that is what artists should do.

I try to ask visual questions. I'll ask what someone was wearing, if that seems relevant. If possible, I'll walk over the same ground that they're depicting. Of course, I can never get it precisely as it was.

I think I'm generally a good listener anyway.

I don't like just traveling in for a short time. I've done that before, because sometimes you work for magazines and they have a budget, and if you're working for them, they want something by a certain time.

It became clear to me that I had to push it toward a more representational way of drawing.

Cherish your health family friends and vocation for none of these things are permanent.

Be humble and grateful for what you have and the universe will reward your gratitude.

It is great to be introspective, self analysis can be useful, but only if it results in action.

Look inside, without anyone else's validation understand that you are valuable, talented, unique, and worthy.

I am more of a solo bass player and he needed somebody who would keep the role.

I feel strongly that I need to try to make my shows as real as possible. What you see is what you get.

Willie Wells, Ray Dandridge, Leon Day, Buck Leonard, Quincy Troupe, Satchel Paige - earlier than when he was called up - Oscar Charleston and Josh Gibson. You see what kind of talent we had, and guys in the majors knew it too.

To insure peace of mind ignore the rules and regulations.

I began cutting up fish when I was a little kid.

There's a whole apparatus for indie bands now, but back in the eighties it was just getting built. The early people really took it on the chin.

Cats are at home everywhere where one feeds them.

Internet freedom is a bit of a Rorschach test: it means different things to different people.

My first offer was when I was 12, and it was for a soap opera. And I turned it down because I knew that I was an unformed actor, and I didn't want to develop bad habits.

There are thousands of inspirational stories waiting to be told about young women who yearn for a great education. They are stories of struggle and stories of success, and they will inspire others to take action and work to change lives.

I grew up in Cuba under a strong, military, oppressive dictatorship. So as a teenager, I found myself involved in a revolution. I remember during that time, a young, charismatic leader rose up, talking about hope and change. His name was Fidel Castro.

I started working occasionally for my father when I was around six. The first skill I learned was how to join a plug to a wire.

You never really know what's coming. A small wave, or maybe a big one. All you can really do is hope that when it comes, you can surf over it, instead of drown in its monstrosity.

Even if people just change two or three things that they are able to sustain over time, it makes quite a difference eventually.

We didn't have money for toys, so I made my own.

I wish we could treat our bodies as the place we live from, rather than regard it as a place to be worked on, as though it were a disagreeable old kitchen in need of renovation and update.

It took me four months in Biosphere 2 to make a pizza.

People are always shouting they want to create a better future. Its not true. The future is an apathetic void of no interest to anyone. The past is full of life eager to irritate us provoke and insult us tempt us to destroy or repaint it. The only reason people want to be masters of the future is to change the past.

If you don't have your health, you don't have anything.

I could never learn to be totally fluent in any other language.

We didn't lose as many lives as had been predicted although we're still in the process of finding those we lost.

I've been dealing with the press for 45 years. You need a very long spoon to sup with them. While you are always grateful, they are like badly trained dogs. They smile and wag and bite your arm off.