I was kicked out of The Stars And Stripes twice, and finally got back in.

I say, if you believe what you read in the comic strips, then you believe that mice run around with little gold buttons on their red pants and drive cars.

When I introduced a black soldier, Lt. Flap, in 1971, the Stars and Stripes banned the strip. They were having racial problems and thought it would increase the tensions.

It is not true that nice guys finish last. Nice guys are winners before the game even starts.

Seven days without laughter makes one weak.

You learn just by trying and experimenting. By the time I was 14, I had my own comic strip in the Kansas City paper.

I was kicked out of The Stars And Stripes twice, and finally got back in.