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Tom Lehrer Quotes

Tom Lehrer quotes

American Musician April 9, 1928

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If after hearing my songs just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend or perhaps to strike a loved one it will all have been worth the while. Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer quote: "I know that there are people who do not love their fellow man,..."
I know that there are people who do not love their fellow man, and I hate people like that! Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer quote: "Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how..."
Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it. Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer quote: "Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what..."
Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer quote: "Life is like a sewer - you get out of it what you put into it."
Life is like a sewer - you get out of it what you put into it. Tom Lehrer
I am never forget the day I first meet the great Lobachevsky. In one word he told me secret of success in mathematics: Plagiarize! Plagiarize! Let no one else's work evade your eyes! Remember why the good Lord made your eyes! So don't shade your eyes, But plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize -Only be sure always to call it please 'research'. Tom Lehrer
The real issues I don't think most people touch. The Clinton jokes are all about Monica Lewinsky and all that stuff and not about the important things, like the fact that he wouldn't ban landmines...I'm not tempted to write a song about George W. Bush. I couldn't figure out what sort of song I would write. That's the problem: I don't want to satirize George Bush and his puppeteers, I want to vaporize them. And that's not funny....OK, well, if I say that, I might get a shock laugh, but it's... Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer quote: "In my youth there were words you couldn't say in front of a..."
In my youth there were words you couldn't say in front of a girl; now you can't say 'girl.' Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer quote: "Be prepared, and be careful not to do your good deeds when..."
Be prepared, and be careful not to do your good deeds when there's no one watching you. Tom Lehrer
All books can be indecent books. Though recent books are bolder, For filth, I'm glad to say, is in. The mind of the beholder. When correctly viewed, Everything is lewd. I could tell you things about Peter Pan. And the Wizard of Oz, there's a dirty old man... Tom Lehrer
Think as you work, for in the final analysis, your worth to your company comes not only in solving problems, but also in anticipating them. Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer quote: "If a person feels he can't communicate, the least he can do is..."
If a person feels he can't communicate, the least he can do is shut up about it. Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer quote: "I feel that if a person has problems communicating the very..."
I feel that if a person has problems communicating the very least he can do is to shut up. Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer quote: "I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up."
I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up. Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer quote: "When you get to fifty-two food becomes more important than sex."
When you get to fifty-two food becomes more important than sex. Tom Lehrer

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