Tom Lehrer

Musician

1928-04-09

Books by Tom Lehrer

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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.
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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.
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It is a sobering thought that when Mozart was my age, he had been dead for two years.
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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 satirise George Bush and his puppeteers, I want to vaporise them.
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Counting in octal is just like counting in decimal, if you don't use your thumbs.
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Irreverence is easy - what's hard is wit.
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Bad weather always looks worse through a window.
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I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up.
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